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LEVC appoints distributor in Austria

February 13, 2021 Nora Manthey Syndicated Comments Off

The London Electric Vehicle Company, LEVC for short, has found its first partner in Austria as it appoints Grünzweig Automobil GmbH as exclusive distributor. The dealership is based near Vienna and will offer full sales and service support for LEVC’s product range which includes a taxi, a shuttle and a van. LEVC expects demand for […]

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VW ID.3 Pro becomes available in the UK

February 12, 2021 Nora Manthey Syndicated Comments Off

Volkswagen UK has opened the order books for the VW ID.3 Pro, bringing the electric hatchback’s base price to £28,670, after the £3,000 PiCG. It differs from the introductory Pro Performance version that was among the first opening of orders. The Pro electric motor option available across the ID.3’s Life, Business and Family specifications, offers […]

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Audi e-tron GT: More than a Taycan clone

February 9, 2021 Nora Manthey Syndicated Comments Off

Audi presents the top of its e-tron line as the company just launched the e-tron GT and its high-performance version RS e-tron GT, so say Hello to the new electric Gran Turismo. It is essentially Audi’s version of the Porsche Taycan but the brand deviates from its premium tech donor on numerous points. When it […]

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Daimler separates businesses – focus on eMobility

February 3, 2021 Nora Manthey Syndicated Comments Off

The Daimler Group has announced they would split up to spin-off and list Daimler Truck AG on the stock market as an independent company. The passenger car division, which will soon be renamed Mercedes-Benz, wants to focus on electric drives and vehicle software. Specifically, the passenger car and van divisions and the truck and bus […]

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Major carmakers revoke support for Trump emissions

February 3, 2021 Nora Manthey Syndicated Comments Off

Toyota, Fiat Chrysler, Hyundai, Kia, Volkswagen and other major carmakers join General Motors in abandoning their support for former US President Trump. This is also an act to support and perhaps influence the Biden administration in setting new emission standards. The carmakers, which also included Mitsubishi, Mazda and Subaru, organised in the US in the […]

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Legislation works: European electric car market 2020 roundup

February 2, 2021 Nora Manthey Syndicated Comments Off

As manufacturers scrambled to meet EU (and Swiss) CO2 compliance levels with a last-minute registrations splash-and-dash in December, Schmidt Automotive Research crunched the numbers with some astonishing results. The full-year round-up of Western Europe’s plug-in car market sees battery-electric cars and plug-in hybrids entering the winning streak with every eighth car sold on average now […]

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Ford to make Mustang Mach-E with Changan in China

January 28, 2021 Nora Manthey Syndicated Comments Off

Ford will launch the Mustang Mach-E in China this year, and the Changan joint venture is to handle local production. Ford has not yet given any details on the planned production volume for the Mustang Mach-E in China. The company’s mighty electric SUV has come to market with delays. Deliveries in the US appeared close […]

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Tesla shows refreshed new Model S and Model X

January 28, 2021 Nora Manthey Syndicated Comments Off

Tesla unveiled new Model S and Model X variants and opened the configurator following last night’s earnings call. The redesigned interior frames a new “yoke” steering wheel which evokes racing dreams, only they are not. There are also revised powertrains. Staying on the inside, the central touchscreen is now horizontal like in the Tesla Model […]

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Tesla Earnings Q4/2020: Tesla marks full year of profits

January 27, 2021 Nora Manthey Syndicated Comments Off

It seems like it is becoming a regularity – Tesla reporting a profit. Q4/2020 was no different only investors had perhaps become a little too used to being in the black with high gains so shares jumped not as much as they could at this turning point. Regardless, Tesla reported a sixth-straight quarter of profit […]

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Project Tucana: JLR try lightweight composites for EVs

January 26, 2021 Nora Manthey Syndicated Comments Off

Jaguar Land Rover is preparing for future electric vehicles with advanced lightweight composite research in the four-year programme Tucana. They aim to deliver electric cars with increased range, greater performance and a more dynamic drive. JLR and the Tucana consortium have set two primary levers, weight reduction and stiffness by replacing aluminium and steel in […]

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