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Ford’s first EV on Rivian’s platform is a Lincholn

January 30, 2020 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

Last year, Ford had already announced that after joining Rivian, it also wanted to use the US start-up’s skateboard platform for a future e-vehicle. Now things are getting a little more concrete: Ford confirms that its Lincoln brand is working on a new electric model based on the Rivian skateboard. More details about the planned […]

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Hyunda to deliver Kona Electric in Europe sooner

January 30, 2020 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

Hyundai has announced a “drastic” reduction in delivery times for Kona Electric in Europe. From March the Korean car manufacturer will also produce the electric model in its Czech plant. Hyundai thus confirms rumours from the middle of last year. In addition to making the electric cars in Europe, production in Ulsan, South Korea will […]

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Tesla reports record Q4 revenue, maintains profit & headstarts Model Y

January 29, 2020 Nora Manthey Syndicated Comments Off

Tesla reports its Q4 2019 earnings and, they are better than Wallstreet expected; in fact, the revenue is at a record high with profits incoming. Plus, the electric carmaker says, Model Y production is underway ahead of schedule with deliveries expected to start “by the end of Q1 2020”. This confirms earlier rumours of a […]

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EV subscription service Juicar launched in Germany & Italy

January 29, 2020 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

The Swiss energy group Alpiq is now launching its electric mobility subscription Juicar in Germany and Italy. Juicar has been on the market in Switzerland since August 2018. In Germany the subscription is now available nationwide in cooperation with the fleet operator Arval. In the field of electric mobility, Juicar operates along the lines of […]

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Hyundai USA announces 2020 Ioniq pricing

January 29, 2020 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Hyundai Motor America announced the 2020 Ioniq Electric will start at $33,045. That’s a significant jump from last year’s price of $30,315 but the 2020 Ioniq Electric features a larger 38.3 kWh lithium-ion battery pack. This increases the range from 124 miles to 170 miles. The 2020 Ioniq also features a more powerful 100 kW […]

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Lordstown Motors aims for state support

January 29, 2020 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

The US startup Lordstown Motors is hoping for a 200 million dollar loan from the US Department of Energy’s Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing program, from which Tesla, among others, had benefited at the time. A drivable prototype of the electric pickup will be presented in June. Lordstown Motors intends to use the government loan to […]

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Seat to release hybrid Leon

January 29, 2020 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Seat has presented the fourth generation of the Leon, which will also be available for the first time as a mild hybrid (eTSI) and as a plug-in hybrid (eHybrid). Production will start in January and the market launch in April. The plug-in hybrid variant eHybrid with a system output of 150 kW, which has already […]

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Artega is accepting orders for the Karo

January 29, 2020 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Artega has opened the order books for the Karo. From now on, the two-seater electric mini car in an Isetta design can be ordered through Artega’s sales department in Germany. The first deliveries are expected in the second quarter, at which point dealers will also be supplied with exhibition and demonstration vehicles. Artega now officially […]

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BorgWarner takes over Delphi

January 28, 2020 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

BorgWarner has now taken over its competitor Delphi, among other things in order to retain its expertise in power electronics and thus be better equipped for the change to e-drives. In addition, the US supplier has concluded a contract with an unnamed European car manufacturer to supply its eTurbo for a passenger car. The US-American […]

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Tata Motors launches Nexon EV and ecosystem

January 28, 2020 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

Tata Motors has launched the Nexon EV in India and confirmed three other new electric cars coming in the next 24 months. The Indian Group is looking beyond electric car manufacturing to include battery manufacture, charging infrastructure and building a battery recycling plant. Two of the biggest hurdles to producing affordable electric cars in India […]

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