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Geely Auto forms new premium electric car company Zeekr; SEA EV architecture

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Geely Auto Group (Geely Auto) officially announced the widely reported formation of Zeekr—a new electric mobility technology and solutions company based in China that will serve growing global demand for premium electric vehicles.

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Electric Cars = 23% of New Zealand Auto Market, Tesla = 12%

CleanTechnica EVs

New Zealand has gotten the electric car fever, and August showed that more than ever before. Last month, 23% of new auto sales were sales of fully electric cars. Adding in hybrids would bring the total share of “green(er)” vehicles to 44%.) Tesla and BYD […].

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Tata’s UK electric car battery plant to be in Bridgwater – ET Auto

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The factory is due to create up to 4,000 green-tech jobs in the area, with “many thousands” more expected to be created indirectly, Agratas said in a statement. The UK plant, which Tata, owner of Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) , announced in July, will become one of Europe’s largest battery-cell manufacturing sites.

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Hyundai IONIQ 5 and IONIQ 6 sweep AJAC’s Green Vehicle awards

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Hyundai Auto Canada has won two new awards from the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC). The IONIQ 6 and IONIQ 5 were crowned 2023 Canadian Car of the Year and Canadian Green Utility Vehicle of the Year, respectively.

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Protecting European Auto (& Battery) Jobs — Finally EU Priority

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Lawmakers are right to ensure electric cars are made in the EU — and not only by European companies 2023. continued] The post Protecting European Auto (& Battery) Jobs — Finally EU Priority appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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ŠKODA AUTO launches production of MEB battery systems at Mladá Boleslav headquarters

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ŠKODA AUTO has started manufacturing battery systems for all-electric vehicles based on the Volkswagen Group’s Modular Electrification Toolkit (MEB) in Mladá Boleslav. This makes the car manufacturer’s main plant the only production facility for MEB battery systems in Europe outside Germany.

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Volkswagen lays out its NEW AUTO strategy: transforming from manufacturer to software-driven mobility provider; Scalable Systems Platform

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Volkswagen Group executives laid out the basics of the new Group strategy “NEW AUTO – Mobility for Generations to Come”, which will see the Group realign from being a from vehicle manufacturer to a leading, global software-driven mobility provider. This next generation will be all-electric, fully digital and highly scalable.