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Nissan-Dongfeng JV plans 20 EVs by 2022

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The joint venture owned by Nissan and Dongfeng at 50% each, has announced a green roadmap, which contains plans to develop and launch 20 new electrified vehicles by 2022. The document effectively outlines the joint venture’s strategy for the next five years. A core point of the plan is to launch 20 new electrified vehicle […]

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Nissan-Dongfeng JV plans 20 EVs by 2022

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The joint venture owned by Nissan and Dongfeng at 50% each, has announced a green roadmap, which contains plans to develop and launch 20 new electrified vehicles by 2022. The document effectively outlines the joint venture’s strategy for the next five years. A core point of the plan is to launch 20 new electrified vehicle […]

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German government agency finds potentially poisonous EV components

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The German ministry for transport (KBA) has found that some vehicles potentially received parts contaminated with cadmium. The suspicion is now being investigated. The exact components potentially affected or their vehicles were not specified by the source. Due to it’s high toxicity, cadmium is widely restricted. Should the investigation find dangerous levels of cadmium, this […]

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Nissan and Honda to build hybrids and batteries in Thailand

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Nissan and Honda have received official permission from the Thai government to produce hybrid vehicles and batteries in the SE Asian nation. They are not the first to open up business there; Toyota, BMW and Daimler area already manufacturing hybrids in Thailand. Nissan plans to set up a factory in the Bang Sao Thong district […]

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McLaren switching entire lineup to hybrid

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The luxury automobile manufacturer McLaren has announced their plans to fit their entire lineup with hybrid motors in the next seven years. The goal is being managed by a £1.2 billion business plan called Track25. The new road map covers the time period up until 2025 and is considered the expansion of McLaren’s Track22 plan […]

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Kia planning to produce EVs in India

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The South Korean manufacturer is planning to produce BEVs and PHEVs in their future factory in the Indian Anantapur. Kia is investing 1.1 billion dollars into the factory. The production capacity is planned to stand around 300,000 vehicles per year. Latest by 2021, Kia is planning to bring a fully electric vehicle to India’s market. […]

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GM subsidiary Cruise receives billions from Softbank

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The race to be the first major autonomous drive brand is picking up – the technology company Softbank is investing 2.25 billion dollars in GM Cruise, the General Motors subsidiary specializing on autonomous driving. The investment will take place in two payments. The first will see 900 million dollars flow to GM Cruise. The other […]

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