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Aston Martin unveils electric concept Rapide; possible commercialization in 2 years

Green Car Congress

Aston Martin unveiled a fully electric concept of its Rapide S four-door sports sedan outside Lancaster House in London—the venue for a meeting between Their Royal Highnesses Prince William, Duke of Cambridge; Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and President of The People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping.

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Chinese Smartphone Company Previews First EV

The Truth About Cars

Chinese automotive designs have been impressively derivative for ages , so pointing that out probably won’t change anything. But we haven’t seen anything so obviously influenced by another car design since the second-generation Ford Fusion (fourth-gen Mondeo) came out wearing a face that clearly possessed some Aston Martin DNA.

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Electric Aston Martin, EPA Emissions Rules, Tesla Factory: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today, Aston Martin partners with Chinese electronics company LeEco on electric-car development, the Environmental Protection Agency says new emissions rules won't target race cars, and a look inside Tesla's Fremont, California, electric-car plant. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Iconic Automotive Designer Peter Horbury Died At Age 73

The Truth About Cars

Later, he headed design for Ford when it owned Aston Martin, Volvo, and Jaguar. Most recently, Horbury worked with Geely after the Chinese company bought Volvo from Ford. It’s still a good time to love beautiful cars, though you might have to look a little harder for the name or names behind them.&

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China automaker JAC sends first batch of ethanol-powered cars to Brazil

Green Car Congress

Chinese carmaker Jianghuai Automobile Co.,Ltd. JAC) shipped 500 ethanol-powered cars to Brazil at the end of December, the first batch resulting from a deal signed in August with Brazilian dealer SHC to export 620,000 units to Brazil over the next ten years. JAC will send 1,500 more units this month, and 2,500 cars in February.

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Polestar (PSNY) CEO says rivals are falling into a trap by delaying EV plans

Baua Electric

Polestar’s Ingenlath told The Telegraph that automakers like Mercedes, Ford, Aston Martin and GM delaying EV plans were falling into a trap. Polestar is “not in the same game to do the mass market and compete with the traditional [car makers] in that field.” Electrek’s Take Ingenlath is spot on here.

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New EV electric car calendar

EV Central

All the new electric cars, electric SUVs and electric utes arriving in Australia in 2021, 2022 and 2023. READ MORE: Every new electric car coming to Australia in 2022. Alfa Romeo Tonale – the Italian brand finally has a rechargeable car in its ranks in the form of the Tonale PHEV compact SUV. Think iX3, but smaller.