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Hyundai-Kia update US electric car line-up

August 30, 2021 Nora Manthey Syndicated Comments Off

Hyundai and Kia are updating their electrified car line-up in the United States. Hyundai, for example, lowered the price for the Kona Electric while Kia is bringing in some new hybrid cars in the model year 2022. Said MY2022 also carries upgrades. First to Hyundai and the Kona Electric. The company’s longer-serving electric car will […]

The 2021 BMW X5 xDrive45e—a big battery gives this hybrid a useful range

August 27, 2021 Jonathan M. Gitlin Syndicated Comments Off

BMW has doubled the battery capacity compared to the old model.

GAC Honda to build new plant with 120,000 annual capacity

August 18, 2021 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

The Chinese joint venture GAC Honda wants to increase its production capacities for electric cars and plug-in hybrids by 120,000 vehicles per year with the construction of a new plant. Construction is scheduled to begin in October this year and be completed in 2024. The new facilities will include a test track for cars, a […]

China’s July NEV sales rise to 271,000 vehicles

August 11, 2021 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

In July, a total of 271,000 new energy vehicles were sold in China – an increase of 164.4 per cent compared to July 2020. BYD led the manufacturers, but the best-selling model for the eleventh month in a row was the Wuling Hongguang Mini EV. The joint venture between SAIC and General Motors sold 30,706 […]

Geely & Hyundai to cooperate on hybrids

August 9, 2021 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

The two car companies Geely and Renault plan to cooperate on the introduction of hybrid vehicles in China and South Korea. A corresponding memorandum of understanding has now been concluded. According to Geely, the cooperation is intended to accelerate the implementation of the ‘Renaulution plan‘ – the French company’s current strategy. In concrete terms, hybrids […]

US carmakers aim for 40%-50% EV sales by 2030

August 5, 2021 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

The car companies General Motors, Ford and Stellantis have announced in a joint statement that they want to achieve between 40 and 50 per cent of their sales in the USA with BEVs, PHEVs and FCEVs by 2030. This sales target was apparently wrested from the carmakers by US President Joe Biden. The automakers wrote […]

Further Stellantis brands to go fully electric

August 5, 2021 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

At the presentation of its business figures for the first half of the year, Stellantis gave new details on its electrification strategy. Accordingly, DS Automobiles will only launch pure BEVs on the market from 2024. Alfa Romeo is to become an all-electric car brand from 2027. In early July, Stellantis had presented its electric strategy, […]

New Zealand marks 5,850 EV sales so far in 2021

August 4, 2021 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

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New Zealand’s electric vehicle registrations hit a total percentage of 6.45% last month, which is triple the first-half-2021 average. This includes only fully electric vehicles, with both PHEVs and BEVs making for 11.8% of July vehicle registrations. That is a percentage of EV including PHEV registrations and considers all vehicles including used imports and both […]

Hyundai launches EV leasing service in the UK

August 4, 2021 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Hyundai Motor UK has launched a new all-in-one monthly subscription service for its line-up of hybrid, plug-in hybrid and fully electric models. The service, titled ‘Hyundai Mocean’ offers access to Hyundai’s complete electrified model range, in return for one monthly fee to cover all major motoring costs. The subscription starts from £339 per month and […]

Norway marks 6,731 new EV registrations in July

August 3, 2021 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

In Norway, 6,731 new electric cars were registered in July, setting the EV share in new car registrations at 64 per cent last month. Norway’s most successful model across all drive types was the Ford Mustang Mach-E with 898 new registrations. Compared to July 2020 (4,408 new registrations), the 6,731 electric cars were an increase […]