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US market launch of Mercedes EQC delayed till 2021

December 16, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

Mercedes has postponed the US launch of its EQC by at least one year to 2021. The German carmaking giant says that this “strategic decision” is because it “first wants to meet the growing customer demand for the EQC in Europe”. Meanwhile, BAIC apparently wants to double its stake in Daimler. US Americans must continue […]

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Sono Motors gets green light for profit sharing

December 16, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

Good news for German carmaking startup Sono Motors: the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) has now approved Sono Motor’s Community Participation Program. This means future reservation holders can now participate in the company’s profits. The Community Participation Program was recently announced as part of Sono Motor’s unique new financing strategy. Not only future reservation […]

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Opel Grandland X PHEV to feature FWD

December 14, 2019 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

After the all-wheel drive Grandland X Plug-in Hybrid, Opel’s part-time electric vehicles are now also available as front-wheel drive models. The new variant starts in Germany at a gross list price of 43,440 Euros and is therefore exactly 6,500 Euros cheaper than its all-wheel drive counterpart. The Grandland X is the first Opel model that […]

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VW is looking at electric performance GTX

December 13, 2019 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

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VW’s GTI performance tag will probably become GTX: VW is reportedly planning a series of performance variants of its ID electric models under the addition of GTX. According to a British report, the series version of the ID. Crozz could be the first MEB model to have a performance offshoot. The British magazine claims to […]

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EPA releases official Taycan Turbo range

December 12, 2019 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

The US American Environmental Protection Agency has released their officially calculated range for Porsche’s Taycan Turbo BEV. The electric SUV only manged 201 miles – quite a bit lower than the anticipated 280 miles by WLTP standards. This should not come as a major surprise, as the EPA standard is a bit stricter than what […]

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Mercedes offers a glimpse of the EQA

December 12, 2019 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

As part of the world premiere of the new GLA, Mercedes also provided an outlook on the EQA, the second electric model of the EQ sub-brand after the EQC, planned for next year. Accordingly, the EQA will be visually strongly oriented towards the new GLA. The graphic of the all-electric EQA indicates that the electric […]

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BMW wants to produce the i3 til 2024

December 12, 2019 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

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Oliver Zipse had made it clear in October that BMW is planning something new with the i3 until further notice. Now there’s also a hint for how long – and clearly beyond the premieres of the iNext and i4. “We will continue to build the i3 until 2024”, a BMW spokesman is quoted by the […]

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Daimler to produce electric drives at Untertürkenheim plant

December 11, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

Daimler has decided to produce parts of the electric powertrain (eATS) for the next generation of electric vehicles in the EQ family at their Untertürkheim plant in Germany. This was agreed after long negotiations between the management and the works council at the Untertürkheim plant. The employee representatives have managed to convince the carmaker to […]

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Toyota considering all-electric next gen. Aygo

December 11, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

Toyota has decided that the Aygo small car will have a successor. According to Johan Van Zyl, CEO of Toyota Europe, a purely electric version may also be offered but this decision is still pending. Instead of going transitioning with a Aygo hybrid, at least the European boss of the Japanese company, Johan Van Zyl […]

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Porsche marks 10k Taycan sales, delivers to USA this year

December 11, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

According to CEO Oliver Blume, Porsche has now marked up 10,000 purchase contracts for its Taycan electric sports car. The first Taycans are scheduled to roll into US dealers before the end of this year. The next planned market launches are apparently running on schedule. By 2020, there will be more than 20,000 vehicles more […]

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