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Polestar teases their performance BEV

January 6, 2019 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Polestar has released a first teaser photo of their first all-electric model, which is to be fully unveiled “in the coming weeks”. In addition, Volvo’s performance brand has released the first performance data of the Polestar 2. According to the data, the electric sedan will feature around 294 kW output performance. The range is […]

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Tesla Model 3 can now be ordered in Europe

January 4, 2019 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

The Californians have officially opened up their configurator for selected nations in Europe. This means that now the all-wheel-drive Model 3 with the long-range setup can be ordered in the German language DACH region, as well as other left-hand drive countries. The roll-out for the European market is following the plan, according to the manufacturers. […]

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Chinese startup Ucar takes over Borgward

January 4, 2019 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

The revitalized vehicle manufacturer Borgward has a new owner: The Chinese start-up Ucar will take over 67% of shares from the previous owner Foton for 508 million euros. Now they will decide on the possible return of the car brand to Bremen. The production of the all-electric BXi7 was supposed to start in the […]

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GAC completes EV industrial park

January 3, 2019 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

The Chinese vehicle manufacturer GAC has completed the construction of their industrial park for electric cars and plug-in hybrids in the city of Guangzhou. Production is scheduled to start in May. In addition, GAC Motor and Aisin AW intend to establish a joint venture for drive modules. The capacity for the park will initially […]

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General Motors hits 200,000 EV milestone

January 3, 2019 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

General Motors has passed the 200,000 electric and hybrid vehicles sold mile stone in the last quarter of 2018. This means that the subsidies for GM BEVs and PHEVs will be lowered starting in the second quarter of 2019. Starting in April, the subsidies for GM EVs will be reduced to 3,750 dollars (around 3,297 […]

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Model 3 production for Europe launched

January 3, 2019 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

According to CEO Elon Musk, Tesla will be producing significant numbers of the Model 3 for the European market starting this January, as well as launching deliveries. China will also likely see the delivery start in the first quarter of the year, and the first photo of a Model 3 equipped with charging ports for […]

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Tesla delivers 90,700 vehicles in Q4 of 2018

January 2, 2019 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

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The Californian company has released the production and delivery numbers for the fourth quarter of 2018. According to their numbers, 86,555 electric vehicles were manufactured, and 90,700 Tesla vehicles were delivered. Looking at the entire year, Tesla managed to deliver a total of 242,240 electric vehicles. In detail, this was 145,846 Model 3, and 99,394 […]

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Tesla hires Wilson-Thompson and Ellison for board

January 2, 2019 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

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Tesla has hired the former Walgreens human resource head Kathleen Wilson-Thompson and the Oracle founder Larry Ellison as new independent directors for the board. Furthermore, Tesla has founded a leasing company in China, as well as having manufactured a total of more than 155,000 Model 3. Regarding the board of directors at Tesla, the EV […]

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Renault to expand in China with JMEV

December 20, 2018 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

Renault intends to acquire a “significant stake” in JMEV, the electric car subsidiary of the Chinese manufacturer Jiangling Motors Corporation Group (JMCG). The transaction is expected to close in the course of next year after review from the relevant authorities. The transaction has the purpose of giving Renault a stronger presence in the Chinese market. […]

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New EU laws make Volkswagen ramp up on EVs

December 20, 2018 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

In the light of new EU laws on CO2 emissions for passenger cars, Volkswagen has had to rethink its electrification policy and produce more EVs than planned. This means more EV models and more manufacturing plants. As we reported new EU regulations on CO2 targets were announced early this week. CO2 emissions from new cars will […]

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