Operation of three new Mercedes‑Benz eCitaro buses run by Rhein-Neckar-Verkehr GmbH (RNV) has begun, marking the launch of two electric bus routes in Mannheim. Routes 66 and 67 incorporate the new district of Franklin and the new trading estate Taylor …
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Continental’s powertrain division now called Vitesco Technologies
Continental’s powertrain division will bear the name Vitesco Technologies. This was announced by the supplier at the announcement of its new business figures. The partial IPO of the Powertrain division originally announced for the second half of the year, is not expected to take place until 2020. In the middle of last year, Continental announced […]
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UK: reservations open for the Peugeot e-208
Peugeot presented the details of the fully electric version of its new 208 GT Line earlier this year, which was presented at the Geneva Motor Show in March. Now the e-208 is now open for reservation in the United Kingdom with a £500 deposit. Peugeot is releasing its 208 in petrol and diesel versions, but also […]
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VW ID.3 to cost 29,990 euros with a 48 kWh battery
The basic version of the VW ID.3 is expected to run on a 48 kWh battery and will probably cost 29,990 euros, but is not yet ready for launch. A launch edition of Volkswagen’s first MEB electric car can be pre-ordered from 8 May onwards. The German automotive magazine Auto Motor & Sport has published […]
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Tesla Models S and X now fitted with all-new drivetrain design
Now it’s official: Tesla has revised its premium vehicles Model S and Model X and is now offering both cars with a more efficient powertrain, which among other things, gets around ten per cent more range from the same 100 kWh battery. The new drive combines a permanent magnet motor at the front with an […]
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Audi revises production numbers of the e-Tron downwards
Audi has apparently reduced the e-Tron production target for this year at its Brussels plant by more than 10,000 units to 45,242 units. In addition, production of Audi’s second electric model, the e-Tron Sportback, is to be postponed until 2020. The Brussels Times reported on both production adjustments citing internal sources. So far there has […]
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Tesla Model 3 Set New Sales Record In Germany
Well, it didn’t take long – Tesla Model 3 is #1 With around 2,226 new registrations in March, Tesla Model 3 achieved the highest monthly number of new registrations among plug-in electric cars in Germany ever. According to industry analyst Matthias Schmidt (schmidtmatthias.de), the total number for Q1 stands at 3,185 which enables Model 3 […]
ZF new automatic transmissions for BMW
ZF Friedrichshafen has received an order from BMW to supply its advanced 8-speed automatic transmission with a volume in the tens of billions over a long period of time. The latest version of the ZF 8-speed transmission, which has been in production since 2009, is technically optimized for the integration of electric drives. This also […]
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Tesla Sales Almost Equal Porsche In Germany In March 2019
About 0.7% of car sales in Germany were Teslas Thanks to volume deliveries of the Tesla Model 3, in March new car registrations of Tesla in Germany increased 453% year-over-year to a new all-time record of 2,367. We don’t know the exact numbers yet (full report is coming later this month), but it seems that more than […]
Byton marks 50,000 M-Byte reservations
Although the vehicle is not yet on the market, but Byton has already received no less than 50,000 reservations for the M byte via the website. Meanwhile, the startup with prototypes of the model completed winter tests in Inner Mongolia. In addition, the new Byton CEO Daniel Kirchert announced the second vehicle platform to a […]
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