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PSA and Hyundai make use of Vitesco electric drives

October 9, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

Vitesco Technologies, the former Powertrain division of Continental, has announced the signing of an agreement to supply the first fully integrated drive system for several PSA and Hyundai mass production models. Production of the new electric drive system has already started at the Vitesco Technologies plant in Tianjin, China. The PSA Group is using the […]

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Unexpected demand for Peugeot’s e-208

October 8, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

According to brand manager Jean-Philippe Imparato, the e-208 electric version accounts for around a quarter of advance orders for the new Peugeot 208. Peugeot had only reckoned with ten per cent, but say that the production of the e-208 could be expanded to a certain extent. Imparato told Automotive News Europe that it was still […]

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Audi Q4 e-tron concept to be made in Zwickau

October 7, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

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Audi has just officially confirmed that the production model of the Audi Q4 e-tron concept will roll off production lines at Volkswagen’s Zwickau plant. The are also indications that there could be a sportier version of the Q4 and a saloon among Audi’s other planned MEB models. Firstly, regarding the electric car based on the […]

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Polestar reveals prices for its Polestar 2

October 4, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

The Volvo and Geely electric car subsidiary Polestar has now published the final list prices for Polestar 2 in European countries where the Tesla Model 3 competitor will be launched. In Germany,for example, the base price is 58,800 euros. The price now named is 1,100 euros less than announced at the presentation of the 300 […]

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Tesla narrowly misses 100k deliveries in Q3

October 4, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

Tesla delivered around 97,000 electric cars in the third quarter, including 79,600 Model 3, 17,400 Model S and 17,400 Model X. Although the Californians failed to meet their their target of 100,000 deliveries, they still achieved yet another record quarter. As usual, Tesla has given insight into production and delivery figures for the most recent […]

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Porsche creates 500 more jobs in electric car production

October 2, 2019 Nora Manthey Syndicated Comments Off

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Porsche responds to high demand for its Taycan by creating 500 additional jobs. This brings the total of new roles inspired by the electric car to 2,000 at the sports carmakers headquarters in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen, Germany. Previously, Porsche spoke of 1,500 new jobs created by setting up the Taycan production. The reason for this latest increase, […]

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Chinese startup Bordrin to start production

October 1, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

In China, another electric car startup, Bordrin Motors is in the starting blocks. By means of a joint venture with FAW Xiali, Bordrin plans to start series production of its first iV6 model this year: an electric crossover with a range of up to 610 km. Bordrin is also planning its own factory in Shanghai. […]

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Kia considers launching a fully-electric Ceed

September 30, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

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According to Europa-COO Emilio Herrera, Kia is considering making a purely electric version of its Ceed model, as well as bringing another – as yet unnamed – new fully-electric model brought to market by 2021, and bumping up electrification through plug-in hybrids. In an interview with Automotive News Europe, Herrera spoke of the PHEVs in […]

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First in 2023: VW’s small electric car under 20,000 euros

September 30, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

The Volkswagen MEB compact car in Polo size planned for less than 20,000 euros will probably not go into series production before 2023 – according to a British media outlet quoting Volkswagen boss Herbert Diess. At the IAA, the CEO of the world’s largest carmaker told the magazine Autocar that the small electric car makes […]

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Tesla takes aim for 100,000 Q3 deliveries

September 27, 2019 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Tesla could deliver more than 100,000 electric cars for the first time this quarter. This was indicated by Elon Musk in an e-mail to employees. It has also been announced that production of the Model 3 will start at the Tesla plant in Shanghai on October 14. It looks as if Tesla will break the […]

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