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How Much Is The German Auto Industry Under Threat?

CleanTechnica EVs

Several years ago, the German government expressed its concerns about exporting German car-building jobs to China and the attendant political and economic upheaval that would entail.

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In Tamil Nadu, Ola is building the world’s largest electric vehicle hub

Electric Vehicles India

With an integrated Gigafactory for 2W, cars, and lithium batteries, Ola will build the world’s largest EV hub in Tamil Nadu. Ola announced that in Tamil Nadu he will build the world’s largest EV hub with a Gigafactory for 2W cars and lithium batteries.

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How many Tesla Model 3 electric cars can company build this year?

Green Car Reports

It's one of the most fascinating sets of questions in the auto industry. How quickly can Tesla Motors put its Model 3 electric car into production? How many cars can it build this year? At a promised starting price of $35,000, the Model 3 is not only Tesla's latest moonshot but the car that.

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BMW says it can build electric cars and regular ones on same platforms: interview

Green Car Reports

As the auto industry plans more electric cars in higher volumes for the 2020s, one of the great debates is whether they will need to be designed from the ground up solely for battery power. Doing so allows designers to offer larger cabins due to the more compact drive motors and electronics.

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China publishes plan to boost fuel-efficient and new energy vehicles and domestic auto industry; targeting 500K PHEVs and EVs in 2015, rising to 2M by 2020

Green Car Congress

2012 Chinese Auto Industry Development Report. The fifth annual report on China’s auto industry—2012 Chinese Auto Industry Development Report—says that the next 20-30 years will be a “critical period” that will see the formation of a global new-energy vehicle industry.

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Electric Car Watch #9: Where is the Strom-R3 electric car?

Plug In India

By Abhishek & Kamlesh ​ In this episode of Electric Car watch, we will talk about the Indian electric car startup Strom Motors and what they need to do to be a relevant player this decade. Electric Car Watch ? A 3 wheeled reverse trike electric car to be made in India.

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Volkswagen launches “Electric for All” campaign, demos rolling chassis of MEB

Green Car Congress

Our Modular Transverse Toolkit already proved Volkswagen is one of the most successful platform developers in the auto industry. Now, we’re transferring this know-how and this strategy to the electric age. In every respect, the Volkswagen ID will be an electric car made in Germany. family easy and convenient.