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Bentley commits to £2.5bn investment for updated EV factory in UK

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Bentley has announced that it will build its first-ever electric vehicle manufacturing facility in the United Kingdom with a £2.5 “Bentley’s first-ever Battery-Powered Electric Vehicle (BEV) will be developed and built in the UK with the company committing to investing £2.5 billion investment ($3,375,537,500).

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Tesla Prepping IPO

Revenge of the Electric Car

electric-car maker Tesla Motors plans to go public soon, two sources familiar with the matter said, amid growing interest in green technology and battery-powered vehicles. The Roadster, which is built on a Lotus frame, can go from 0 to 60 miles an hour in less than four seconds, making it faster than a Porsche 911 or a Ferrari Spider.

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The Tamiya Wild One Max: Big Toys for Big Boys

The Truth About Cars

If you’ve been an automotive enthusiast since childhood, there’s an extremely good chance that a portion of your early life was dedicated to building Tamiya models. The Little Car Company is primarily known for building the rich-kid equivalent of Mattel's Power Wheels.

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China puts its electric vehicles on center stage - China automotive news

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Some of the new and updated models, such as a battery-powered version of Geelys Panda hatchback, may hit the market as early as October, and in some cases they might carry price tags low enough for farmers and other rural residents with limited financial means. Mitsubishi to help Oregon build. Brilliance Jinbei Automobile Co.

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Auto Racing Test Drives Its Own EV Future

Cars That Think

Still, Ferrari, Red Bull, Mercedes, and McLaren spend hundreds of millions of dollars each year on race engineering and R&D alone. Over a 25-minute race, that’s 50 kWh of energy capture, which nearly matches the total 60 kWh of usable battery power in a buffered, 80- kWh pack.

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