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All-new Hyundai KONA Electric begins production in Czech Republic

Electric Cars Report

Hyundai Motor has started production for the all-new KONA Electric at its Czech Republic-based plant, Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Czech (HMMC). During the first year, HMMC intends to manufacture more than 20,000 units of KONA Electric.

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Half of EU Electric Car Chargers in Just Two Countries!

CleanTechnica EVs

I’ve followed the European electric car and EV charger market for a decade. Nonetheless, I was shocked to see the figure that just came out from an EU EV charging analysis conducted by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) — “half of all charging points for electric […].

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EEA: average CO2 emissions from new cars and new vans in Europe increased in 2018

Green Car Congress

The main factors contributing to the increase of new passenger cars’ emissions in 2018 include the growing share of gasoline cars in new registrations, in particular in the sport utility vehicle (SUV) segment. Moreover, the market penetration of zero- and low-emission vehicles, including electric cars, remained slow in 2018.

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Volkswagen to spend ~€44B on e-mobility, autonomous driving, new mobility services and digitalization through 2023

Green Car Congress

The Volkswagen Group is working consistently on improving earnings at all brands and companies in order to finance the enormous challenges of the future from its own resources. The plants in Emden and Hanover will be converted to build electric vehicles: models from the ID. Earlier post.)

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Volkswagen Group’s Škoda to unveil 500 km Vision E electric concept at Shanghai show; leveraging MEB for electromobility

Green Car Congress

ŠKODA will stage the world premiere of the VISION E electric concept vehicle at the upcoming Shanghai Motor Show 2017 (19 – 28 April). The five-door SUV coupé can travel up to 500 km (311 miles) on purely electric power and meets the level 3 requirements for autonomous driving. Earlier post.).

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EEA: average CO2 emissions from new cars and new vans in Europe increased again in 2019

Green Car Congress

EEA said that one reason for the increase in car emissions is the growing share of the sport utility vehicle (SUV) segment. The market penetration of electric cars remained slow in 2019. million new cars were registered in 2019 in the EU, Iceland, Norway and the UK. About 38% of new car registrations were SUVs.

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Hyundai goals for double-digit EV benefit margins via 2030 with brandnew platform

Baua Electric

SEOUL — Hyundai Motor will foundation a brandnew electrical car platform changing the only old in nowadays’s Ioniq 5 and Ioniq 6 to succeed in double-digit benefit margins on EVs via 2030. South Korea, the Czech Republic and Bharat. Localized manufacturing of EVs within the U.S. will succeed in 75 p.c

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