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Kia opens UK order books for the new Soul

July 8, 2019 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Kia’s 64 kWh electric e-Soul of the First Edition is available for order now in the UK, starting with a price of £33,795 after subventions. The e-Soul was initially presented at the LA Auto Show last November. At the time, Kia had impressed with the design, but had not finalized the price and range yet. […]

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Skoda is accepting first Norwegian BEV reservations

July 8, 2019 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Skoda has begun accepting registrations for its first two electric models in Norway. Specifically, the Citigo e iV and the Vision iV, Skoda’s first E-model based on MEB, are in the pipeline. Those who want to be prioritized in the later order must pay 5,000 crowns (almost 520 euros) in advance. The deposit will be […]

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Renault UK: £ 250- 1000 off electric models for July only

July 6, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

Renault UK has unveiled its ‘Electrify July’ sales event, which sees its entire range of electric vehicles available with an additional manufacturer contribution of up to £1,000. Renault is offering the additional manufacturer contributions on top of existing offers and the Government Plug-in Car/Van Grant only for the month of July 2019. The Zoe comes […]

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Extreme E presents Odyssey 21 prototype

July 5, 2019 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

The prototype of the electric off-road vehicle for the planned new Extreme E racing series in the world’s most extreme climates has now been unveiled. Initially known as the “E-SUV”, the standardized racing car seems to have become a kind of electric off-road buggy. The concept car was presented at the “Goodwood Festival of Speed” […]

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Aigroup & Changan to manufacture EVs in Georgia

July 5, 2019 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

In cooperation with the Chinese vehicle manufacturer Changan, the Georgian Aigroup is building a plant for electric cars in Georgia, which is scheduled to go into operation as early as 2020. The electric cars will also be sold in the EU. It is planned to initially produce 40,000 electric cars per year in the factory […]

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Jaguar plans to build BEVs at castle Bromwich

July 5, 2019 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Jaguar Land Rover has announced plans to manufacture a range of new electrified vehicles at its Castle Bromwich plant near Birmingham. The announcement is the next step towards the company’s promise to offer electrified options for all new models starting 2020. The first new electric car to be produced at the factory is the successor […]

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Sweden: Uniti offers Founders Series electric car

July 4, 2019 Nora Manthey Syndicated Comments Off

Swedish startup Uniti that is backed by the likes of Siemens, Kuka or BorgWarner has opened the online orders for the Founders’ Edition in a limited series. If you order and pay this year, you will get the small electric car before the regular roll-out begins. The very urban EV has been designed from the […]

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Borgward’s Bremen factory finally falls

July 4, 2019 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

The plan by the revived carmaker Borgward to produce electric cars in Bremen, which had previously already come to a standstill, is now apparently completely off the table. The reserved area will likely go to another company. It is unclear what the future holds for Borgward. According to the Bremen Economic Development Agency (WFB), the […]

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Ford & VW investigating cooperation possibilities

July 4, 2019 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Ford and Volkswagen have been investigating a possible cooperation since January. The two companies have already reached agreement on the pickup models, and now things are obviously becoming concrete in the field of e-mobility as well: an important decision could be made next week. As was reported by the German Handelsblatt, VW CEO Diess intends […]

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Volkswagen releases new info on e-Up

July 4, 2019 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

The new edition of the VW e-Up will be presented at the IAA coming September. Customers can already register for the new model on the Dutch website, and new information on the small electric car was released on the Norwegian VW homepage. Accordingly, the new e-Up will be available for order from autumn 2019 after […]

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