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Lewis Hamilton founds Extreme-E team ‘X44’

September 8, 2020 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Six-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton has founded his own racing team called X44, which will make its debut in the new electric off-road racing series Extreme E. Hamilton himself will not participate as a driver. As the team’s founder, Hamilton will not be behind the wheel or involved in the day-to-day running of […]

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BYD slightly boosts EV sales in August

September 8, 2020 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

BYD sold more New Energy Vehicles in August than in July. If the sales figures of the country’s largest NEV manufacturer are taken as an indicator, the situation on the Chinese market for New Energy Vehicles could calm down a bit. For the year as a whole, however, the number of EV sales remains in […]

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Opel accepting orders for the Zafira-e Life in Germany

September 8, 2020 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

The new Opel Zafira-e Life is now available for order in Germany. The battery-powered passenger van will go on sale in early 2021 for prices starting at 53,800 euros. What Opel is calling an electrified “lounge on wheels” is open for order in the first location in Europe. While the Zafira-e Life shares technology with […]

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Stellantis can choose from three EV platforms

September 7, 2020 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

The planned merger of the car companies PSA and FCA under the name Stellantis will apparently be able to rely on three electric car platforms. In addition to the existing platforms eCMP and eVMP, according to a new report from Italy, a base developed by FCA will also trade for larger electric cars. As the […]

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BMW may be planning electric 3 series

September 7, 2020 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

An electric version of BMW’s 7 and 5 Series has already been officially confirmed. According to a British media report, there will eventually also be a BEV offshoot for the 3-series but not for several years. According to information from Autocar, the electric 3-series is to be based on the BMW i4 and could adopt […]

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VW & Skoda small electric city cars too popular

September 6, 2020 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

The Škoda Citigo-e iV has sold out and is now being permanently taken out of circulation, just as its combustion engine counterpart was last year. VW has also imposed a temporary order stop for the e-Up in Germany, also due to high demand. In the UK, however, the VW e-Up is still configurable. While the […]

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GM & Honda to found North America alliance

September 4, 2020 Chris Randall Syndicated, Uncategorized Comments Off

General Motors and Honda have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding to form a North American automotive alliance. In addition to vehicle platforms (also for electric cars), this will involve cooperation in purchasing and research. According to the two manufacturers, the scope of the planned alliance will include a range of vehicles to be sold […]

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VW supplies ID.3’s to European dealerships

September 3, 2020 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

VW is preparing for the start of delivery of the ID.3 to pre-orderers. The Volkswagen Group is currently delivering more and more copies of the electric car to dealers in Europe so that the vehicles can be handed over to the customers in September. While ID.3 electric cars were repeatedly seen on the roads in […]

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Mercedes to open ‘Factory 56’ in Sindelfingen

September 2, 2020 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

“Factory 56” has now been opened at the Mercedes-Benz Sindelfingen plant in Germany. The fully digitalized production is intended to set standards in flexibility. Starting next year, EQS will also be produced there. All assembly steps for vehicles with different body styles and drive systems – from conventional to fully electric drives – can be […]

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Norway records 5,704 new electric cars in August

September 2, 2020 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

In Norway, 5,704 new electric cars were registered in July. Electric cars accounted for 52.8 per cent of new passenger car registrations. With 755 units, the Audi e-tron was the most popular model across all drive types. Compared to August 2019, this was an increase of 21 per cent. With 38,615 electric cars since the […]

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