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Seat makes electrification plans public

March 27, 2019 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Seat has put its electrical strategy into concrete terms. The VW subsidiary plans to launch six electrified models on the market by the beginning of 2021. The electric versions of the Seat Mii and the Seat el-Born will be the first two all-electric models of the Spanish car brand. The two electric models will be […]

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Daimler considers selling 50% of Smart to Geely

March 27, 2019 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

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Daimler is said to be about to sell half of its subsidiary brand Smart to its Chinese major shareholder Geely. The official announcement of the takeover of 50 percent of the Smart shares is apparently going to take place before the Shanghai Auto Show in April. The “Financial Times” reports this with reference to three […]

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Audi e-tron test report – the electric spacecraft

March 26, 2019 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Is the Audi e-tron really a Tesla fighter? electrive.net editor-in-chief Peter Schwierz tested the first serial generation from Ingolstadt for a weekend in Berlin and Brandenburg. Here follow his experiences on what Audi does differently. To begin: I’m not a friend of SUVs. They are impractical for the city, too inefficient for long distances. That’s […]

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Nissan Leaf passes EPA inspection

March 26, 2019 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

The new Nissan Leaf with a 62 kWh battery pack has received its official EPA rating for range. The two different vehicle versions feature ranges of 215 miles and 226 miles, respectively. The range difference for the Leaf e+, which both feature the same battery, is due to a weight differential between the standard version […]

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Battery bottleneck threatens Audi’s e-tron production

March 26, 2019 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

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Audi is reportedly having problems with the battery supply from the supplier LG Chem for their electric e-tron. Audi is therefore currently only able to produce about half of the originally announced 300 e-tron units per day at its plant in Brussels. This was reported by German newspaper Bayerischer Rundfunk with reference to suppliers and […]

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China: Enovate starts BEV factory construction

March 26, 2019 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

The premium electric brand Enovate owned by the Chinese manufacturer DearCC, has begun construction of its first electric car factory. The target capacity is 60,000 vehicles per year. Enovate’s first model is an electric SUV called ME7. The company has announced that they will open the order books for the electric SUV for Auto Shanghai […]

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Could BMW & Daimler share a small electric car?

March 25, 2019 Nora Manthey Syndicated Comments Off

News of Daimler and BMW moving closer together when it comes to electric vehicles have been refreshed today. A new report suggests that BMW is thinking to share an i2 electric car with its neighbouring rival – possibly from 2024. Talks between the two carmakers that dominate the south of Germany had allegedly been ongoing […]

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Smart’s future in the balance

March 25, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

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Daimler apparently wants to decide this year about the future of its small car brand Smart. Under the new head of Daimler, Ola Källenius, the little car may fall victim to pressure to make savings at Daimler. Smart boss Katrin Adt is already looking for a partner in China to lower costs. The Handelsblatt quoted […]

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Faraday Future creates joint venture with The9

March 25, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

For the stumbling electric car startup Faraday Future, the journey may continue after all. The Californians have announced the formation of a 50:50 joint venture with the Chinese online game operator The9. The latter allegedly wants to invest up to 600 million dollars to enable production and distribution of the V9 model based on Faraday’s […]

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EV startup Evelozcity renamed Canoo

March 25, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

The Californian electric mobility startup Evelozcity has renamed itself Canoo and announced four electric city vehicles on a subscription basis: A lifestyle vehicle, a commuter vehicle, a “last mile” delivery vehicle and a ride-hailing vehicle. Canoo intends to launch its first model in the U.S. from 2021 and later in China. Canoo, formerly Evelozcity, is […]

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