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Honda starts selling its first electric car offered in China

October 29, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

Honda and its joint venture partner GAC, have started selling their first electric model in China. It remains to be seen whether the electric car will also be offered in Europe. The VE-1 compact SUV, which was presented at the end of last year, has an output of 120 kW, an NEDC range of 400 […]

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Prices are out for the Mini Cooper SE in the USA

October 29, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

Already being hailed as one of the most affordable electric cars to enter the US market, the Mini Cooper SE brand is to have a Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) of $29,900. In some places, with federal tax credits and state electric vehicle tax, the price will drop as low as $17,900. US sales will […]

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Daimler’s rumoured electric offensive for Mercedes-AMG

October 29, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

The new head of Daimler, Ola Källenius, apparently also plans the comprehensive electrification for the sports car brand AMG. The aim is supposedly not only to double the performance brand subsidiary’s sales, but also rely on (partially) electric drives – out of necessity. According to Manager Magazin, the AMG models are to be “rapidly converted […]

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BorgWarner converts Ariel Nomad for innovations

October 28, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

BorgWarner has converted an Ariel Nomad into a fully electric high-voltage demonstration vehicle. However, the demo vehicle is less about driving performance and more about innovating technical solutions. The prototype should allow the US American supplier to prove its competence in purely electric drive systems, as well as promoting research, development and validation processes for […]

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UK prices and special offers for the Seat Mii

October 28, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

The Seat Mii Electric is now available to order in the UK. Priced from £19,300 (including PiCG), Seat’s first fully electric vehicle is available for £199 per month on a PCP deal. This is after a £4,399 customer deposit, with Seat contributing £500 to the cost. With the opening of order books for the Seat […]

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Byton starts pre-production of the M-Byte

October 26, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

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The Chinese electric car brand Byton has now started production of the pre-production series of its first M-Byte model at its Nanjing plant, for which the manufacturer already has 50,000 reservations worldwide. According to the announcement, the M-Byte will be offered at an entry-level price of 45,000 euros excluding VAT and possible government subsidies. This […]

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Prices are out for Bollinger’s off-road EVs

October 25, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

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The US-American electric car startup Bollinger Motors has revealed the prices of its first two models. Both the all-terrain vehicle B1 and the pickup truck B2 start at 125,000 dollars. For the money, drivers get a 120 kWh battery capacity, which should be enough for 200 miles (320 kilometres) of EPA range. The Bollinger’s top […]

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Toyota sets sights on China before hitting the European market

October 24, 2019 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

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While Toyota will offer their first high volume battery-electric cars in China next year due to the quotas there, Europeans will have to wait another two to three years before the vehicles are available for purchase. According to Vice President Shigeki Terashi, Toyota will not introduce the first pure electric cars in Europe until 2022 […]

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Tesla shows more growth and deliveries in Q3

October 23, 2019 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

After two quarters of losses, Tesla closed the third quarter of 2019 with a profit. While sales were at the level of the previous quarter, the fresh business figures this time show a bottom-line improvement of 143 million US dollars. Investors and those interested in the industry were eagerly awaiting whether Tesla would be back […]

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