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Buick announces VELITE 6 PHEV, BEV models for China

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Buick will add two new models to its China portfolio—the VELITE 6 plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) and VELITE 6 battery-electric vehicle (BEV)—to tap into the fast-growing domestic demand for new energy vehicles. Earlier post.) They are based on the VELITE Concept new energy vehicle that was unveiled in November 2016.

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Efficient Drivetrains, Shannxi Automotive reveal PHEV Class 8 cement mixer truck

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In partnership with Shannxi Automotive, the world’s tenth largest medium- and heavy-duty truck manufacturer, EDI is introducing a plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) cement mixer truck. The initial vehicle is currently in final stages of integration and testing, and will be completed for field deployment in Q4 of 2017.

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New GKN plant in Japan to meet increasing demand for AWD and eDrive systems; trend of electrification in Asia

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Construction of the new facility will break ground in September 2017 and is scheduled to be complete by the middle of 2018. Furthermore, together with GKN Driveline’s engineering capabilities, it will mean GKN Driveline is ready to support customers increased vehicle electrification requirements in Asia.

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Pike Research forecasts automotive Li-ion battery prices to drop by more than 1/3 by 2017

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According to a recent report examining batteries for electric vehicles from Pike Research, as manufacturing efficiencies improve and access to lithium expands, the installed cost of Li-ion batteries will fall by more than one-third by the end of 2017. billion by 2017, the market intelligence firm forecasts. —John Gartner. (In

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Pike forecasts cumulative plug-in vehicle sales to reach 5.2M units worldwide by 2017

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Annual light-duty electric vehicle sales, world markets: 2011-2017. Pike Research forecasts that cumulative sales of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs), the category that includes both plug-in hybrid and battery-electric vehicles (PHEVs and BEVs), will reach 5.2 between 2011 and 2017 (this compares to a CAGR of 3.7%

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2017 sales of BMW Group electrified vehicles top 50,000 units

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This makes the BMW Group the world’s third-largest BEV/PHEV manufacturer. In the first seven months of 2017, a total of 208,188 MINI vehicles were sold, an increase of 3.4% compared to the same period last year, BMW Motorrad is well on its way to a further record sales year in 2017. on the same period last year. year on year.

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GlobalData: growing global electric vehicle market will more than double lithium demand over the next 5 years

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through to 2022, driven by the growing popularity of EVs across countries in Asia-Pacific (APAC) and Europe. In 2017, 1.1 These numbers include battery electric vehicles (BEV) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV). The largest increase will be in China, which is expected to boost its EV sales from 579,000 in 2017 to 1.5

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