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Lotus claims it will be first pure EV sports car brand

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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. 2022 Lotus Evija hypercar. 2028: Chrysler.

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Eight new EV brands you’ve never hears of – and they don’t come from China

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Ceer Motors It might seem weird that a petrol-chemical kingdom like Saudi Arabia would want to get into EV manufacturing but that’s exactly what is happening with Ceer Motors. Sedans and SUVs are in development using BMW component technology and Foxconn electric architectures. Togg 2023 Togg SUV. Moskvitch 2023 Moskvitch 3.

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Germany December 2020

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In a completely disrupted market, while diesel (-31% YoY) and petrol (-20%) were down in December, all electrified categories were shooting up, with HEVs up 133% YoY, while PHEVs jumped six-fold(!), 3 and keep the Bronze medal it had earned in 2019. and BEVs did even better, jumping 7-fold(!!!) 3, Passat, Golf PHEV, ID.4, in Germany.

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France December 2020

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These disruptive numbers are also reflecting on the plugin share, as last month it reached a record 19% (11% BEV), pulling the final 2020 share to 11% (6,7% BEV), a far cry from the 3% of 2019. With the small Dacia said to have an unbeatable price, the Chinese-built EV could be come a big success story in Europe (and Latin America?

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EV ute overload: The electric pickups coming soon

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Tesla Cybertruck Tesla Cybertruck The top of the pile when it comes to attention, the Cybertruck just about broke the internet when Tesla design chief Franz von Holzhausen broke two of its windows during the global unveil late in 2019. The BYD ute will kick off with a plug-in hybrid system that pairs a 1.5-litre

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How far can your EV travel? We rank the driving range of every electric vehicle in Australia

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Mercedes-AMG EQS53 575km: BMW iX M60, $222,900 With 455kW and 1100Nm on tap, the iX M60 is the first electric SUV to receive the hallowed BMW ‘M’ treatment. Damn good range from its whopping 112kWh battery too. Damn good range from its whopping 112kWh battery too. kWh battery for solid range. kWh battery for solid range.

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Peugeot charges up in Australia: e-208, e-2008 to spearhead electric vehicle rollout this year

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The brand has just rolled out its first local electric vehicle, the Peugeot e-partner small van and will add the e-2008 small SUV within months. We believe that one variant will be stronger for us than having both electric and petrol,” said Peugeot Australia managing director Kate Gillis. 2023 Peugeot e-2008. “It

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