Volvo targets 60% EV production in Ghent by 2022

Volvo Cars is tripling the production capacity for electric cars at its plant in Ghent, Belgium. By 2022, electric cars are to account for around 60 per cent of total production capacity there. Among other things, a purely electric version and the PHEV versions of the Volvo XC40 have been produced in Ghent so far. […]

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Tesla Gigafactory Texas earns Deal of the Year award, beating $9.2B ‘clean’ diesel project

Amidst the rapid construction of the Gigafactory Texas complex, Tesla’s upcoming Cybertruck factory has started earning accolades of its own. This was highlighted recently when the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce was awarded as Business Facilities’ 2020 Deal of the Year Gold Award over its success in securing Tesla’s Gigafactory Texas project.  In a blog post, […]

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Germany records 43,000 new BEV registrations in December

The KBA recorded over 43,000 new registrations of purely electric cars in Germany in December. Compared to the same month last year, electric cars thus increased by a full 660 per cent. According to the KBA’s current figures – detailed registration figures will be published on Friday – a total of 194,163 new electric cars […]

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MG Motor plans electric compact & sports coupe

The British SAIC brand MG Motor is apparently planning further electric models. According to a British media report, an electric compact car and a sports coupe are to be launched on the European market this year. As reported by Autocar, the small electric car is to be roughly the size of the MG 3 and […]

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Nio launches used car service ‘Nio Certified’

Nio is launching a used car service called ‘Nio Certified’ and has set up a nationwide business network for it, offering the buying and selling of vehicles and services such as inspections and valuations. Within five years, Nio plans to invest 3 billion yuan (380 million euros) in the service. The electric car maker says […]

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All-electric cars hit 54% market share of Norway’s new cars sales in 2020 – 100% achievable by 2025

All-electric cars have hit a new record 54% market share of Norway’s total new cars sales in 2020 – showing that the goal of 100% of new car sales being all-electric by 2025 is achievable.
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