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e.GO Mobile presents 2 Life derivatives in Geneva

February 26, 2020 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

The German electric car start-up e.GO Mobile will be presenting the e.GO Life Concept Cross at the Geneva Motor Show, which is to be launched as a limited small series in 2021. In addition, the company will also be showing the near-series sports version e.GO Life Sport. With the Life Concept Cross, the company itself […]

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Polestar Precept shows the design future of the Volvo subsidiary

February 25, 2020 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Polestar has shown a foretaste of future electric models of the brand under the name Precept. The concept is a fully electric four-door Grand Tourer, which will be presented at the Geneva Motor Show in March. The Volvo subsidiary sees the concept car as a “clear expression of Polestar’s intention as a brand”. “Precept is […]

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VW Touareg to become a plug-in hybrid

February 25, 2020 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Volkswagen will present the Touareg R at the Geneva Motor Show in a few days. This means that the large SUV – after all the brand’s top model after the phase-out of the Phaeton – will also have a plug-in drive. In doing so, VW is following Porsche’s in-house example, where the sportiest versions of […]

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DS 9 to be released with 3 PHEV variants

February 25, 2020 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

With the new DS 9, the PSA brand DS Automobiles has presented its top model, for which three PHEV variants are planned. However, only one version of the plug-in drive is to be available for the market launch, the other two are to follow “with a certain time lag”. The DS 9 is a 4.93-meter […]

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First Model Y to be delivered on March 15th

February 25, 2020 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Tesla has sent emails to Model Y pre-orderers promising to start deliveries in March. March 15 is apparently the earliest date. This would mean that Tesla’s smaller electric SUV would come onto the market relatively exactly one year after its presentation in spring 2019 – at that time, however, autumn 2020 was still targeted as […]

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Software problems may delay Volkswagen ID.3 launch

February 25, 2020 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

According to a media report, Volkswagen is still struggling with massive software problems with ID.3. Apparently, there is even the possibility that the market launch of the first MEB model will have to be postponed. The group’s subsidiaries Audi and Porsche are also expected to experience further difficulties with the electric cars. Only a few […]

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European Model 3 almost sold out for the quarter

February 24, 2020 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

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The Tesla Model 3 is apparently almost sold out in Europe for this quarter. As of this week, Tesla has indicated May as the expected delivery date for the Model 3 in almost all European countries. Previously the company had forecast delivery in March. According to the Tesla configurator, the new delivery date forecast applies […]

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Lucid signs supply agreement with LG Chem

February 24, 2020 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Lucid Motors has signed a long-term supply contract with LG Chem. It covers the supply of LG Chem battery cells for the standard version of the Lucid Air electric sedan until 2023. Series production of the first Lucid Motors model is scheduled to begin at the end of this year in Casa Grande (Arizona). The […]

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Renault Twingo Z.E to be released this year

February 24, 2020 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Renault has introduced the Twingo Z.E. and announced that sales are scheduled to launch at the end of this year. The battery-electric version of the small car will be equipped with an electric motor with 60 kW output and a water-cooled battery pack with a capacity of 21 kWh. According to the announcement by the […]

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Audi presents e-tron & Sportback S models

February 22, 2020 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Audi has now presented the more powerful S variants of the e-tron and e-tron Sportback with three electric motors. Their drive layout is based on the concept with two different asynchronous motors (ASM), designed as a modular system from the beginning of the e-tron series. The “S” is used by the Ingolstadt-based manufacturer in the […]

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