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Volvo Cars to triple electric car production capacity in Ghent after strong year of electrified car sales

Green Car Congress

Volvo Cars is tripling electric car manufacturing capacity at its plant in Ghent, Belgium as it prepares to meet fast growing demand for its Recharge line-up of chargeable cars. The share of Recharge cars as a percentage of total sales more than doubled in 2020, compared to 2019. in the region for the whole year.

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RIP Volvo diesel cars: Last XC90 diesel rolls off production line

The Driven EV News

The last diesel-fuelled Volvo has rolled off the production line. Diesel cars accounted for most of Volvo's Europe sales in 2019, but it vows to produce EVs only by 2030. The post RIP Volvo diesel cars: Last XC90 diesel rolls off production line appeared first on The Driven.

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Toyota investing $1.4 billion in Indiana EV production

Electric Cars Report

billion in Indiana EV production appeared first on Electric Cars Report. Toyota will prepare for assembly of an all-new, three row battery electric SUV in the U.S. as part of a new $1.4 billion investment in its Princeton facility, affirming Toyota’s commitment to reinvesting profits in its U.S.

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Stranded assets: Chinese fossil car production plunges amid surging EV demand

The Driven EV News

The post Stranded assets: Chinese fossil car production plunges amid surging EV demand appeared first on The Driven. "Zombie" ICE vehicle factories are sitting idle in China thanks to plummeting demand. Is this the canary in the coal mine for the global ICE vehicle death spiral?

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NIO Rolls 300,000th Electric Car Off Production Line

Electric Cars Report

On December 12, 2022, the 300,000th electric car of NIO rolled off a production line at its Second Advanced Manufacturing Base. Since the production of its first smart EV in May 2018, NIO has been breaking records of production speed and dedicated to building up its production capacity.

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Tesla updates its mobile app with AI assistant, highlights non-car products

Electrek

Tesla has pushed a new software update to its mobile app with a new AI chat assistant and a new menu to highlight the company’s non-car products.

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Blazer EV review, Ford EV production, fixing public charging: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Ford is scaling back EV production. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. We drive the 2024 Chevy Blazer EV. And can public charging be fixed with better error codes? The 2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV is the first mass-market SUV built on GM’s Ultium EV toolkit.

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