Norway: Are European carmakers holding back?

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The Norwegian electric car association “Elbilforening” has criticised long waiting lists for electric cars and see this endangering the goal set by the government three years ago of only registering emission-free new cars in Norway from 2025. According to a report by the German Press Agency (dpa), in Norway, there is an extreme case of […]

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The Future of Daimler’s Smart secured with Geely

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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 […]

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First Mercedes-Benz eCitaro Starts Service In Berlin

First Mercedes-Benz eCitaro in Berlin Berlin Transport Authority (BVG) has received the first out of 15 ordered all-electric Mercedes-Benz eCitaro buses. The German manufacturer already delivered eCitaro to several cities, but it seems that the initial roll-out progress slowly without big orders, often seen in some other European countries. It could be a similar case as […]

Could BMW & Daimler share a small electric car?

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News of Daimler and BMW moving closer together when it comes to electric vehicles have been refreshed today. A new report suggests that BMW is thinking to share an i2 electric car with its neighbouring rival – possibly from 2024. Talks between the two carmakers that dominate the south of Germany had allegedly been ongoing […]

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Smart’s future in the balance

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Daimler apparently wants to decide this year about the future of its small car brand Smart. Under the new head of Daimler, Ola Källenius, the little car may fall victim to pressure to make savings at Daimler. Smart boss Katrin Adt is already looking for a partner in China to lower costs. The Handelsblatt quoted […]

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German carmaking giants agree on strategy

According to company insiders, the heads of VW, BMW and Daimler have agreed on a common approach towards electric mobility during a telephone conversation following Volkswagen’s recent demands. The trio are apparently in agreement that the future belongs to battery electric mobility. In the coming decade, battery electric mobility will be the only technology to […]

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First Audi e-tron Deliveries In Germany Postponed To February?

Audi still needs more time to start deliveries Audi was expected to begin volume deliveries of Audi e-tron in late 2018, but in October it was already known that there were some delays involved. So far, several hundred cars were registered in the first few markets, but it turns out that customer deliveries will not […]

Tesla Model 3 can now be ordered in Europe

The Californians have officially opened up their configurator for selected nations in Europe. This means that now the all-wheel-drive Model 3 with the long-range setup can be ordered in the German language DACH region, as well as other left-hand drive countries. The roll-out for the European market is following the plan, according to the manufacturers. […]

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Chinese startup Ucar takes over Borgward

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The revitalized vehicle manufacturer Borgward has a new owner: The Chinese start-up Ucar will take over 67% of shares from the previous owner Foton for 508 million euros. Now they will decide on the possible return of the car brand to Bremen.   The production of the all-electric BXi7 was supposed to start in the […]

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