Volvo to reveal an all-electric XC40 later this year

Volvo will introduce the first all-electric version of its XC40 brand compact SUV later this year, which will be the Volvo Car Group’s second BEV after the recently launched Polestar 2. Both electric models are to be launched in 2020. In addition to the all-electric drive, two PHEV options of the compact SUV will also […]

The post Volvo to reveal an all-electric XC40 later this year appeared first on electrive.com.

BYD Plug-In Electric Car Sales In China Increased By 70%

Seasonal bottom was reached, now it’s time to go up February – as typical – brings a significant slowdown of the general volume of car sales in China, but BYD managed to increase its plug-in electric car sales by around 70% year-over-year to over 14,000. It’s kind of an achievement when the overall market collapsed 17% year-over-year. […]

The9 To Resurrect Faraday Future FF 91 As V9 In 2020

The future is still far away, but maybe there is a chance again? Interesting news comes from China where The9 Limited (The9), an Internet company listed in NASDAQ, announced a 50/50 joint venture with Faraday&Future Inc. According to the press release, The9 intends to introduce on the market a new all-electric car called V9, based […]

Daimler Forms Global Joint Venture With Geely To Develop Smart

Daimler seeks a new way for smart through a JV with Geely Daimler and Geely Holding announced an intention to form a 50:50 joint venture, which will develop and operate the smart brand globally. The deal announced in the middle of the huge transformation to electric only cars, seems like sales of half of the smart […]

Volkswagen I.D. R To Race On Tianmen Shan Big Gate Road: Video

Volkswagen I.D. R will race the “Road to Heaven” in the “China Challenge” Volkswagen announced a new challenge for the all-electric racing car I.D. R, which in 2018 set a new record at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in Colorado and is already scheduled for arecord-breakingg run at the Nürburgring-Nordschleife. In September 2019, Volkswagen […]

Tesla Gigafactory 3 night flyover shows first signs of building structure taking shape

A closer look at Gigafactory 3’s overnight construction work has revealed several interesting details about the progress of Tesla’s upcoming factory in Shanghai. Two prominent elements are notable from the recently-shot drone footage. One, the work on site appears to have spread to other areas of the 864,885-square meter lot; and two, the ongoing work […]

The post Tesla Gigafactory 3 night flyover shows first signs of building structure taking shape appeared first on TESLARATI.

Tesla Gigafactory 3 night flyover shows first signs of building structure taking shape

A closer look at Gigafactory 3’s overnight construction work has revealed several interesting details about the progress of Tesla’s upcoming factory in Shanghai. Two prominent elements are notable from the recently-shot drone footage. One, the work on site appears to have spread to other areas of the 864,885-square meter lot; and two, the ongoing work […]

The post Tesla Gigafactory 3 night flyover shows first signs of building structure taking shape appeared first on TESLARATI.

Songuo Motors presents the NeuWai brand

songuo-motors-neuwai-suv
At the Seoul Motor Show, South Korean manufacturer Songuo Motors presented the NeuWai brand, under which a whole series of vehicles will be sold in the future, including vehicles with electric drives. NeuWai is exhibiting no less than twelve models at the show. The new brand offers everything from two-wheeled vehicles to small cars, SUVs, […]

The post Songuo Motors presents the NeuWai brand appeared first on electrive.com.

The Future of Daimler’s Smart secured with Geely

geely-daimler-joint-venture-smart-min
Daimler confirms the latest rumours about the future of its small car brand Smart – so now it is official: Daimler and Geely will establish a joint venture based in China to further develop the Smart brand as a global EV manufacturer. The joint venture, in which Daimler and Geely each hold a 50 per […]

The post The Future of Daimler’s Smart secured with Geely appeared first on electrive.com.