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E-Mobility Index: China leads overall, Germany takes the lead in technology

December 3, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

Germany has taken the lead in electric mobility technology ahead of France, while China consolidates its clear overall lead, specifically regarding batteries. In a comparison of the seven major automotive nations, Roland Berger and fka GmbH have released the latest edition of the Electric Mobility Index. The country comparison brings together the three key assessment […]

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Sascha Zahnd is Tesla’s new boss in Europe

December 3, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

It looks like Sascha Zahnd is the new European head of Tesla. Zahnd will succeed Jan Oehmicke who left the company last summer. The new European boss will also be responsible for the construction of the Gigafactory 4 in Germany near Berlin. The Swiss magazine Bilanz first reported the move, which Zahnd confirms on his […]

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Lucid Motors begins building Arizona plant

December 3, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

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In Casa Grande, Arizona, Lucid Motors has started construction of its electric car plant in which more than 300 million dollars will be invested. The first phase of the factory construction is scheduled for completion by the end of 2020. The first Lucid model, the purely electric luxury sedan Lucid Air, will be launched on […]

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Karma Automotive presents Revero GTS and concept

December 2, 2019 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Californian EV manufacturer Karma Automotive recently launched its new 2020 Revero GTS, a performance version of the company’s Revero GT plug-in hybrid. Karma Automotive also showcased its fully-electric concept car SC2. The two electric vehicle models were presented at the Los Angeles Auto Show, and production for the Revero GTS is planned to launch in […]

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BMW prepares to produce the iNEXT

December 2, 2019 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

BMW is investing around 400 million euros in the Dingolfingen vehicle plant for the production of the iNEXT. The Bavarian electric flagship is to roll off the production line there from 2021 – alongside other plug-in hybrids and models with combustion engines. As is well known, BMW’s strategy is to produce models with different drive […]

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Buying EVs in Poland: High subsidy for low-cost electric vehicles

December 1, 2019 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

In August 2019, 6,672 electric vehicles drove on Polish roads, with a share of just 0.2%, Poland is at the bottom of the league in Central Eastern Europe. Nevertheless, or precisely because of this, the Polish government has set itself ambitious targets for e-mobility. But the new funding programme is controversial, as Aleksandra Fedorska reports. […]

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Sono Motors evolves radically new financing strategy

December 1, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

The Munich-based German startup Sono Motors has just radically changed its financing strategy. Instead of relying on strategic investors, Sono will now increase its focus on crowdfunding. The production date of the Sion is also shifting significantly. In the crowdfunding campaign that is being launched today, the company wants to have 50 million euros raised […]

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Citroën is getting ready for an electric C4 Cactus

December 1, 2019 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Citroën is planning a fully electric version of the successor to its C4 Cactus, which is due for an update next year. This has now initially been confirmed by brand boss Linda Jackson. The model will be based on established PSA technology. The electric C4 Cactus will be Citroën’s first battery-electric car for the mass […]

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BMW joint venture begins construction in China

December 1, 2019 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Following the announcement that the joint venture Spotlight Automotive by BMW and Great Wall in China has received official approval for factory, BMW has now announced the official ground-breaking ceremony for the plant in Zhangjiagang in Jiangsu Province. With around 3,000 employees, the plant will have a standard capacity of up to 160,000 vehicles per […]

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Audi: 12 billion euros for electric mobility till 2024

November 30, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

Audi plans to invest around 12 billion euros in electric mobility by 2024. The Ingolstadt-based company has set itself this goal of increasing upfront expenditure in this area in their new planning round. As already announced in May, the Audi Group plans to have 30 electrified models on offer by 2025, 20 of them purely […]

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