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Germany: Bosch investing €77M in e-mobility R&D centre

August 9, 2018 Nora Manthey Syndicated Comments Off

Bosch is planning on investing 77 million euros in its existing development centre in German Schwieberdingen. Most of the money will help build new offices for employees working on electric transport solutions. Bosch will spend the first 27 million this year. The Stuttgarter Zeitung quotes the head of the facility, Thomas Pauer, saying the remaining […]

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New electric drive from China for Japan

August 8, 2018 Nora Manthey Syndicated Comments Off

Engineering firm HORIBA MIRA has partnered with the Japanese automotive supplier Keihin to develop electric vehicle technology. The partnership sees the companies set up an engineering programme to develop a powertrain system for China. The new development will take China’s new energy vehicle policy as a guide. The electric drive system thus gears for more […]

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BMW i9 back from the dead?

August 8, 2018 Nora Manthey Syndicated Comments Off

Despite earlier reports saying otherwise, BMW has not killed the i9. At least not in the U.S. where the label has resurfaced when BMW reapplied to file the trademark. It is unclear at this stage whether this is just a formality or part of a more substantial plan. The BMW i9 name has been around […]

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Musk says taking Tesla private is the best path forward

August 8, 2018 Nora Manthey Syndicated Comments Off

Elon Musk’s tweet in which he was thinking aloud about taking Tesla private had seen the stock markets surge then crush last night. His rationale however is a long-term one he says and in line with the CEO’s actions to curb speculation. The news came in late last night for Europeans but right in time […]

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Tata establishing electric vehicle base in India

August 7, 2018 Nora Manthey Syndicated Comments Off

Tata Motors has decided to turn its existing production facility in Sanand Industrial Estate into a hotbed for electric car development. An executive called Sanand the “emerging capital of EVs in India”. For now, Tata is making the electric variant of the Tata Tigor at the Sanand Plant. Their production target is 5,000 Tigor EVs, […]

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USA: GM getting close to 200,000 EV sales

August 7, 2018 Nora Manthey Syndicated Comments Off

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General Motors is getting closer to the 200,000 EV cap for the $7,500 federal tax incentive. Still estimates suggests that they may have until early 2019 before the incentive is cut off but consequences for the Bolt EV could be stark. To date, GM has sold about 186,670 Chevy Bolt and Spark EVs, as well […]

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Romania: Tesla inspired electric car in the making

August 7, 2018 Nora Manthey Syndicated Comments Off

Entrepreneurs from the Romanian town of Baia Mare are working on what could become the first electric vehicles “Made in Romania”. The small cars shall start at prices around 13,700 euros with two models being planned so far. Despite the rather utilitarian look and price, founder Gheorghe Muresan names Elon Musk as his inspiration. His […]

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Tesla is hiring for Gigafactory 3 in China

August 7, 2018 Nora Manthey Syndicated Comments Off

Tesla is looking for staff for their planned electric vehicle factory in Shanghai just one month after receiving approval to set up shop from Chinese autorities. Most roles posted on the Tesla website are at senior level, reaching from architectural designer to experienced finance manager. All in all, Tesla is looking to fill 14 positions. […]

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Daimler to make electric Smart cars in China?

August 6, 2018 Nora Manthey Syndicated Comments Off

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Daimler is in talks with Beijing Electric Vehicle (BJEV), a unit of its Chinese partner Beijing Automotive Group to start building the electric Smart in China. The information was revealed by sources close to the matter but yet awaits official confirmation. In light of recent changes to the management of Smart as well as China’s […]

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Kuka to deliver electric car making robots to China

August 6, 2018 Nora Manthey Syndicated Comments Off

Automation specialist Kuka has received a mayor order from the GAC Group based in Guangzhou. They ordered 430 industrial robots for building electric cars on a mass scale as GAC’s is modernising their EV production in Guangzhou. The order value lies in the high double-digit million euro range according to Kuka. The specialist firm also […]

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