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2025 Polestar 3 starts at $74,800 and 315 miles, US deliveries in Q2

Baua Electric

It measures about 193 inches long—making it a couple inches shorter than the BMW iX , or about the same length as the Audi Q8 E-Tron. is also considering hiking tariffs on Chinese EVs. Polestar has said that U.S. production of the 3 would be not just for the U.S. market but for export to some markets.

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Volkswagen again reaffirms 20 new PEV models coming across the Group; MEB development

Green Car Congress

This will focus on the major fields of future importance in the industry—such as digitalization, networking, e-mobility and new mobility services. Although Volkswagen is already addressing all of these fields, it will in the future do so “in a much more systematic and focused manner. —Matthias Müller. Hong Kong), 3.4%

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EVs, influencers and riot police: Our man Iain Curry on the ground at the Beijing Motor Show

EV Central

Chinese ones. No longer is Beijing a shameful sideshow of copying designs from Ranger Rover and BMW (although there were still hints when you delved deeper), but rather fresh style with unique Chinese fingerprints. Some brands may never bring a car to market, others will remain strictly Chinese-sold only. to France and Germany.

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VW Chief Executive Says Company Will Introduce EVs Based on the Up! New Small Family in 2013; Cautions Against Electro-Hype

Green Car Congress

Winterkorn made the remarks during a presentation at the 17 th Handelsblatt-Jahrestagung in Munich on 3 July, during which he outlined VW’s approach to future mobility in the current context of the economic crisis, pessimism about the industry and technology potential. Background. Earlier post.). Martin Winterkorn. possibly the fuel cell.

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As Electric Car Makers Ante Up Billions, Software Is Ace in the Hole

Cars That Think

Deciding that the future of transportation, and therefore their survival, will be based on EVs, many of the top auto companies have promised to end production of their internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles by 2035, if not earlier. Like VW, they all hear the siren call of future software-driven feature subscription revenue.

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Manganese Could Be the Secret Behind Truly Mass-Market EVs

Cars That Think

VW, despite its EVs outselling Tesla in Europe, is under intense competitive pressure from Tesla, and in the Chinese market where VW underperforms. Global nickel stockpiles were already dwindling before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February. VW is already building EV factories in Tennessee and China.

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