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BASF and GAC R&D Center co-develop 3 electric concept cars; debut at Auto Guangzhou 2018

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BASF and the Research and Development Center of Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. GAC R&D Center) introduced three co-developed electric concept cars at Auto Guangzhou 2018, featuring futuristic designs that address the diverse needs of China’s drivers. It helps elderly drivers and passengers get into and out of the vehicle with ease.

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Didi Chuxing sets up JV with China EV maker BAIC-BJEV; next-gen connected car systems; Transportation Brain

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DiDi started partnership programs with automakers and fleet operators in 2016, and launched the DiDi Auto Alliance, an industry-chain partnership network in April 2018. Xiaoju Automobile Solutions?XAS?was With the support of policymakers, China is accelerating its systemic transition to new energy vehicles.

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Dürr building smart paint shop for JAC plant for electric vehicles in China

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Dürr is building a fully automatic paint shop for a Anhui Jianghuai Automobile (JAC) plant in China. The plant is designed to handle 100,000 units per year, will commence operation in June 2018, and will produce battery-electric cars on behalf of a local electric car manufacturer. There is no need for a trunk opener at the rear.

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Flash Drive: 2024 Polestar 2 Single and Dual Motor

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A few years later, in 2018, Polestar became its own stand-alone car company first offering the Polestar 1 plug-in hybrid, and then making the jump to become an all-electric car brand in 2020 with the release of the Polestar 2, single-motor FWD sedan. Before that, Polestar was founded in 1995 to performance-tune Volvos.

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Volkswagen’s MEB for EVs: long electric range, open-platform, open-space, pricing for the volume market; “tablet on wheels”

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Development work on these continues; Audi, for example, is refining MLB evo—the second-generation of MLB and the foundation for the battery-electric e-tron quattro SUV due out in 2018. Earlier post.) This will provide support for an ecosystem of services. —Christian Senger. LG Chem and Samsung are not on the list.

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Road Test: 2023 Polestar 2 Dual Motor Performance Plus

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Polestar and Volvo were acquired by Geeley, a Chinese automobile company, in 2010. In 2018 Polestar became its own stand-alone car company and began its numerical offerings. The new kid on the block Who/What Is Polestar? Polestar was founded in 1995 for the purpose of performance-tuning Volvos.

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