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Hyundai & Kia presents new China BEVs

November 25, 2019 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Hyundai presented its Lafesta EV for the Chinese market at the Guangzhou Motor Show. While their subsidiary Kia also presented an electric limousine with the K3 EV, which will also be offered with similar performance data as the Lafesta EV. The Hyundai electric limousine has an output of 150 kW and is equipped with a […]

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VW Motorsport to stop making combustion engines

November 24, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

Volkswagen’s Motorsport division has announced the factory retirement of the internal combustion engine. In the future, the strategy will focus specifically on electric vehicles, they say. The department is thus following in the footsteps of the Wolfsburg parent company. The Volkswagen subsidiary announced in a press release that the ID.R electric sports car will continue […]

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Formula E: Two Brits take the honours at the Diriyah E-Prix

November 24, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

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The Formula E is back for its sixth season, presenting a whole a new battle between German carmakers as Mercedes and Porsche join Audi and BMW in the all-electric racing series. At the season opener, two British drivers dominated headlines; Sam Bird (Envision Virgin Racing) and Alexander Sims (BMW i Andretti Motorsport) claimed victories at […]

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PSA opens e-drive assembly line in Trémery

November 24, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

PSA has inaugurated an assembly line for electrified drive trains at its Trémery plant north of Metz. The new line will have a production capacity of 120,000 units next year and 180,000 units in 2021. The drives to be produced in Trémery will be installed in all the Group’s all-electric models – both passenger cars […]

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BMW and Great Wall JV gets plant go-ahead in China

November 24, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

BMW and Great Wall’s joint venture Spotlight Automotive for the production of Mini electric vehicles in China has now received regulatory approval for a joint factory. However, permission to produce electric series vehicles at the plant has not yet been given. In August, there were rumours that the joint venture might be closed down. Great […]

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Lexus UX 300e: the first BEV from Toyota Group

November 22, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

At the Guangzhou Motor Show, Lexus presented its first battery-electric production vehicle. It is a BEV version of the SUV model Lexus UX with somewhat disappointing data. The Lexus UX 300e has an output of 150 kW and a battery capacity of 54.3 kWh. Lexus cites a range of up to 400 kilometres, but this […]

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VW invests more in electric cars in China

November 22, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

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With its Chinese partners, Volkswagen Group China is increasing its spending on electric cars to around 1.6 billion euros next year in order to further accelerate its electrification strategy in China. According to official figures, around 1.6 billion euros is to be invested in the production of electric cars which is around 40 per cent […]

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Tesla’s Cybertruck revealed

November 22, 2019 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Tesla presented its first pickup model, the Cybertruck, in Los Angeles. The model should reach a range of 500 miles (800 kilometres), be available from the end of 2021 and cost from 39,900 dollars. And it will polarize. This time Elon Musk was clearly right with one of his many announcements: Not everyone will like […]

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Mercedes prices the US American EQC

November 21, 2019 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

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Mercedes-Benz has announced pricing information for the EQC in the United States. Arriving in U.S. dealerships in early 2020, the Mercedes-Benz EQC 400 4MATIC will start from $67,900. Sales will begin in early 2020. Initially introduced at the Paris Auto Show in 2018, the GLC-based electric crossover will priced lower than its main competitors in […]

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Smart announces prices for incoming electric models

November 21, 2019 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Smart has published the price list for the new edition of its electric models in Germany presented in September. The list prices remain unchanged compared to the predecessor models. It looks likely this will be the case across Europe. The Smart EQ Fortwo will continue to be available at gross list prices from 21,940 euros, […]

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