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Donfeng & Nissan JV begins Sylphy production

August 27, 2018 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

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The joint venture’s first low-cost BEV has begun rolling off the assembly line at the Guangzhou factory in China. According to the manufacturers, it will be joined by another 5 models spread over several brands by the end of next year. The Sylphy was specifically designed for the Chinese market, both in terms of the […]

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Audi presents solid-state battery supercar

August 26, 2018 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

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The German manufacturer presented their fully electric supercar concept featuring solid-state batteries at the Pebble Beach Automotive Week in Monterey, California, named the PB18 e-tron. While Audi is still working on the serial production version of the e-tron quattro, the company went ahead and presented their newest vision for the future: a fully electric supercar […]

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Infiniti presents electric sports-car concept

August 26, 2018 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

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Infiniti has presented a new fully electric concept at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance named the Prototype 10. This will be Infiniti’s first fully electric vehicle. The Nissan subsidiary presented their first fully electric car, which they say “captures the spirit of early speedsters”. The vehicle has a unusual design, featuring an open cockpit and […]

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Tesla to remain public

August 26, 2018 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

At the start of August, Tesla CEO Elon Musk had planned to privatize the company, removing it from the stock market. Now it has been confirmed that this plan will not be followed through. Investors were able to convince Elon to leave the company on the stock market. The discussion involved Musk, and major investors […]

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Jaguar Classic confirms electric E-type

August 26, 2018 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Jaguar has confirmed that their 2017 concept electric E-Type will go into serial production, and that current owners can bring in their E-Type to install an electric motor. This follows “overwhelmingly positive” feedback for their original concept. The new E-Type was made possible by combining their in-house restoration expertise with technology from the I-Pace. The […]

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Changan and Nio found new EV joint venture in China

August 25, 2018 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Changan and Nio have announced their plan to found a joint venture named Changan Nio New Energy Vehicle Technology. The goal is to set up a new brand, which will develop and market battery-electric and hybrid vehicles in China. Both companies plan to take a 45% ownership cut of the joint venture. The other 10 […]

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Nio battling entry problems to stock market

August 23, 2018 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

The Chinese EV startup Nio has encountered some issues with their planned entry to the stock market. Only 17,000 reservations were made for the electric SUV ES8, 12,000 of which had fully refundable down payments. Furthermore, Nio has stated that if all of the 17,000 reservations are carried through, it would take the company 6 […]

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Toyota expanding EV manufacturing in China

August 17, 2018 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

The Japanese car manufacturers have announced plans to significantly increase production capacities in their Chinese factories. In future, they plan to manufacture more plug-in hybrid as well as battery-electric vehicles there. Vehicle imports will also be expanded. Specifically, Toyota plans to increase production capacities in their factories in Tianjin and Guangzhou. The first location will […]

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Düsseldorf company presents extendable BEV iEV X

August 14, 2018 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

The Düsseldorf company iEV1 GmbH has presented a single-seated mini BEV named the iEV X, which can extend itself thanks to flexible vehicle architecture. At full length, it can house two persons and luggage. Currently the company is in the middle of a crowd-funding campaign to fund production. The iEV X is extendable in the […]

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Henrik Fisker joins Motec Ventures advisory board

August 14, 2018 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Henrik Fisker has joined the advisory board of Motec Ventures, an innovation platform based in Berlin and funded by German Automobile and Mobility consultancy e&Co and the Austrian venture capital firm Venionaire Capital. Fisker, who is known as a successful vehicle designer and industrialist, “will support managing directors Berthold Baurek-Karlic and Geza Brugger through regular […]

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