Japanese auto components supplier Denso is investing $1bn in its Maryville, Tennessee location in the US as part of its commitment to advancing automotive innovation in North America. The investment will focus on vehicle electrification ...
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German luxury automaker Daimler, through its brand Mercedes Benz is investing $1bn in Alabama, US plant to produce electric vehicles. The company plans to produce EQ-branded SUV models at MBUSI (Mercedes-Benz U.S. International), its ...
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Honda, Japanese manufacturer of automobiles, aircraft, motorcycles, and power equipment, has declared the launch of the 2017 Honda Clarity Electric sedan at selected dealerships in California and Oregon. The vehicle is powered by ...
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Volkswagen has unveiled a plan to roll out 80 new electric vehicles, including about 50 purely battery-powered vehicles and 30 plug-in hybrids, by 2025. The company launched what it claims to be the most comprehensive electrification ...
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American auto-giant Ford and Chinese automaker Anhui Zotye Automobile have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to form a 50: 50 joint venture to develop, produce and market all-electric vehicles (EVs). Electric vehicles produced ...
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Honda announced the arrival of the 2017 Honda Clarity Electric sedan at select dealerships in California and Oregon. With a competitive introductory lease price of $269 (plus tax) a month for 36 months, the lease terms include an ...
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BMW said that it will build a fully electric version of the Mini in the UK at itsfacility in Oxford, England. The company will produce a new fully electric Mini 3 door variant. From 2019, BMW will start producing the fully electric Mini ...
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Audi has unveiled the new A8 sedan, which is the first production automobile to have been developed specially for highly automated driving. The new Audi A8, which made its world debut at the Audi Summit in Barcelona, has a new design ...
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Volvo has announced it will manufacture all its cars with either a hybrid or electric engine as of 2019, in a move that will likely be seen as a significant step in reducing carbon emissions. The company called the change a "historic ...
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Volvo has said that every new car it launches from 2019 will feature an electric motor, describing the move as placing electrification at the core of its future business. The move will mark the end of cars that only have an internal ...
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Starting in summer 2017, BMW's new 530e plug-in hybrid will be produced at Magna's contract manufacturing facility in Graz, Austria. As a contract manufacturing partner for two premium electrified vehicles – the BMW 530e and the ...
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BMW has introduced the MINI Cooper S E Countryman ALL4 in a plug-in hybrid drive, with an option to drive in purely electric mode. Characteristic MINI driving fun is now available in fascinating, sustainable form. The MINI Cooper S E ...
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Volvo Cars announced at Auto Shanghai in China that it will build its first fully electric car in the country. The all new model will be based on Volvo’s Compact Modular Architecture (CMA) for smaller cars, and will be available for ...
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Ford has unveiled the second of 13 new electrified vehicles the company plans to introduce in the next five years. The industry’s first pursuit-rated hybrid police car, the all-new Ford Police Responder Hybrid Sedan, is part of a ...
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Honda has unveiled NueV, a pure-electric concept car with automated ride-sharing capabilities at the Geneva Motor Show in Switzerland. The concept car has a built-in smart engine, which Honda claims can learn from its driver. The ...
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