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Renault allows a peek at the Dacia Spring

March 3, 2020 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

Renault released a preview of the first electric model of the Dacia brand with the show car, Dacia Spring. As expected, this is a modification of the Renault City K-ZE that is being offered in China at competitive prices. The Dacia version is expected to offer a range of 200 kilometres in the WLTP cycle […]

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BMW’s i4 heads towards series production

March 3, 2020 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

With the Concept i4, BMW has presented the near-series version of its electric Gran Coupé, which is scheduled for market launch in 2021. The German carmaker claims that the Concept i4 “takes electric drive to the core of the BMW brand and heralds a new era”. This sentiment is remarkable for two reasons: firstly, the […]

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Volkswagen births the ID.4 out of the ID. Crozz

March 3, 2020 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

Volkswagen has given a “concrete outlook” on a fully electric compact SUV. The model, for which the study has so far been called ID. Crozz, will be called ID.4 as a production vehicle. This is the second MEB model after the ID.3, and should be launched before the end of this year. During the online […]

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Byton M-Byte pre-orders to start in EU before year’s end

March 2, 2020 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

Before the end of this year, Chinese manufacturer Byton will be accepting advance orders from European customers for its first electric model M-Byte – for a reservation fee of 500 euros. Byton has also revealed some details on the planned distribution and charging service. Byton has announced that its first flagship store is to open […]

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Renault’s new study Morphoz showcases CMF-EV platform

March 2, 2020 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

Renault’s new model study should show the way of future developments with the new CMF-EV platform. The Morphoz is distinguished through an interesting body extension, inductive charging capabilities and level 3 autonomous driving functions. The idea of the Morphoz is that it can retain a smaller size with lesser battery capacity in “City” mode and […]

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Formula E: Double DS Techeetah podium in Marrakesh

March 1, 2020 Nora Manthey Syndicated Comments Off

Never before a polesitter in Marrakesh managed to claim a victory. On Saturday Antonio Felix da Costa (DS Techeetah) dominated the qualifying and race and defended the top spot, followed closely by the man who replaced him at BMWi Andretti Motorsport, Maximilian Günther. Da Costa’s teammate Jean-Eric Vergne climbed from P11 up to P3 in […]

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Mercedes launches A 250 e production

February 28, 2020 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Mercedes-Benz has started production of the plug-in hybrid versions of the A-Class at its compact car plant in Rastatt. However, Mercedes does not specify when the vehicles will be delivered to customers. In the A-Class, Mercedes is bringing the PHEV drive in two body versions, the compact car and the saloon. Production is now to […]

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Aiways will skip dealerships in Europe

February 28, 2020 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Aiways will offer its new battery electric SUV U5 in Europe exclusively through direct sales and not through traditional dealer networks. After sales and service will be ha ndled by partners – the first ones for Europe have now been named. The European market launch of the Airways U5 will start in August 2020 in […]

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Citroën shows off a light electric car for 6,000 euros

February 27, 2020 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

Citroën has just presented an electric two-seater called the Ami based on the Ami One Concept presented in 2019. With this light city vehicle that can be driven without a driving licence, the French company wants to make electric mobility available to everyone. electrive attended the premiere in Paris. With the Ami – French for […]

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Nissan UK launches Leaf e+ N-TEC Limited Edition

February 27, 2020 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

Nissan UK is launching an N-TEC edition of the Leaf e+ with a 62-kWh battery, limited to 1,000 units. The limited-edition will join the cross-car line N-TEC versions of Micra, Qashqai and X-trail that were launched in January. With the Nissan Leaf e+, the Japanese company says that the newly-developed 62kWh battery pack offers 55% […]

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