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All Audi production sites will manufacture all-electric vehicles by 2029

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As of 2026, Audi will only launch all-electric models onto the global market, gradually phasing out production of its combustion models by 2033. Based on this clear decision made as part of its Vorsprung 2030 corporate strategy, Audi is now taking steps to prepare its global facilities for the production of all-electric cars.

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Actual fuel economy of cars and light trucks: 1966-2019

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Specifically, this study examines actual fuel economy of cars and light trucks (pickup trucks, SUVs, and vans) from 1966 through 2019. (My Department of Transportation were the sources of the information for 1986 through 2019. The graph below shows the changes in actual vehicle fuel economy from 1966 through 2019.

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£600M investment for all-electric MINI production in the UK

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The BMW Group will invest more than £600 million (US$751 million) in the MINI factories at Oxford and Swindon for all-electric MINI production. With this new investment we will develop the Oxford plant for production of the new generation of electric MINIs and set the path for purely electric car manufacturing in the future.

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Volvo will make its first all-electric car in China; available in 2019, exported globally

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Volvo Cars announced at Auto Shanghai that it will build its first fully electric car in China. The all-new model will be based on Volvo’s Compact Modular Architecture (CMA) for smaller cars, and will be available for sale in 2019 and exported globally from China, Volvo said.

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After COVID delay, Volkswagen expands WeShare electric car sharing to Hamburg

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The Volkswagen Group is expanding its WeShare electric car sharing project to Hamburg later this week; the pilot project launched in Berlin in 2019. We are all the more pleased that things are finally getting underway. —Philipp Reth, CEO of WeShare, Volkswagen’s car sharing service. Around 800 electric ID.3

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DS Automobiles going all-electric from 2024

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Since its launch, DS Automobiles has put electrification at the heart of its strategy with a 100% electrified range sold since 2019.

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UK: All-electric vehicles take 16.9% market share in May

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below pre-pandemic 2019 levels. Large fleet registrations […] The post UK: All-electric vehicles take 16.9% market share in May appeared first on Electric Cars Report. The performance marks 10 consecutive months of growth, although registrations remain -21.0%