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GM to speed up production of 2019 Chevy Bolt EV

July 5, 2018 Nora Manthey Syndicated Comments Off

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GM announces to increase production rates of the Chevrolet Bolt EV by 20 percent in the last quarter of the year. Meanwhile, the Chevy Volt receives a few upgrades and may now charge twice as fast as before. Just today you could read in our email newsletter that GM is far behind with deliveries of […]

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Sono Motors reenforces Executive Board

July 5, 2018 Nora Manthey Syndicated Comments Off

EV startup Sono Motors secures support from two experienced executives. New COO will be Thomas Hausch, last responsible for e-mobility at Nissan with previous roles at Daimler and Chrysler. Isa Krupka joins as Chief Communications Officer (CCO). The electric car startup from Munich expands their board from four to now six members. Both Hausch and […]

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Berlin: VW affirming I.D. family, plans electric car sharing

July 4, 2018 Nora Manthey Syndicated Comments Off

The I.D. Vizzion premiere today in Berlin saw a confident Jürgen Stackmann, member of the board for the Volkswagen brand, affirming their electric mobility schedule. He also announced the launch of an all-electric car sharing with I.D. vehicles based on the new VW platform WE. “The clock is ticking,” was the opening line of Jürgen […]

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Tesla urges Model 3 holders to put capital where mouth is

July 4, 2018 Nora Manthey Syndicated Comments Off

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When closing a critical quarter, the pressure was on Tesla to present numbers that speak of potential profitability. The company thus urged Model 3 reservation holders in North America to configure their car Bloomberg suggests. But there are more substantial numbers too. In light of 420,000 outstanding reservations specified in Tesla’s latest production results it […]

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VW got an all-electric Beetle on the drawing board

July 3, 2018 Nora Manthey Syndicated Comments Off

With electrification taking up speed at Volkswagen, their designers are becoming more open-minded. Take the head of design himself, Klaus Bischoff who said he keeps a sketch of an all-electric Beetle under his desk that could make the little icon a tad more exciting. All electric cars of Volkswagen hinge on the MEB platform, foremost […]

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Sweden: Plug-in car share hits record-high in June

July 3, 2018 Nora Manthey Syndicated Comments Off

Sales of plug-in hybrid and electric cars in Sweden have reached a record high this June. PEV sales were up 69 percent YOY with a record 2,749 registrations. This increased the annual plug-in percentage feasibly. Regarding the same period last year, growth stands at 60 percent. The 2018 plug-in share is now at no less […]

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Volvo XC40 Electric to be profitable “from day one”

July 3, 2018 Nora Manthey Syndicated Comments Off

Volvo is preparing for the launch of the electrified XC40 series and has narrowed down on price. The all-electric XC40 will cost about 50,000 dollars according to Volvo CEO Håkan Samuelsson. He also affirmed Volvo’s intention to be profitable “from day one” at a media event. The next-gen XC40 is in line with Volvo’s plan […]

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Tesla pushing the limits of pro electric car legislation

July 3, 2018 Nora Manthey Syndicated Comments Off

A new bill has been introduced in the U.S. Congress to remove the 200,000 unit threshold that caps access to the 7,500 dollar tax credit. Tesla is the first carmaker likely to sell “too many” electric cars and be phased out for a year, a rule that is obviously counterproductive. There are other countries too […]

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Official: Tesla Model 3 production results in Q2

July 2, 2018 Nora Manthey Syndicated Comments Off

Data had been trickling out of Fremont with an occasional leak on Twitter but now it became apparent. Tesla has reached their Model 3 production target of 5,000 a week and is gearing up for 6,000 units next month. Also the overall results for Q2 are looking good. Tesla has released the official production results […]

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