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The core brand Volkswagen Passenger Cars wants to build only pure electric cars in Europe from 2033 at the latest. Brand CEO Thomas Schäfer is thus bringing forward the previous goal of exiting the internal combustion vehicle business in ...

Magna expands EV component production in the USA

The automotive supplier Magna International is investing more than 500 million US dollars in two new production sites and the expansion of an existing plant in the US state of Michigan. An important customer for the eMobility components is ...

Ford moves forward plans to convert German plant

Ford is apparently planning to accelerate the switch to electric vehicles in Europe. According to reports in German and UK media, production of the internal combustion Fiesta small car in Cologne will end at the end of June 2023, ...

Opel to release Grandland PHEV as GSe model

Shortly after the announcement of the Astra GSe and Astra Sports Tourer GSe, Opel has unveiled the next model of its electrified subsidiary. The Grandland GSe has a plug-in hybrid drive that combines a 1.6-litre petrol engine with two ...

Hyundai launches construction of EV factory in the USA

Hyundai Motor Group has started construction of its new electric car plant in the US state of Georgia. The Bryan County plant is scheduled to begin production in the first half of 2025 with an annual capacity of 300,000 ...

Lotus announces prices for the Eletre

Lotus has priced its Eletre in Europe. The electric SUV, which was presented in March, starts at £89,500, with deliveries scheduled to begin in 2023. However, the two more powerful variants are significantly more expensive. For the price of ...

Bosch launches electric drive production in South Carolina

Bosch has begun manufacturing electric motors for e-cars at its existing U.S. plant in Charleston. The German supplier also plans to invest more than $260 million at the South Carolina site to further expand production of electrification products. The ...

Nidec launches production of 2nd gen electric axle drive

Nidec has started series production of its second-generation electric axle drive system. The drive solution called Gen.2 has recently been produced in Guangzhou, China. It is said to offer higher torque and power density at a lower weight. Nidec’s ...

Toyota to develop bZ3 with partners in China

Toyota has announced an all-electric sedan called the bZ3, developed in collaboration between Toyota, BYD and FAW Toyota, which is to be offered exclusively in China for the time being. In addition, according to media reports, there are indications ...

Mullen to expand to Europe with electric delivery vehicle

US American electric car startup Mullen plans to begin selling a vehicle in Europe later this year. The Mullen I-GO is a small electric car manufactured in China that the company says will be used primarily for last-mile logistics. ...

Skoda adds RS model to Enyaq lineup

Skoda has expanded the Enyaq lineup with the addition of the top-of-the-range RS iV. Like its coupé sister model, the Enyaq RS iV also offers an electric drive with two motors, an all-wheel drive and 220 kW system output. ...

Hella opens e-mobility development centre in Romania

The automotive supplier Hella, which operates under the umbrella brand Forvia, is further expanding its European R&D network in the electronics sector with two new development locations in the Romanian cities of Iași and Oradea. Development in the areas ...

GAC Aion closes funding round with €2.5 billion

GAC Aion has completed a financing round of 18.29 billion yuan (2.56 billion euros), in which 53 investors participated. The option of an IPO will probably now be explored with the strategic investors. The deal saw 1.383 billion shares ...

Nio backs away from leasing-only offers in Europe

Nio will offer the possibility to not only rent but also buy its electric models in Europe from 21 November. Until now, the business model of the Chinese newcomer only provided a leasing option. According to the manufacturer, the ...

Tesla lowers prices for the Model Y & Model 3 in China

Tesla has lowered the prices for all variants of the Model 3 and Model Y in China. With the price reduction, the basic version of the Model Y slips below the 300,000 yuan threshold and thus now qualifies for ...

Kia introduces battery pre-conditioning for older EV6 models

Kia now offers a software update for its model year 2022 EV6 that is designed to speed up charging processes in cold temperatures. Battery conditioning, which is standard on 2023 EV6 models, the new EV6 GT and Niro EV, ...

GM introduces new electric pickup ‘Sierra EV’

General Motors is introducing another all-electric pickup truck. Like the previous combustion model, the Sierra EV runs under the GMC brand and is based on the Ultium platform. In the ‘Denali Edition 1’, the electric pickup with impressive data ...

Aiways U6 now available to register interest in Europe

Aiways has taken another step on the way to the market premiere of the U6 in Europe. As of now, interest in the Aiways U6 can be expressed in Europe on a newly established website. There are no prices ...

Tesla to design small EV platform

Elon Musk confirmed during the conference on the new quarterly figures that Tesla’s focus is now on the development of a new platform for smaller electric cars. The goal with Tesla’s third platform, following those for the Model S/X ...

Mullen takes over Electric Last Mile Solutions

After acquiring a majority stake in Bollinger Motors, the US electric car start-up Mullen has now also completed the takeover of the electric utility vehicle provider Electric Last Mile Solutions (ELMS). The takeover was not favourable, however, but should ...

Third quarter of 2022 shows Tesla balancing turnover and profit

Tesla has ironed out the dip in sales and profits from the previous quarter and generated a new record turnover of $21.45 billion in the third quarter. However, the profit is balanced by the discrepancy between vehicles produced and ...

Third quarter shows Tesla barely balancing turnover and profit

Foxconn introduces three new BEV models

The Taiwanese contract manufacturer Foxconn presented prototypes of two new electric models at its Tech Day. Foxconn also showed the production version of the Model C, which was presented as a concept last year. First, about the two new ...

DS changes teams from Techeetah to Dragon

DS Automobiles has parted company with the Techeetah team in Formula E and will be working with the US team Penske Autosport (Dragon) in the ‘Gen3’ era of the all-electric racing series from the coming season. In addition, the ...

Rolls-Royce Spectre performance data revealed

Rolls-Royce has unveiled its first ever purely electric model headed for production, the Spectre. A year after announcing the car and plans for full electrification, the company now provides performance data, albeit with extensive testing ongoing. In fact, the ...

VinFast & Infineon to cooperate on EV platform

VinFast and the German semiconductor manufacturer Infineon are building a joint application competence centre for electromobility in Hanoi. The opening in the Vietnamese capital is planned for the first quarter of 2023. According to a joint press release, the ...

VinFast announces plans for HQ in Frankfurt, Paris & Amsterdam

The Vietnamese electric car manufacturer VinFast announces the opening of its own country headquarters in Germany, France and the Netherlands. VinFast’s three headquarters will be located in Frankfurt, Paris and Amsterdam. The opening of the first flagship store in ...

Next.e.GO Mobile announces sales launch of the e.wave X

German electric vehicle manufacturer Next.e.GO Mobile has started selling the e.wave X, the successor to the Life small electric car unveiled in May. The e.wave X can now be configured by pre-orderers at list prices starting at 24,990 euros. ...

Cadillac releases further technical specs for the Celestiq

Cadillac has released more technical details on the upcoming Celestiq. According to the manufacturer, the 111kWh battery is capable of supporting a range of up to 300 miles, and the electric vehicle will launch at a price of around ...

Micro Mobility presents two new Microlinos in Paris

The Swiss company Micro Mobility has brought two world premieres to Paris; an easygoing Microlino Lite for younger customers and the Microlino Spiaggina beach buggy. In more practical terms, there is also the series Microlino 2.0 on display. As ...

‘4EVER Trophy’ previews compact e-SUV to revive Renault 4

Renault has brought the all-electric ‘4EVER Trophy’ to the Paris Motor Show. The concept car in off-road style previews the incoming series compact electric SUV, which the French manufacturer hopes will revive the Renault 4 in 2025. Says Renault: ...

Stellantis debuts all-electric Jeep Avenger

Jeep presented its first BEV model at the Paris Motor Show. The electric Jeep is due for launch in Europe in early 2023. The spec largely follows other Stellantis models, but the Group has yet to set a price ...

BMW will cease electric Mini production at Cowley, UK

The Times reports that Mini will stop producing electric cars in England in 2023 and move them to China. BMW makes around 40,000 electric Minis a year at its plant in Cowley on the outskirts of Oxford. Production is ...

BMW will seize electric Mini production at Cowley, UK

Mercedes EQE SUV debuts – The EV quartet is complete

Mercedes-Benz presents the EQE SUV ahead of the Paris Motor Show, praising it as a “multi-purpose variant” of the EQE business sedan. The fourth model utilising the fully electric EVA II platform will also launch as a sporty AMG ...

Porsche improves EPA range of 2023 Taycan in the USA

Porsche has significantly improved the EPA-estimated driving range figures of all 2023 Taycan model variants in the US compared to the range ratings from 2022. “Incremental software improvements since launch,” are responsible for the improved ranges, according to the ...

FEV inaugruates R&D centre in China

FEV, the vehicle development service provider based in Aachen, Germany, has inaugurated a research and development centre for battery and complete vehicle development in Shenyang in the Chinese province of Liaoning through its subsidiary FEV China. The R&D centre ...

Volkswagen electric car deliveries are up in 2022

The Volkswagen Group handed over 366,400 fully electric vehicles to customers in the first nine months of this year, around 25 per cent more than in the same period last year (293,000). The BEV (Battery Electric Vehicle, i.e. purely ...

Honda & Sony establish SHM joint venture

Sony and Honda have established their announced joint venture for electric cars and mobility services. With the founding of Sony Honda Mobility (SHM), the new company has revealed its production location and timeline, starting with pre-orders in 2025. The ...

Renault creates The Future is Neutral for circular economy

Renault Group has created a company dedicated exclusively to the circular economy. The new company, called The Future is Neutral, aims to be “the European leader in the circular economy for cars by 2030”. The new company, The Future ...

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