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Daimler considers selling 50% of Smart to Geely

March 27, 2019 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

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Daimler is said to be about to sell half of its subsidiary brand Smart to its Chinese major shareholder Geely. The official announcement of the takeover of 50 percent of the Smart shares is apparently going to take place before the Shanghai Auto Show in April. The “Financial Times” reports this with reference to three […]

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Audi e-tron test report – the electric spacecraft

March 26, 2019 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Is the Audi e-tron really a Tesla fighter? electrive.net editor-in-chief Peter Schwierz tested the first serial generation from Ingolstadt for a weekend in Berlin and Brandenburg. Here follow his experiences on what Audi does differently. To begin: I’m not a friend of SUVs. They are impractical for the city, too inefficient for long distances. That’s […]

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Nissan Leaf passes EPA inspection

March 26, 2019 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

The new Nissan Leaf with a 62 kWh battery pack has received its official EPA rating for range. The two different vehicle versions feature ranges of 215 miles and 226 miles, respectively. The range difference for the Leaf e+, which both feature the same battery, is due to a weight differential between the standard version […]

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Battery bottleneck threatens Audi’s e-tron production

March 26, 2019 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

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Audi is reportedly having problems with the battery supply from the supplier LG Chem for their electric e-tron. Audi is therefore currently only able to produce about half of the originally announced 300 e-tron units per day at its plant in Brussels. This was reported by German newspaper Bayerischer Rundfunk with reference to suppliers and […]

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China: Enovate starts BEV factory construction

March 26, 2019 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

The premium electric brand Enovate owned by the Chinese manufacturer DearCC, has begun construction of its first electric car factory. The target capacity is 60,000 vehicles per year. Enovate’s first model is an electric SUV called ME7. The company has announced that they will open the order books for the electric SUV for Auto Shanghai […]

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Could BMW & Daimler share a small electric car?

March 25, 2019 Nora Manthey Syndicated Comments Off

News of Daimler and BMW moving closer together when it comes to electric vehicles have been refreshed today. A new report suggests that BMW is thinking to share an i2 electric car with its neighbouring rival – possibly from 2024. Talks between the two carmakers that dominate the south of Germany had allegedly been ongoing […]

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Formula E: DS Techeetah’s Jean-Eric Vergne wins Sanya E-Prix

March 24, 2019 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

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Halftime in Formula E after 6 cities into the race calendar. Even though Saturday’s race in Sanya, „the Hawaii of China”, did not offer the usual entertainment of the previous Formula E races, there were some pleasant surprises. Reigning champion Jean-Eric Vergne secured his first victory of the season at the home race for the […]

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UK: Coventry opens centre for propulsion systems

March 24, 2019 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

In the English city of Coventry, development service provider FEV and Coventry University have opened the Centre for Advanced Low-Carbon Propulsion Systems (C-ALPS), a state-of-the-art development centre for clean propulsion technologies. The C-ALPS is the result of a collaboration between the two partners to combine academic and practical expertise for the development of the next […]

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Volvo cannot keep up with PHEV demand

March 23, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

Volvo is expecting an enormous increase in sales of its plug-in hybrid vehicles by the end of the year. According to company boss Hakan Samuelsson, Volvo has underestimated demand and is not keeping up with production. Volvo’s plug-in hybrids are more sought-after than the manufacturer had anticipated. “We are not happy because we could sell […]

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GM to invest a total of $1.8 billion in U.S. manufacturing

March 23, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

General Motors has announced an investment of $300 million for its assembly plant in Orion Township, Michigan. The investment should enable the production of a new Chevrolet electric vehicle as part of its commitment and $1.8 billion investment, after restructuring plans last November left many GM workers unsure of their jobs. Originally the new electric […]

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