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Tesla pushes Roadster to 2022 as Musk sets priorities

May 8, 2020 Nora Manthey Syndicated Comments Off

The new Tesla Roadster won’t hit the markets before 2022. That’s two years later than Elon Musk initially envisioned in 2017. The delay, however, is not due to the virus, officially but Tesla has too many other things on their plate. All sounded perfect back in 2017 when Tesla not only presented the Semi truck […]

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Electric car sales remain comparitively high in Sweden

May 7, 2020 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

Sweden’s passenger car market slumped by 36.9 per cent year-on-year in April due to the coronavirus crisis. Nevertheless, electric and plug-in hybrid registrations achieved a market share of 21.6 per cent – a trend that has been evident since the beginning of the year. There is no doubt that the direct comparison of the data […]

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Nissan adds Voltia electric delivery van to its range

May 7, 2020 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

Nissan Europe has added the Voltia electric delivery van to its model range. The fully-electric van is a version of the e-NV200 with a larger load floor. Until now, the model has been marketed by the e-mobility specialist under its own management but from now on, the model will be sold by Nissan in Europe […]

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Poland put premium purchase on hold but EV sales are rising

May 7, 2020 Nora Manthey Syndicated Comments Off

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Initially, Poland had planned start spending a lavish purchase premium of 8,600 euros for low-cost electric cars from December. Then the country postponed the subsidy indefinitely for a short time. Nevertheless, e-car registrations are rising – a placebo effect? * * * Poland was to open applications for the relatively generous purchase premium for buying […]

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Škoda electric Enyaq to come in 5 variants

May 7, 2020 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

Škoda has now announced technical details for the first purely electric production model based on MEB, the Enyaq SUV. A total of five different performance variants (three with rear-wheel drive and two with four-wheel drive) and three battery sizes will be available. Some of these will deviate from the data on the ID.3. The entry-level […]

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Oder books open for VW ID.3 First Edition 17 June

May 6, 2020 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

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Pre-orderers of the VW ID.3 1st Edition can place a binding order for their vehicle from 17 June, as was announced by Jürgen Stackmann, Member of the Board for sales. The purchase contracts of the pre-orderers will also be a test run for the new agency model for the distribution of the ID. models. As […]

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Norway sold 3,671 BEVs in April

May 5, 2020 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

In Norway, 3,671 new electric cars were registered in April. Electric cars accounted for 49.4 per cent of new passenger car registrations. Once again, the Audi e-tron was the most popular model across all drive types. Compared with the same month last year, this was a drop of 17.7 per cent (791 fewer). In any […]

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Arcfox is launching their debut BEV in China

May 5, 2020 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

The first series production electric model from Arcfox, a BAIC BJEV brand, is now going on sale in China. The Arcfox Alpha-T is a large electric SUV with premium standards and a range of over 650 kilometres. In 2019, the vehicle was presented at the Geneva Motor Show as a near-series concept vehicle called ECF. […]

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BYD plans to launch in Europe in 2020

May 5, 2020 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

BYD plans to start selling electric cars in Europe this year. Not surprisingly, the Chinese manufacturer has chosen Norway as its entry market, where BYD will initially launch with the all-electric SUV Tang EV600. After all, BYD is China’s largest electric car maker and the second largest in the world after Tesla – although BYD’s […]

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Aiways announces improved safety for U5 battery

May 4, 2020 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Before the market launch of the electric SUV U5, the Chinese manufacturer Aiways has published further details about the battery modules. These have a new sandwich structure, which according to the manufacturer should lead to greater stability and significantly reduce the risk of damage to the battery. The core idea of the sandwich structure is […]

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