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DS 9 to be released with 3 PHEV variants

February 25, 2020 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

With the new DS 9, the PSA brand DS Automobiles has presented its top model, for which three PHEV variants are planned. However, only one version of the plug-in drive is to be available for the market launch, the other two are to follow “with a certain time lag”. The DS 9 is a 4.93-meter […]

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First Model Y to be delivered on March 15th

February 25, 2020 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Tesla has sent emails to Model Y pre-orderers promising to start deliveries in March. March 15 is apparently the earliest date. This would mean that Tesla’s smaller electric SUV would come onto the market relatively exactly one year after its presentation in spring 2019 – at that time, however, autumn 2020 was still targeted as […]

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Software problems may delay Volkswagen ID.3 launch

February 25, 2020 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

According to a media report, Volkswagen is still struggling with massive software problems with ID.3. Apparently, there is even the possibility that the market launch of the first MEB model will have to be postponed. The group’s subsidiaries Audi and Porsche are also expected to experience further difficulties with the electric cars. Only a few […]

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European Model 3 almost sold out for the quarter

February 24, 2020 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

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The Tesla Model 3 is apparently almost sold out in Europe for this quarter. As of this week, Tesla has indicated May as the expected delivery date for the Model 3 in almost all European countries. Previously the company had forecast delivery in March. According to the Tesla configurator, the new delivery date forecast applies […]

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Lucid signs supply agreement with LG Chem

February 24, 2020 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Lucid Motors has signed a long-term supply contract with LG Chem. It covers the supply of LG Chem battery cells for the standard version of the Lucid Air electric sedan until 2023. Series production of the first Lucid Motors model is scheduled to begin at the end of this year in Casa Grande (Arizona). The […]

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Renault Twingo Z.E to be released this year

February 24, 2020 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Renault has introduced the Twingo Z.E. and announced that sales are scheduled to launch at the end of this year. The battery-electric version of the small car will be equipped with an electric motor with 60 kW output and a water-cooled battery pack with a capacity of 21 kWh. According to the announcement by the […]

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Audi presents e-tron & Sportback S models

February 22, 2020 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Audi has now presented the more powerful S variants of the e-tron and e-tron Sportback with three electric motors. Their drive layout is based on the concept with two different asynchronous motors (ASM), designed as a modular system from the beginning of the e-tron series. The “S” is used by the Ingolstadt-based manufacturer in the […]

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Seat to produce hybrid Cupra Leon

February 21, 2020 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

The Seat brand Cupra has presented its first model with plug-in hybrid drive. The Cupra Leon eHybrid will be launched this year as a five-door model and as a station wagon version with the addition of a Sport Tourer. The technology comes from the VW Golf 8 eHybrid GTE. With this, Seat is taking a […]

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Chevrolet launches Menlo EV sales in China

February 21, 2020 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Chevrolet has started selling its first all-electric model on the Chinese market. The Menlo EV is a fully electric SUV with a NEDC range of up to 410 kilometers and is available at prices starting at 159,900 yuan (approx. 21,000 euros) after the government subsidy. The most expensive of the four variants comes at a […]

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Audi pauses e-tron production in Brussels

February 21, 2020 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Audi is completely stopping production of the e-tron in Brussels for a few days due to supply chain issues. Short-time work has been announced for the plant, as the company has confirmed. First the business newspaper ‘l’Echo’ had reported about the forced production stop, which was later confirmed by an Audi spokesman to the Belgian […]

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