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BiCar: Swiss sci-fi electric vehicle to share getting serious

August 21, 2018 Nora Manthey Syndicated Comments Off

BiCar, an electric vehicle developed by the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) is about to hit the road. A spin-off, the Share your BICAR AG, has been working on the three-wheeled mini electric car and found powerful investors for the planned series production. Start with Urs Horat, an independent investor and founder of the […]

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Nissan to boost China production by 30%

August 21, 2018 Nora Manthey Syndicated Comments Off

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Nissan has earmarked $900M for increasing their production capacity in China. They plan a new factory in Wuhan together with JV partner Dongfeng. Also existing facilities are to be expanded. Nissan is looking to grow their China business by 30%, including new energy vehicles. Nissan are not the only carmaker pumping substantial sums into the […]

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Saudi Arabia may invest in Tesla rival Lucid Motors

August 20, 2018 Nora Manthey Syndicated Comments Off

PIF, the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia, who Elon Musk had banked on to help him taking Tesla private, is thinking to invest in Lucid Motors. The electric car startup is holding talks with PIF over a $1BN investment, Reuters quotes sources close to the matter. The news underscore the apparent appetite of Saudi […]

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Daimler diesel recall including hybrid vehicles

August 19, 2018 Nora Manthey Syndicated Comments Off

Following their investigation into forged exhaust emissions at Daimler, Germany’s Federal Motor Transport Authority KBA obliges Daimler to recall 700,000 vehicles. Now these also include hybrid models from Mercedes-Benz – namely the C 300 h and the S 300 h. The recall had been coming for Daimler since weeks and German media such as Der […]

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$25,000 Tesla in three years, says Elon Musk (video)

August 19, 2018 Nora Manthey Syndicated Comments Off

The Tesla CEO sat down for a tech talk, not on his new couch but inside the Fremont factory. When asked about production, he ventured into economies of scale and made a rather astonishing announcement: Tesla may build a 25,000-dollar electric car in three years. Given they are working “very hard,” the Tesla boss added. […]

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FIA World Rallycross series postpones electric cars

August 16, 2018 Nora Manthey Syndicated Comments Off

The FIA World Rallycross Championship (WRX) says it is to postpone the switch to all-electric cars. The move was initially planned for 2020 but manufacturers have now been given time until 2021. They will have to confirm their commitment to the electric format until March, 29, 2019. While FIA had initially confirmed that the World […]

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Sono Motors to enter Dutch market

August 16, 2018 Nora Manthey Syndicated Comments Off

Munich-based startup Sono Motors has announced its entry into the Dutch market. A series of test ride events for their Sion electric car marks the start. They will hit a total of 18 cities in the Netherlands and Germany and estimate to offer 3,500 rides. The test ride events in the Netherlands will kick off […]

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CAM: Tesla leading e-mobility innovation/ China gaining ground fast

August 16, 2018 Nora Manthey Syndicated Comments Off

The Center of Automotive Management (CAM) has published its latest innovation ranking for 2018. The study shows: Tesla is far ahead of established carmakers when it comes to electric mobility. And China too is catching up fast. While the Germans may lead overall and particularly when it comes to “improvements” to the internal combustion engines, […]

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EV startup Faraday Future launching China operation

August 15, 2018 Nora Manthey Syndicated Comments Off

Faraday Future has set-up its operating headquarters in China, according to Evergrande Health, which owns a 45 percent stake in the electric vehicle startup. Five more bases for research and development are to follow across the country in the next ten years. The new headquarters, called Evergrande FF Intelligent Automotive (China) Co., Ltd, will take […]

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$35,000 Tesla Model 3 coming closer

August 15, 2018 Nora Manthey Syndicated Comments Off

Tesla has been tuning the pricing for the Model 3 a lot lately. Only the much awaited 35,000 dollar version has never materialised. This is to change soon though, a new report suggest, that quotes Elon Musk making the affordable Model 3 a priority. At the moment though, any Tesla Model 3 available on the […]

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