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Lamborghini confirms SUV, launch in 2018

Green Car Congress

Lamborghini, Italdesign Giugiaro and Ducati have developed very successfully under Audi parentage, and kept their Italian identity. —Rupert Stadler, Chairman of the Board of Management Audi AG. Target markets will be primarily the US, China, the Middle East, United Kingdom, Germany and Russia. 2012 Lamborghini Urus.

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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

The delivery figures also include the vehicles sold by the Chinese joint ventures. The business of the Chinese joint ventures is not included in the Group’s sales revenue and operating profit, however. The share of operating profit attributable to the Chinese joint ventures in 2015 remained at approximately €5.2 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

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VW, Daimler subsidiary Daug and Varta developed a NimH battery in the early 90s, and the VW group put the Audi duo hybrid on the road in 1997. In May, VW and Chinese carmaker BYD signed a memorandum of understanding to explore the options for partnership in the area of hybrids and electric vehicles powered by lithium batteries.

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

Cars That Think

Others like Audi , Daimler and VW have stated they are now stopping the development of new internal combustion engines altogether. In the past year, Chinese internet giant Baidu and Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Foxconn have both decided to get into the EV game. If it does, it could make the EV poker game a lot more interesting.

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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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