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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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Volvo Cars all-electric sales climb to 19% of all sales in February

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The sales growth was led by the company’s Recharge line up of fully electric and plug-in hybrid cars. Sales of Volvo Cars’ Recharge models made up 40% of all Volvo cars sold globally during the month. In February 2022, the share of all-electrics was only 8% (3,338 units out of 42,067).

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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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First all-electric Munro Series-M 4×4 leaves production line

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Munro Vehicles, a manufacturer of all-electric 4x4s, and Scotland’s only volume car company, has today announced the completion of its first pre-production model. The start […] The post First all-electric Munro Series-M 4×4 leaves production line appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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Nissan starts European production of all-new, fully electric Townstar

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Only days after the celebration of World EV Day, Nissan announced the start of production of its all-new and 100% electric Townstar EV model to be sold across select European markets.

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All-new Hyundai KONA Electric begins production in Czech Republic

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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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Volta Trucks starting series production of the all-electric Volta Zero

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Electric truck startup Volta Trucks has started series production of the 16-tonne all-electric Volta Zero at Steyr Automotive, the company’s partner in contract manufacturing, in Steyr, Austria.