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Citroën planning purely electric cars from 2020

October 15, 2018 Nora Manthey Syndicated Comments Off

Citroën of PSA is gearing up their electrification effort. PSA’s chief developer Gilles Le Borgne confirmed plans to launch the next generation of the C4 as a purely electric version by 2020 with the aim of competing with Volkswagen’s ID. reports Auto Express. In detail Citroën has decided to position the new C4 on the […]

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Citroën planning purely electric cars from 2020

October 15, 2018 Nora Manthey Syndicated Comments Off

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Jaguar may turn into all-electric car brand by 2025

October 15, 2018 Nora Manthey Syndicated Comments Off

JLR is considering to turn Jaguar into an electric vehicle only brand within the next decade. Executives and their product planners have produced an outline strategy, says Autocar, complete with a future line-up of nothing but EVs. For now it is understood that the phase-out of all fossil-fuel powered models could happen in the next […]

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Cadillac to focus on electrification instead of diesel

September 17, 2018 Nora Manthey Syndicated Comments Off

GM’s label Cadillac announced they have put their diesel development on hold as the market appears to be “changing more quickly than we anticipated,” said new Cadillac President Steve Carlisle. Their focus is on electrified drive trains. What may appear natural to us here is a more surprising step for Cadillac. The GM label had […]

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Lexus CEO Presents His Anti-EV Case

August 13, 2018 Vanja Kljaić Syndicated Comments Off

A prune business decision or just another case of blind leading the blind? There are more pessimistic predictions about the future of electric vehicles coming from Lexus Boss, Yoshihiro Sawa. In his most recent interview with AutoCar, Sawa cautioned carmakers against putting too much emphasis on fully electric powertrains. He warns that such business decisions might […]

Changan building large scale NEV factory

June 24, 2018 Nora Manthey Syndicated Comments Off

China’s Changan has begun construction works in Nanjing to build a production facility with an annual capacity of 240,000 new energy vehicles a year. Start of production is set for June 2020. By 2025, Changan want to build plug-in cars only. In order to become a sole electric vehicle maker, Changan want to create three […]

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VW & FAW to double electric car production facility

June 23, 2018 Nora Manthey Syndicated Comments Off

Volkswagen and its joint venture partner FAW are pressing to double their production facility in China. Their electric car production site in Foshan is currently churning out 300,000 EVs a year but it to grow into a “mega factory” with an annual capacity for over half a million units. Volkswagen and FAW doubling their effort […]

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Volvo presents brand new V60 with two PHEV options

June 21, 2018 Nora Manthey Syndicated Comments Off

Volvo has taken the wraps off the long expected V60 series that marks the end of diesel or better, the beginning of the electrified era at the Swedish carmaker as the V60 comes in two plug-in hybrid variants. And it is another first as the car is made entirely in Volvo’s new U.S. factory. The […]

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FCA: New strategy calls for electric models across all brands

June 2, 2018 Nora Manthey Syndicated Comments Off

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The era of Sergio Marcchionne is nearing its end but before the head of Fiat-Chrysler will quit his job next year, he wants to ready all brands for an electrified future. His 5-year plan calls for a move away from diesel and into electric and hybrid models. The CEO of the FCA group, Sergio Marchionne, […]

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