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VW to gear up Emden factory for electric car production

November 6, 2018 Nora Manthey Syndicated Comments Off

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Volkswagen is thinking to transform their Emden plant in Germany into an electric vehicle only factory. The next board meeting will decide about the next decade’s investments and large scale electrification is on top of the agenda. The option to build a battery cell factory there as well is on the table too. Volkswagen is […]

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Chevrolet presents fully electric drag racer

November 3, 2018 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

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The American automobile manufacturers have surprised with the presentation of a fully electric drag racer named COPO Camaro with 515 kW performance and an 800 volt architecture. Originally, the COPO Camaro special order models were introduced to the market 50 years ago. Now, a modern equivalent has joined the product line up for drag racers. […]

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Bentley considers offering first BEV by 2025

November 2, 2018 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

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The British manufacturer is considering launching its first fully electric vehicle to help reduce it’s fleet emissions, as it is deemed that PHEVs alone will not suffice. Citing the increased legal barriers to emissions producing vehicles, the decision will fall within the year. Although Bentley has previously considered PHEVs the answer to reducing their carbon […]

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US Model 3 sales slow, dent left in combustion sales

November 2, 2018 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

After the explosive sales and delivery bottlenecks at the launch of the Model 3, things have begun to slow down with only 5,902 sales during October, compared to the 22,250 in September. The electrification trend has begun to draw in earnest, however, as automobile manufacturers note reduced sales for their middle class combustion models. October […]

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Volvo & Baidu to develop autonomous EVs

November 1, 2018 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Volvo Cars and the Chinese internet giant Baidu have agreed to cooperate and jointly develop fully electric and autonomous vehicles for the Chinese market, before entering serial production with them. The first result of the cooperation is expected to be completed “some time after 2020”. It is also still unclear which Volvo platform (SPA2 or […]

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VW and Ford working on EV cooperation

November 1, 2018 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Ford and VW are already cooperating in the field of utility vehicles, but now the two automobile manufacturers are planning a far more extensive cooperation in the areas of electric mobility and autonomous driving. The plan is to work together to lower development costs for future technologies. This may provide an entry for Ford to […]

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Sports car maker turning to urban electric car market

October 30, 2018 Nora Manthey Syndicated Comments Off

The Bulgarian racing car manufacturer Sin Cars Int. Eood wants to get involved in the electric car business in future. Yet, they do not aim for say the FIA Formula E but have a more down to earth endeavour in mind: electric city cars. And they want to go public. Sin Cars has hitherto lived […]

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Electric car from Israel fits into tiniest parking lot (video)

October 29, 2018 Nora Manthey Syndicated Comments Off

A start-up called City Transformer has developed an electric car designed to tackle two issues, congestion of both the air and streets in inner cities. Their two-seater “folds” at the push of a bottom, reducing the width to no more than a metre. The price too has been set humbly. City Transformer is based in […]

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Tesla’s Model 3 subject to updates

October 28, 2018 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

The price for the popular BEV has been readjusted again, while a software update has improved the energy recuperation capacities for the vehicle. The exact battery capacity for the mid-range Model 3 has also been revealed. Pricing for the Model 3 with rear-wheel drive and the mid-range battery has been updated since it’s release about […]

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BMW gears up Dingolfing factory for EV manufacturing

October 28, 2018 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

The German automobile manufacturers have begun preparing their manufacturing facility for increased EV production, including electric drive systems and batteries. The upgrades and adjustments for the battery production for the Mini EV alone will cost a two figure sum in the millions. On a 6,000 m² area in the Dingolfing facility, a production area for […]

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