VW is temporarily reducing the production of electric cars at its factory in Emden, Germany. Assembly of the ID.4 and ID.7 electric models has been suspended there since yesterday and is expected to continue until Monday due to a lack of electric motor…
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VW pauses EV production in Emden due to bottleneck
VW is temporarily reducing the production of electric cars at its factory in Emden, Germany. Assembly of the ID.4 and ID.7 electric models has been suspended there since yesterday and is expected to continue until Monday due to a lack of electric motor…
Dacia confirms next Sandero generation will also be electric
The next-generation Dacia Sandero will also have a purely electric offshoot. This rumour, which has been circulating since last year, has now been confirmed by brand boss Denis Le Vot.
Norway sees 6,647 electric cars registered in February
6,647 new electric cars were registered in Norway in February. This means that February was higher than both January and the same month last year. The most popular model, the Tesla Model Y, accounted for more than a quarter of all electric cars.
MG is planning an electric estate MG4 and a small EV
The SAIC brand MG Motor is planning an estate offshoot of its electric compact model MG4, which is to replace the ageing existing MG5 estate. And a small electric car called MG2 is apparently also in the pipeline.
Mini Countryman Electric is now in series production
BMW has announced the start of production of the Mini Countryman Electric at the Leipzig plant. Four months after the start of production of the Mini Countryman with combustion engines, the all-electric models are now also rolling off the production li…
Fisker future looks unsure
The electric car manufacturer Fisker warns in its latest annual report that it may not be able to continue operations. The current resources are not sufficient to cover the next twelve months.
ZF opens “zero-emission factory” in Czech Republic
ZF is opening its first “zero-emission factory” after a conversion period of almost one and a half years at the production site for power electronics in Klášterec, Czech Republic. The location of the Electrified Powertrain Technology division is consid…
Zeekr is launching a model update for the 001
The Geely brand Zeekr has launched a revised version of its Zeekr 001 in China, which is also available in Europe. The new edition of the electric model, which has sold more than 160,000 units to date, has been technically improved and costs less than …
Polestar secures credit line of nearly one billion euros
Polestar has secured 950 million US dollars in external financing. The credit line is intended to cover a large part of Polestar’s estimated capital requirements to finance its next stage of development.