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All Audi production sites will manufacture all-electric vehicles by 2029

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As of 2026, Audi will only launch all-electric models onto the global market, gradually phasing out production of its combustion models by 2033. Based on this clear decision made as part of its Vorsprung 2030 corporate strategy, Audi is now taking steps to prepare its global facilities for the production of all-electric cars.

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Video: Volkswagen builds an all-electric office chair

Electric Cars Report

The chair can drive, has LED lights, driver assistance and an infotainment system — finally, office workers can experience something close to what people who use a car in their line of work experience every […] The post Video: Volkswagen builds an all-electric office chair appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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Foxconn Wants To Manufacture Half Of All Electric Cars

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Foxconn wants to build half of all electric cars made in the world, using its Mobility in Harmony platform as the basis for an array of EV models.

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Rock Tech Lithium to build Europe’s first lithium converter in Germany

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Rock Tech Lithium intends to build Europe’s first lithium converter—a production plant for battery-grade lithium hydroxide—in Guben, Brandenburg, Germany. The company intends to locate all production steps of lithium refining in one overall plant at the Guben site. The converter is scheduled to start operations in 2024.

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Acura Opens Reservations for All-Electric 2024 ZDX Performance SUV

Electric Cars Report

Acura has opened reservations for its first all-electric model – the all-new 2024 Acura ZDX performance SUV and high-performance ZDX Type S, the most powerful Acura SUV ever. Acura clients can now build and reserve their new ZDX, with first client deliveries slated for early 2024.

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£600M investment for all-electric MINI production in the UK

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The BMW Group will invest more than £600 million (US$751 million) in the MINI factories at Oxford and Swindon for all-electric MINI production. With this new investment we will develop the Oxford plant for production of the new generation of electric MINIs and set the path for purely electric car manufacturing in the future.

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Tesla announces change of plans to build cheaper electric cars

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Tesla announced that it is changing its product plan to introduce cheaper electric cars to be built on its current production lines. Tesla has been working on its ‘next-generation vehicle platform’ that is expected to enable a new manufacturing process called “unboxed” that should produce cheaper electric vehicles.