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The Seat brand Cupra is entering Formula E through a cooperation with Abt Sportsline. However, this commitment is merely a participation as title sponsor, which means that the team name Abt Cupra Formula E Team has now also been ...

NEV registrations hit another record in China over November

In China, sales of new energy cars reached a new high in November: According to estimates by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA), around 732,000 new energy cars were sold – about 56,000 more than in the previous record ...

Sono Motors starts funding campaign for the Sion

In Germany, in a statement on the sidelines of the Q3 figures, the CEOs and co-founders of Sono Motors, Jona Christians and Laurin Hahn, announced a special reservation campaign for the Sion. If this is not successful, the solar ...

GM considers electrifying Camaro and the Escalade

General Motors could convert two more iconic model lines into complete sub-brands for electric cars. This is according to a media report. In addition to the Corvette sports car series, these are said to be the Camaro from the ...

Volkswagen completes new vehicle factory in Anhui

Volkswagen has completed construction of the new MEB plant in Anhui, China, and built the first pre-series vehicle there. Series production at the Anhui plant, which according to Chinese media has an annual capacity of 350,000 electric cars, is ...

VW to boost range and charging performance for the MEB+

In a dossier on its website, Volkswagen has now officially confirmed details of the MEB+, the planned enhanced version of its MEB electric car kit. The MEB+ will use the new unit cell – for more range and shorter ...

Volkswagen invests €460 million in Wolfsburg plant

Volkswagen is investing around 460 million euros in the transformation of its main plant in Wolfsburg as a first step until the beginning of 2025. The investments will mainly go towards preparations for the recently confirmed production of the ...

Volvo rehires former Tesla manager as head of R&D

Anders Bell will lead Volvo Cars’ research and development from 16 December 2022. Bell has almost 25 years of experience in the automotive industry: in addition to his many years at Volvo Cars, he most recently worked for Tesla ...

Mercedes to release S-Class performance PHEV

Following the plug-in hybrid offshoot of the C-Class, Mercedes-AMG is now also using the technology in the S-Class. The corresponding model is called the Mercedes-AMG S 63 E Performance and offers a system output of 590 kW. That is ...

Volvo confirms plans for entry-level EV EX30

Volvo CEO Jim Rowan has confirmed plans for a new entry-level model to journalists. The small all-electric SUV will be called the EX30, as suspected, and is due to launch in 2023. According to Rowan, the EX30 will be ...

Vovlo confirms plans for entry-level EV EX30

Mercedes has opened their first EV showroom in Japan

Mercedes-Benz has opened its first dealership worldwide exclusively for electric cars – in Japan. It was built in Yokohama and offers 1,221 square metres of space for the presentation of up to seven electric cars as well as an ...

VW launches software update for the ID.4 in the USA

Volkswagen of America has started a new update programme for ID.4 software, which is to bring performance improvements and new features. The updates will improve charging and system performance on model year 21, and some model year 22 vehicles. ...

BYD to build vehicle plant in Europe

BYD wants to build electric cars in Europe in the future. According to the Chinese manufacturer, this is to support the rapid market ramp-up on the continent. A quick decision seems likely. As BYD manager Stella Li told Bloomberg, ...

DS has presented their Formula E racer for the upcoming season

DS Automobiles has now unveiled its new race car for the upcoming Formula E season. At the wheel of the new DS E-Tense FE23 will be current world champion Stoffel Vandoorne and Jean-Eric Vergne, the only double champion in ...

GM considers taking Corvette fully electric

General Motors is reportedly planning to establish the Corvette sports car series as an electric car subsidiary and to expand the model range. According to a media report, a four-door coupé and a high-performance crossover are planned in addition ...

Cupra to build the Tavascan in China for global markets

Cupra will produce the all-electric Tavascan in China and export it from there to sales markets such as Europe. However, with production in China for world markets, the Tavascan is likely to remain a one-off within the VW Group. ...

Mercedes to boost electric drive production capacities in Untertürkheim

Mercedes-Benz wants to double its production capacities for electric drives at the Untertürkheim plant. Previously, up to 500,000 units per year were to be produced there, but now the Stuttgart company is aiming for output in the order of ...

BorgWarner acquires Swiss engineering firm DriveTek

The US automotive supplier BorgWarner has acquired DriveTek AG as of 1 December 2022. The Swiss company offers engineering and product development services for inverters, electric drive solutions, and power electronics. The transaction is worth CHF 35 million. DriveTek’s ...

Evergrande NEV suspends production due to lack of orders

Evergrande New Energy Vehicle, the electric car division of the Chinese real estate group Evergrande, has apparently suspended series production of its only model, the Hengchi 5, due to a lack of new orders. This is according to a ...

BMW prepares for drive production in Steyr

BMW has launched preparations to produce the next generation of electric drive systems at its engine plant in Steyr from 2025. In concrete terms, BMW has begun to set the course in terms of personnel and organisation. Meanwhile in ...

Volkswagen is rethinking their upcoming flagship model ‘Trinity’

The new VW Group CEO Oliver Blume and Brand CEO Thomas Schäfer continue to readjust the plans of their predecessors. According to a media report, the design draft for the new electric flagship Trinity has fallen through – the ...

Norways electric vehicle registrations still on the uptake

Exactly 15,915 electric cars were newly registered in Norway in November. Battery-electric cars thus achieved a share of 81.6 per cent of all new passenger car registrations in the month. The best-selling model came from Tesla. The 15,915 new ...

Volvo is updating the drive systems of the XC40 and C40

Volvo has extensively revised the drive systems of its electric models XC40 and C40. In the all-wheel drive models, an asynchronous motor replaces the previously used permanent synchronous motor on the front axle. The new motor layout of the ...

Interview with Mobilize CEO Clotilde Delbos: “The car becomes a revenue platform”

Mobilize to offer software-defined vehicles Diversified mobility services and continued revenue by refurbishing vehicles Second-life batteries and the cooperation with Betteries Mobilize HPC charging network in Europe Vehicle-to-Grid and Vehicle-to-X applications Mobilize is a new brand of Renault Group ...

Mercedes presents electric micro camper van

Mercedes-Benz Vans has presented the Concept EQT Marco Polo1, a study of an all-electric micro-camper. At the same time, the company also previews the EQT series design, set apart from the eCitan. There are no surprises regarding the drive ...

Fisker considers EV production in Europe

The US electric car manufacturer Fisker is considering setting up European production for its second model, the Pear. Currently, according to CEO Henrik Fisker, many options are still being examined – such as whether to build from scratch, alone ...

Foxconn buys land in Saudi Arabia for EV factory

Foxconn is pushing ahead with its plans to produce electric cars in Saudi Arabia. A dedicated plant is to be built for the new electric car brand Ceer, with construction scheduled to start in early 2023. After the contract ...

Mahle sells 1.4 billion euros-worth of EV compressors

With its electric air-conditioning compressor for thermal management in electric vehicles, the German automotive supplier Mahle has secured numerous series orders in the passenger car and commercial vehicle sectors with a total order volume of around 1.4 billion euros. ...

Valmet kicks off production of the Lightyear 0

Valmet Automotive has started series production of the Lightyear 0 long-distance solar car at its plant in Uusikaupunki, Finland. Initially, however, only one unit per week will be produced. Production is to be gradually ramped up in the first ...

Audi first automaker to receive UK EVA accreditation

Audi says it is the first car manufacturer in the UK to receive a 100 per cent network approval Electric Vehicle Approved (EVA) accreditation across its entire network of centres. Under the new EVA scheme, all 113 Audi Centres ...

UK: Ford is building up Power Unit plant in Halewood

Ford is increasing investment in its transmission plant in Halewood, UK, to boost the production of electric vehicle components. The US company announced £230 million last year and is adding £150 million to scale annual output from 250,000 to ...

Honda announces small series fuel-cell CR-V

Honda has announced a fuel-cell version of the latest generation of its CR-V compact SUV. In addition to the fuel cell system, the CR-V FCEV will have an externally rechargeable battery and will be produced at the manufacturer’s Performance ...

Jaguar & Nissan present Formula E race cars

Following Porsche, Jaguar and Nissan have now also presented their new Formula E racing cars. The new Jaguar I-Type 6 for the 2023 season is expected to bring the British company big success after the runner-up title with Mitch ...

Xpeng’s second half of 2022 slows down compared to the start

Xpeng has presented its business figures for the third quarter of 2022. The Chinese electric car maker’s vehicle deliveries and sales were weaker than in the second quarter of 2022, and the company’s October figures and forecasts point to ...

BMW invests in Jetti Resources to secure copper for drive systems

BMW is investing in the US company Jetti Resources to promote the responsible and resource-conserving mining of copper. Copper is one of the key raw materials in the production of electric drive systems. BMW is not disclosing the size ...

Jeep releases the ‘1st Edition’ Avenger for €39,900

Jeep has opened orders in many European countries for its first BEV model Avenger in the fully equipped ‘1st Edition’. In Germany, the variant costs 39,900 euros. However, the price for the base model is not yet available. In ...

Aiways to set up car and battery assembly plant in Thailand

After receiving an order for up to 150,000 electric cars from Thai eMobility service provider Phoenix EV a few days ago, the Chinese electric car manufacturer has now announced plans for an assembly plant in Thailand. The vehicle and ...

Volkswagen announces updated ID.3 in spring 2023

One day after Volkswagen thinned out the ID.3 range in the online configurator, the Wolfsburg-based company has confirmed the premiere of a “new ID.3” for spring 2023. In the course of the coming year, the MEB model will then ...

Volkswagen has updated their ID.3 offers

Volkswagen has updated the configurator of the ID.3 – significantly thinning out the range and raising the prices. In addition, the Wolfsburg-based company has announced a “further developed version” for next year – but only with minor changes. In ...

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