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Anjie Wireless licenses WiTricity technology for China EV market

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WiTricity announced an intellectual property licensing agreement with Anjie Wireless, a China-based automotive Tier 1 supplier. Making vehicle charging a convenient, seamless and efficient process is a priority for accelerating EV adoption (in China and abroad), and a critical component of autonomous vehicle deployment.

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BMW Group sells more than 1M vehicles in first 5 months of 2018; 4.7% electrified; electrified sales up 41%

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The BMW Group sold more than a million vehicles worldwide (1,003,573 / +1.6%) in the first five months of 2018—the Group’s best Jan-May performance to date. This record result was achieved despite the ongoing global ramp-up of BMW X3 production and volatility in China due to changes in import duties.

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Beijing show: Mazda6 replacement confirmed, it’s named EZ-6 and it’s going electric!

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The Mazda6 is changing name, going electric and will be on-sale in China before the end of 2024. The original Mazda6 launched in Australia in 2002 and the current third generation in 2012, with a significant update in 2018. READ MORE: Look out, China? At this stage the EZ-6 is only confirmed for sale in China.

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NEVS Cuts Deal For Sale Of 150,000 Electric Saabs In China

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But the Chinese-backed company now claims it will launch five electric-car models by 2018. Saab owner National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS) has only managed to produce a handful of cars since taking over the Swedish automaker in 2012. And we have an idea of where it will get the funding to put that ambitious plan into action.

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Polestar 3 electric performance SUV to be manufactured in the US

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Polestar vehicles built in South Carolina will be for sale in the United States. The Ridgeville plant was opened in 2018 by Volvo Cars. The forthcoming Polestar 3 will be manufactured alongside new Volvo vehicles at the Volvo Cars production center in Ridgeville, South Carolina.

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More than 250,000 electrified BMW Group vehicles on the roads; BMW Group electrified sales up 52% in April

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Combined sales of BMW i, BMW iPerformance and MINI Electric vehicles were up 52% in April (9,831), bringing the total number of electrified BMW Group cars sold to over 250,000, said Pieter Nota, Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG responsible for Sales and Brand BMW. on the same period last year. on the same period last year.

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Volvo Cars selects South Carolina for its first US plant

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The new plant will make latest generation Volvo models for sale in the United States and for export. Construction will begin in early autumn 2015, with the first vehicles expected to roll off the assembly line in 2018. It already operates two plants in Europe and two in China.