Geely brand presents its first electric car as Zeekr 001

Geely’s premium electric brand Zeekr has officially unveiled its first model, the Zero Concept presented last year and now in the production version. Geely considers the Zeekr 001 an all-electric “shooting brake” ready to hit the markets in China this autumn. Geely envisions deliveries in other countries by 2022. The Zeekr electric car uses Geely’s […]

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Hyundai-Kia to launch one new energy vehicle a year in China

Hyundai and Kia announced a new strategy for e-mobility called ‘Rising Again, For China’. By 2030, the line-up in the People’s Republic will include 21 electrified models, including fuel cell and hybrid cars by both the Hyundai and Kia brands. The Hyundai Group will simultaneously reduce the combustion engine portfolio in China from 21 to […]

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Strategy brief: Nidec gears up European electric motor business

Japan’s Nidec Corporation opened new offices in Serbia in the city of Novi Sad today and is setting up two new factories. These however are just part of a wider network that is to bring Nidec at the forefront of the global electric car market. We took part in the wider strategy brief by Nidec. […]

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Norway registers 84.8% market share of plug-in cars in March

The Norwegian electric car market is en route to full recovery as sales of EVs remain strong and begin to surpass previous statistics. This March, electric vehicles accounted for 56% of all new car registrations, up 23.7% from the same month in 2020. In numbers, buyers in Norway bought 8,624 new electric passenger cars in […]

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BRP to electrify complete Powersports line-up

Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP) from Canada announces its decision to offer electric models in all product lines by the end of 2026. BRP is the maker of various Powersports machines, snowmobiles, watercraft, and offroad vehicles. BRP plans to invest $300 million over five years in product development, specialised equipment, infrastructure, production tooling, and facilities to […]

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Kia opens reservations of the all-electric Kia EV6 in the UK

Buyers in the UK may now reserve Kia’s new electric car, the EV6, ahead of deliveries beginning later in autumn. Pricing sets the EV outside the range of the plug-in car grant (PiCG) with even the baseline EV6 starting from £40,895 (47,925 euros). The sports-inspired EV6 GT-line models start from £43,895, while pricing for the […]

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Rosberg X Racing first Extreme-E winner in a storm of dust (video)

Nico Rosberg’s team won the first race in the Extreme E electric off-road racing series with Johan Kristoffersson and Molly Taylor as drivers. In the lower ranks, the event in Saudi Arabia was marked by two accidents. Rosberg X Racing (RXR) won the first Extreme E race weekend in Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia, ahead of Andretti […]

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GMC debuts 2024 Hummer EV SUV with 300+ mile range

After General Motors had revived the former fuel monster, Hummer, as an electric pickup, an SUV variant now follows. The GMC Hummer EV SUV is scheduled to go into production in early 2023 and will be available at base prices between $79,995 and $110,595 depending on the variant – the more expensive versions first. GMC […]

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Electric flagship: Mercedes EQS offers 770 km long range

Before the official world premiere of Daimler’s electric flagship EQS on 15 April, Mercedes-Benz published key technical data. The longest-range model exceeds the previous speculation on specification. After Daimler had already started battery assembly for the EQS at the end of March and published photos of the interior, Mercedes-Benz now promises ranges of up to […]

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Volkswagen to buy CO2 credits from Tesla in China

Volkswagen has purchased CO2 certificates from Tesla in China, the Reuters news agency reports. The deal appears to involve VW’s joint venture with FAW, with an agreement already in place. VW and its Chinese joint venture FAW-Volkswagen have agreed to comply with the People’s Republic’s increasingly stringent emissions regulations, Reuters quoted three people familiar with […]

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