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Pininfarina christens its e-sportscar ‘Battista’

December 12, 2018 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

The Automobili Pininfarina e-super sports car – previously known as PF0 – will now bear the name Battista and celebrate its premiere at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2019. In the meantime competitor Lotus is following suit with its own fully electric super sports car. First place goes to the Battista: Pininfarina not only […]

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Will Tesla really ship 3000 EVs a week to Europe?

December 12, 2018 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

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We can’t say for sure, but after Tesla recently announced that Model 3 will also be available in Europe from February, there are now the first indications of the planned quantities: According to a Belgian media report, Tesla plans to ship 3,000 vehicles per week to Europe starting in February. This figure not only includes […]

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With an autonomous e-shuttle Bosch makes the whole cake

December 12, 2018 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

German automotive supplier Bosch is now following the lead of Continental and ZF by producing its own a self-driving electric shuttle. Bosch is already offering an initial preview of the shuttle concept that will celebrate its world premiere at the CES in Las Vegas this January. Bosch is not yet revealing the EVs technical data, but the […]

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JAC Volkswagen establishes new R&D centre in China

December 11, 2018 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

Volkswagen has readied the ground for a research and development centre with its Chinese joint venture partner JAC, in Hefei, Anhui Province. The centre will focus on electrification, connectivity and autonomous driving. The ground-breaking ceremony took place just two weeks after Volkswagen, JAC and Seat signed a letter of intent to jointly develop electric Seat vehicles […]

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VW taking orders for the ID. in 1st half of 2019

December 11, 2018 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

As things stand at present, VW will take advance orders for the ID. “in the first half of 2019”. As yet, nothing has been said about the size of the down payment required. Meanwhile, more than 30 CEOs of VWs most important suppliers recently came to Wolfsburg for the “MEB Supplier Event”. The ID. is […]

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GAC’s Aion S e-limosine gets a Nidec electric axel

December 10, 2018 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

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The Aion S electric sedan, presented by the Chinese manufacturer GAC at the Guangzhou Motor Show, will be the first model to use Nidec’s fully integrated e-axle when it is launched next year. Production of the system will initially start at a new China plant in 2019. The Japanese electric motor manufacturer intends to offer […]

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VW to show its ID. Lounge and e-beach buggy in Shanghai

December 10, 2018 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

VW will be present its next e-model based on the MEB platform, the ID. Lounge, at the Shanghai Auto Show in April 2019. A revival of the famous Meyers Manx beach buggy is also planned as an electric vehicle based on MEB. Autocar released the news, stating that the ID. Lounge, which is now the fifth […]

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Germany: ZF invests 3 billion in electric and hybrid capacity

December 7, 2018 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

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German transmissions supplier ZF launches an investment program of more than three billion euros to produce more sustainable products – above all hybrid transmissions. 800 million alone will flow into ZF’s transmission technology plant in Saarbrücken. The company’s investment plan will roll out over the next four years. ZF is putting particular focus on their […]

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Byton plans April 2019 production launch in China

December 6, 2018 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Byton has announced that their production launch for the electric SUV M-Byte will begin in April next year in China. The sales launch for China is planned for the second half of the year. In Europe and the US, the model will likely likely hit the market in the second half of 2020. This was […]

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VW brand investing 9 billion in electrification

December 6, 2018 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Following the investments by the VW company, Porsche and Audi, the Volkswagen brand itself has now presented an investment plan for their electrification initiative, in which the Wolfsburgers have reserved approximately 9 billion euros for the electrification of their vehicles. About 11 billion euros in total have been earmarked for the future tech fields of […]

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