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ZF new automatic transmissions for BMW

April 4, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

ZF Friedrichshafen has received an order from BMW to supply its advanced 8-speed automatic transmission with a volume in the tens of billions over a long period of time. The latest version of the ZF 8-speed transmission, which has been in production since 2009, is technically optimized for the integration of electric drives. This also […]

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Tesla releases production and delivery numbers

April 4, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

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Tesla delivered around 63,000 vehicles in the first quarter of 2019, including around 50,900 Model 3 and 12,100 Model S and Model X. This corresponds to an increase of 110 per cent compared to the same quarter last year. Compared to the last quarter of 2018, however, this represents a decline of 31 per cent. […]

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58.4% of all new vehicles in Norway are purely electric

April 2, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

In March, purely electric BEVs achieved a market share of 58.4% among new registrations in Norway, which represents a new record. Specifically, 10,728 battery electric cars were registered, twice as many as in the same month last year. Approximately half of the Norwegian BEV registrations in March were due to the Tesla Model 3 (5,314). […]

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Indian energy giant JSW abandons entry into EV business

April 1, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

The Indian steel group JSW is surprisingly saying goodbye to its extensive plans to enter the electric vehicle business and now wants to invest in other growth markets instead. JSW justifies its decision with the fact that the uncertainties in connection with the electric vehicle business are “higher than expected”, which is why, after careful […]

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Volvo to reveal an all-electric XC40 later this year

April 1, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

Volvo will introduce the first all-electric version of its XC40 brand compact SUV later this year, which will be the Volvo Car Group’s second BEV after the recently launched Polestar 2. Both electric models are to be launched in 2020. In addition to the all-electric drive, two PHEV options of the compact SUV will also […]

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Poland to build own EV brand for domestic market

March 30, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

The Polish company ElectroMobility Poland (EMP), a joint venture of the four state-owned energy companies Tauron, Enea, Energa and PGE, has announced the development of three versions of a compact electric car for the Polish market. The first versions will be released in 2022 or 2023. The state news agency PAP quotes Piotr Zaremba, head […]

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Norway: Are European carmakers holding back?

March 29, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

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The Norwegian electric car association “Elbilforening” has criticised long waiting lists for electric cars and see this endangering the goal set by the government three years ago of only registering emission-free new cars in Norway from 2025. According to a report by the German Press Agency (dpa), in Norway, there is an extreme case of […]

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UK: Education is the biggest hurdle for EV uptake

March 29, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

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A recent survey in the UK suggests that slow growth in electric car sales is significantly due to lack of knowledge and the expense: 53% of respondents did not know that an electric car can be charged from a domestic socket, and respondents of all age groups considered electric cars “expensive”. With regards to electromobility and […]

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Songuo Motors presents the NeuWai brand

March 28, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

At the Seoul Motor Show, South Korean manufacturer Songuo Motors presented the NeuWai brand, under which a whole series of vehicles will be sold in the future, including vehicles with electric drives. NeuWai is exhibiting no less than twelve models at the show. The new brand offers everything from two-wheeled vehicles to small cars, SUVs, […]

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The Future of Daimler’s Smart secured with Geely

March 28, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

Daimler confirms the latest rumours about the future of its small car brand Smart – so now it is official: Daimler and Geely will establish a joint venture based in China to further develop the Smart brand as a global EV manufacturer. The joint venture, in which Daimler and Geely each hold a 50 per […]

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