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ACE EV to build electric vehicles in Australia

May 15, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

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The Australian startup ACE EV (Australian Clean Energy Electric Vehicle Group) is building a production facility in Adelaide to manufacture electric vehicles in cooperation with truck body makers Aldom Motor from 2020. The aim is to increase production to up to 15,000 vehicles per year by 2025. The first models are the ACE Cargo electric […]

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ACE EV to build electric vehicles in Australia

May 15, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

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Microlino moves delivery dates

May 14, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

After the German sports car manufacturer Artega took over all rights for the production of the Swiss e-cabin-scooter Microlino from the Italian manufacturer Tazzari in December, the delivery start of the Microlino planned for April has now been postponed. Wim Ouboter, owner and founder of the Swiss company Micro Mobility Systems, explains the delay as […]

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Citroën reveals study inspired by aviation

May 14, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

Citroën has presented a new electric car concept: While the Ami One Concept shown at the Geneva Motor Show was designed for urban electric mobility, the 19_19 Concept, designed for autonomous driving, is now fully electric for long distances. Citroën describes the study, which will be shown for the first time this week at VivaTech […]

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Hyundai and Kia invest 80 million euros in Rimac

May 14, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

Hyundai and Kia are together investing 80 million euros into Rimac Automobili. The Korean carmakers and the Croatian company that specializes in electric vehicle technologies and sports cars, are also entering into a strategic partnership for the joint development of both battery electric and fuel cell, high-performance electric vehicles. Hyundai and Kia share the investment […]

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Daimler aims for a CO2 neutral fleet line-up

May 13, 2019 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

The future Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler, Ola Källenius, presented his sustainability targets for the passenger car sector under the heading “Ambition 2039”. During the next 20 years, the new car fleet of Mercedes-Benz Cars is to become completely CO2-neutral. Further targets include the following: By 2030, the manufacturer intends to generate […]

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Mercedes plans EQC production capacity of 100 daily

May 13, 2019 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Mercedes is planning to produce 100 fully electric EQC SUVs every day this year, according to a manager. The company opened the order books for the EQC just a few days ago. In the coming year, EQC’s production at the Bremen plant will double to 200 units per day, doubling to around 50,000 cars per […]

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Opel/Vauxhall introducing Grandland X PHEV

May 13, 2019 Nora Manthey Syndicated Comments Off

PSA-owned Opel/Vauxhall presents the Grandland X SUV as plug-in hybrid variant just a day after announcing the all-electric Corsa to debut on 4 June. Orders for the Grandland X will open later this year and build on Peugeot’s 3008 hybrid. As PSA’s other brand, the Opel Grandland X plug-in hybrid has two electric motors with […]

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Norway: 39.6 % all-electric market share this month

May 10, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

Exactly 4,462 electric cars were registered in Norway in April, representing a market share of 39.6 per cent of all new passenger car registrations of the month. In addition, there were 2,429 new hybrid cars (market share: 21.6 per cent), including 1,141 plug-in hybrids. In total, of course, this means that around 60% of all […]

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VW Zwickau plant on schedule as ID.3 rolls out

May 10, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

The transformation of the VW Zwickau site into a purely electric car plant is fully on schedule. According to VW, more than 200 ID.3 pre-series vehicles have already been successfully produced. Volkswagen claims that this is the world’s first electric transformation of a large conventional car factory. In the future, the Zwickau plant will only […]

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