However, there is still a long way to go to meet the lofty goal of ‘zero crashes, zero emissions and zero congestion’ This week, General Motors’ CEO Mary Barra published a blog post on LinkedIn to address the company’s all electric future. Last October, Barra made the announcement that 20 new all-electric vehicles would be […]
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First Million Electric Car Sales Took 5 Years, 2nd Million Just 6 Months
Overall sales volume may be small, but the growth is nothing short of impressive Lately, even the hardest doubters and naysayers of the electric car revolution are – even if unwillingly – changing their backward views. If nothing else, the sheer sales numbers are proving that the future is electric after all. When the first […]
FAW-VW JV opens new Tianjin factory
Volkswagen and their Chinese partner FAW have opened a new factory in Tianjin. The factory will serve to support their SUV offensive in China. It will serve as a production facility for Volkswagen and Audi SUVs, including PHEV variants. The daily production capacity is set at 1,200 units, with an annual production capacity of 300,000 […]
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GM’s China Dream Falters Because Of Bad Batteries
Chinese-built EVs not as easy as A123 General Motors has big plug-in plans for China with 10 models scheduled to launch in that country by the end of 2020. Now, though, it seems that plan has gone at least temporarily awry. The batteries that its in-country supplier A123 has been producing are not up to specification […]
Nissan Leaf sedan: company builds Slyphy, first electric car for China
Nissan on Monday announced it had started production in China of a Nissan Leaf-based sedan called the Slyphy. The company first introduced the car at the Beijing auto show in April. China, the world’s largest market for electric cars, also leans heavil…
Nissan begins production of Leaf-based-Sylphy electric car in China
The Nissan Sylphy Zero Emission, the first Nissan electric car made for China, has begun rolling off the production line. The start of production by Dongfeng Nissan Passenger Vehicle Co., the passenger vehicle unit of Dongfeng Motor Co., Ltd. (DFL), Ni…
CHAdeMO to jointly develop next-gen ultra-fast charging standard with China
CHAdeMO Association announced their decision to jointly develop the next generation Ultra-Fast charging standard with China Electricity Council (hereafter CEC), China’s official association of utilities in charge of their national regulations and stand…
Nissan Sylphy Zero Emission Enters Production In China
Dongfeng Nissan begins production of its Sylphy Zero Emission Nissan starts production of its LEAF-based Sylphy Zero Emission electric car in it Huadu plant in China through its Dongfeng Nissan Passenger Vehicle Co. (Dongfeng Nissan) joint venture. It’s the first electric Nissan built in China specifically for Chinese consumers. By the end of 2019, DFL […]
Donfeng & Nissan JV begins Sylphy production
The joint venture’s first low-cost BEV has begun rolling off the assembly line at the Guangzhou factory in China. According to the manufacturers, it will be joined by another 5 models spread over several brands by the end of next year. The Sylphy was specifically designed for the Chinese market, both in terms of the […]
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Kandi Unveils New Electric Car And SUV In … U.S.
As part of a partnership with a Dallas-based auto parts company, two new EVs will be available in the U.S. Kandi Technologies Group, Inc. is an electric vehicle manufacturer based in China. However, soon, some Americans will be able to buy the automaker’s compact electric SUV and subcompact electric car. ATV/UTV distributor Sportman Country in Dallas, Texas […]
