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ŠKODA AUTO launches production of MEB battery systems at Mladá Boleslav headquarters

Green Car Congress

ŠKODA AUTO has started manufacturing battery systems for all-electric vehicles based on the Volkswagen Group’s Modular Electrification Toolkit (MEB) in Mladá Boleslav. This makes the car manufacturer’s main plant the only production facility for MEB battery systems in Europe outside Germany.

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Geely Auto forms new premium electric car company Zeekr; SEA EV architecture

Green Car Congress

Geely Auto Group (Geely Auto) officially announced the widely reported formation of Zeekr—a new electric mobility technology and solutions company based in China that will serve growing global demand for premium electric vehicles. The Chinese name of Zeeker has been confirmed as Ji Ke.

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Protecting European Auto (& Battery) Jobs — Finally EU Priority

CleanTechnica EVs

Lawmakers are right to ensure electric cars are made in the EU — and not only by European companies 2023. continued] The post Protecting European Auto (& Battery) Jobs — Finally EU Priority appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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ŠKODA AUTO resumes production of high-voltage traction batteries

Green Car Congress

At ŠKODA’s headquarters in Mladá Boleslav, assembly of high-voltage traction batteries for Volkswagen Group plug-in hybrid models has recommenced as planned. ŠKODA AUTO has resumed production at its Czech plants. At the Mladá Boleslav site, we produce high-voltage traction batteries used in plug-in hybrids from various Group brands.

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Volvo Cars and Geely Auto to deepen collaboration; new combined powertrain company

Green Car Congress

Volvo Cars and Geely Auto have agreed on a wide-ranging collaboration that will maximize the strengths of the Swedish and Chinese automotive groups, delivering synergies in powertrains, sharing of electric vehicle architecture, joint procurement, autonomous drive technologies and aftersales.

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Li Auto CEO says battery swap model promising in cost reduction

CN EV Post

If electric cars can be sold to consumers without batteries, the cost can be lower than fuel cars, said Li Xiang. The post Li Auto CEO says battery swap model promising in cost reduction appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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The Best Cars from the 2024 New York Auto Show

The Truth About Cars

Last week in New York, I sat down with Brian Moody, the executive editor at AutoTrader , to discuss what was going in Manhattan at the 2024 New York Auto Show. Matthew Guy also stopped by to chat about the show, and we did a studio segment on the battery booster packs he uses -- that was a part of our ongoing "Stuff We Use" segment.

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