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Tag: Electric Car
Opel unveils new stunning all-electric concept
Earlier this year, Opel announced plans to build its own electric cars as its Chevy Bolt EV deal with GM isn’t working out. Now the European automaker is unveiling a stunning new all-electric concept, called the ‘Opel GT X Experimental’.
China’s ambition to power the world’s electric cars took a huge leap forward this week
In a public offering on June 11 in Shenzhen, battery giant Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd. (CATL) raised nearly $1 billion to fund ambitious expansion plans. China will be making 70 percent of the world’s electric-vehicle batteries by 2021.
Mercedes-Benz flaunts its all-electric compact EQA concept
Mercedes has showed off footage of its prototype EQA, the compact EV that’s part of its next-generation of EQ electric cars. It first unveiled the A-Class-sized electric car at the Frankfurt Auto Show last year, but it now apparently has a working prototype.
Kia Niro elétrico é apresentado na CES com autonomia de 383 km
Com visual mais futurista que o Kia Niro de produção, o conceito da CES não deixa de lado o estilo germânico empregado em modelos recentes da marca
Inside Tesla’s Model 3 Factory
On the Model 3 body line on a Tuesday afternoon in early June, everything is still. Tesla Inc. is just coming off a week of downtime during which workers added a new production line, improved ventilation after a fire in the paint shop, and overhauled m
New York State will spend $250 million to build more EV charging
New York State Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced a new $250 million electric vehicle expansion initiative, EVolve NY, with the New York Power Authority. In addition to state funding, the program will also seek to create private sector partnerships through 2025 to aggressively accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles throughout New York State.
Mercedes-Benz to build Tesla-rivaling electric compact car in France
Car will be first in an onslaught of EVs from MB.
Dodge Challenger Demon ad turns into best electric vehicle advertising yet
In the ad, first spotted on Facebook, Dodge boasts about the Demon’s acceleration – claiming “the world’s fastest 0-100-mph production car”, but they had to add some fineprint to say that it “excludes non-mass production vehicles and hybrids/electric.”
BMW Has Some Production Tips as E-Car Rivalry With Musk Ramps Up
Germany’s high-end carmakers are keen to take the competition to Tesla after it threatened to redefine luxury autos with Model S. With the Model 3’s production hiccups, the door is open for BMW and Mercedes-Benz to take the wind out of Tesla’s sails.
Tesla Strikes Lithium Deal From Plant That's Not Yet Built
Kidman Resources to supply material for initial three years Pact shows scramble in EV sector to secure materials: analyst Tesla Inc. struck a lithium hydroxide supply deal with a junior Australian miner that won’t start production until next decade, underlining the scramble for the raw materials needed to meet forecast demand for electric vehicles. Kidman Resources […]