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Volkswagen faces mounting pressure from Tesla and BYD

Teslarati

Volkswagen faces mounting pressure to keep up with Tesla and Chinese automakers in the transition to battery-electric vehicles (BEVs), and its success in doing so could have major implications. The auto industry is faced with the question of whether and how we will be a global leader in the future,” Baerbock said at the event.

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Lotus claims it will be first pure EV sports car brand

EV Central

British-Chinese sports car specialists Lotus is confident it will win the race to become the first mainstream sports car manufacturer to offer an all-electric product range. German giant Porsche is pushing hard on EVs, with the Taycan already on sale and the next Macan SUV set to go electric.

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Global Top 20 - December 2020

EV Sales

The Wuling Mini EV secured the Silver medal, beating BAIC's EU-Series yearly score (111k) and becoming the Chinese EV with highest score in one year, while also winning the Rookie of the Year title, ahead of heavyweights like the Tesla Model Y or VW ID.3. In December, the Climber of the Month was the VW ID.3,

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BYD’s luxury brand unveils its first sedan, the sleek U7, with over 1,000 horsepower

Baua Electric

After overtaking Tesla as the global EV sales leader in the last three months of 2023, BYD continues to expand. Less than a month ago, BYD launched the Song L electric SUV. According to a report from Chinese research firm CarFans , the electric SUV scored over 8,000 orders in its first three days on the market.

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Polestar to Utilize Former Saab Plant as European R&D Facility

The Truth About Cars

Unfortunately, NEVS likewise collapsed after Chinese parent company Evergrande was revealed to be in copious amounts of debt. The Polestar 5, which will also compete against the Porsche Taycan, is scheduled to go into production in 2024 at a plant in Chongqing, China. Image: Robert Way/Shutterstock] Become a& TTAC& insider.

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Eaton Supercharger Debuts in China on Three New Chery Engines

Green Car Congress

This latest Eaton supercharger application will be the first on a Chinese-produced vehicle. Chery is continuing to leverage global resources and is making great strides in building core technological competitiveness, as well as actively following government policies to reduce greenhouse gases and emissions. Tiggo, 1.3S

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New Chinese Xiaomi SU7 EV wants to humiliate Porsche Taycan with its speed and 1200km range

EV Central

Chinese electronics giant, Xiaomi, has unwrapped its first-ever production car, the Xiaomi SU7 sedan and the omens are not good for its closest rival, the Porsche Taycan. With another 70 billion Chinese yuan ($14.1 seconds – 0.02sec quicker than a 560kW Porsche Taycan Turbo S. 2024 Xiaomi SU7.

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