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JLR Halewood to become all-electric production facility; next-gen medium-size SUV architecture fully electric

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As part of the investment, the Halewood plant in the UK will become an all-electric production facility and the next generation medium-size SUV architecture, electrified modular architecture (EMA), will now be pure-electric. It will be renamed the Electric Propulsion Manufacturing Centre to reflect the move.

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Volvo Cars all-electric sales climb to 19% of all sales in February

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The sales growth was led by the company’s Recharge line up of fully electric and plug-in hybrid cars. Sales of Volvo Cars’ Recharge models made up 40% of all Volvo cars sold globally during the month. In February 2022, the share of all-electrics was only 8% (3,338 units out of 42,067).

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Skoda teases all-new battery-electric Elroq SUV

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Skoda Auto has released the first official silhouette images of the all-new Elroq. The fully electric compact SUV is Skoda’s first production model to adopt the Modern Solid design language. The minimalist exterior combines robustness, functionality and authenticity, while conveying a sense of safety and strength.

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Volkswagen presents all-electric ID. XTREME off-road concept car

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The fully electric concept car with all-wheel drive system is based on the ID.4 4 GTX and combines the strengths of a modern SUV with the sense of adventure embodied by a rugged off-road vehicle. —Silke Bagschik, Head of the MEB Product Line. At the international ID. XTREME off-road concept car.

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The next generation of the Porsche Macan compact SUV will be fully electric

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The Supervisory Board of Porsche AG has decided to manufacture the next generation of the Macan as a fully electric series. This will be the first all-electric compact SUV from Porsche, and is due to roll off the assembly line in the Leipzig site at the start of the next decade. Current generation Macan.

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Fully electric Genesis GV60 arrives in US starting at $58,890

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Genesis Motor America announced the start of sales of its first electric vehicle, the GV60 ( earlier post ). This summer, Genesis Motor America will launch the Electrified G80, its first fully-electric sedan. This package is comprehensively equipped with Face Connect, a 12.3-inch

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New electric MINI Countryman E to begin production in November in Germany

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The first generation of the MINI Countryman was a success for MINI, and from 2010 it expanded the model family to include a compact SUV vehicle with all-wheel drive, five doors and—for the first time in a MINI model—more than four meters in length.

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