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Hyundai to manufacture electric cars in Singapore

August 17, 2020 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

Hyundai is apparently planning to produce electric cars in Singapore from 2022. The first vehicle from the plant will probably be a compact crossover model called Ioniq 3. Hyundai plans to produce 30,000 electric cars per year at the new plant in Singapore, of which up to 6,000 will be sold in the city-state itself. […]

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Peugeot is planning electric GTi models

August 17, 2020 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

Peugeot intends to replace its discontinued GTi performance line with a whole family of sporty models with electric and hybrid drives, which will be designated PSE (Peugeot Sport Engineered). The first model in the new line will be the Peugeot 508 Plug-In Hybrid PSE. Peugeot had already presented a study at the Geneva Motor Show […]

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Lucid Motors plans e-SUV based on the Air

August 14, 2020 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

The electric car start-up Lucid Motors is planning a battery-electric SUV based on the platform of its first model, the electric sedan Air. As CEO Peter Rawlinson explained, a prototype already exists. Rawlinson told Green Car Reports that production of the Lucid SUV should start in early 2023. “And that is really, really important because […]

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Formula E’s most challenging season yet completed

August 13, 2020 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

With six races in Berlin, Formula E has completed its sixth season. Champion was the Portuguese Antonio Felix da Costa in the DS Techeetah – in a season that was like no other, not only because of the almost five-month Corona break. It was by no means surprising that Antonio Felix da Costa took the […]

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Tesla plans to offer insurance in China & Europe

August 13, 2020 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

In California, Tesla already insures its customers’ cars itself, and there is growing evidence that the EV manufacturer is planning to do the same in other parts of the world. In China, a corresponding company has already been founded. On August 6, Tesla registered the new company Tesla Insurance Brokers Co, Ltd, an insurance brokerage […]

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MEB drive unit to come from Vitesco

August 12, 2020 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Continental’s drive unit Vitesco Technologies has developed the drive control unit for Volkswagen’s MEB electrical construction kit. The Regensburg-based company is the sole supplier of the component for the MEB platform. The drive control unit is integrated into the new, server-based electronic architecture of the MEB and takes over some of the key functions of […]

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Nio exceeds Q2 sales projections

August 12, 2020 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

The Chinese electric car manufacturer Nio has presented its business figures for the second quarter of 2020, which are significantly more positive than expected. Compared to the same period of the previous year, unit sales were up by almost 190 per cent, while sales increased by almost 150 per cent. For the months of April, […]

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Tesla reduced European CCS upgrade prices

August 10, 2020 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Tesla has reduced the price for the CCS upgrade of the Model S and Model X for V3 superchargers in Europe from 500 to 299 euros. The new price was negotiated by European Tesla clubs. The new price is apparently valid throughout Europe – in Switzerland, 300 francs are apparently being called for. As the […]

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Hyundai is launching Ioniq as fully electric subsidiary

August 10, 2020 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Hyundai is making Ioniq its own sub-brand for future battery electric vehicles based on the new Electric Global Modular Platform (E-GMP) with 800-volt technology. The first model will be the Ioniq 5 based on the Hyundai 45 concept car next year, with two further Ioniq models already announced. According to the Korean manufacturer, a number […]

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China’s NEV sales are stabilizing again

August 7, 2020 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

In China, the decline in sales figures for new energy vehicles appears to be levelling off. At least that is what the sales figures of some manufacturers for July indicate. The market launch of the Xpeng P7 also apparently went well. BYD, for example, reached 15,100 NEVs sold in July 2020, exactly 8.85 per cent […]

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