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Stellantis & Leapmotor joint venture gets approval from Chinese regulator

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With the approval from the NDRC, Stellantis can build and sell Leapmotor electric vehicles (EVs) outside of China, said people familiar with the matter. It acquired 20% of the Chinese automakers, making it a significant shareholder. The joint venture between Stellantis and Leapmotor still needs regulatory approval in other markets.

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Audi shows new A6 e-tron concept electric vehicle in Shanghai

Green Car Congress

Audi and its Chinese partner companies FAW and SAIC are showing four world premieres: the brand-new Audi A6 e-tron concept vehicle and the all-round updated Audi Q5L, in addition to the Audi A7L and an SUV study, still kept beneath a cover, named Audi concept Shanghai.

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Land Rover EV conversion packs in-wheel motors, weighs same as original

Baua Electric

Land Rover Defender EV conversion by Protean The first completed Defender EV has a 75-kwh battery pack affording 153 miles of WLTP range—likely in the vicinity of just 110 to 125 miles if it were to be run in EPA-cycle tests. The company didn’t reveal the curb weight of this example. Prior to its current U.K.

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Pike Research forecasts China plug-in market to reach 152,000 units/year by 2017, falling short of government targets; BEVs to dominate

Green Car Congress

Battery-electric (BEVs) will outsell. New Energy Vehicle (NEV) Industry Development Plan (2011-2020), announced in June 2010, is targeting a domestic production capability of 1 million NEVs (with PEVs accounting for 50%) during the period of 2011 to 2015 and 5 million NEV unit sales by 2020. BEV/PHEV cars that were.

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Failed SONDORS Metacycle motorcycle was never street legal, reveals employee

Baua Electric

The closure occurred shortly after Electrek exposed the first images of warehouses full of thousands of SONDORS Metacycles sitting unpaid at the Chinese factory that had been contracted to build the bikes. On the business side, the company had a tendency to skirt importation tariffs through improper classifications.

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Honda Speaks About Near Future, EV Plans

The Truth About Cars

To that end, the company is making vague promises about working on procuring and developing batteries, as well as procuring materials for battery-making from recyclers. Honda has plans for a mid- to large-size electric vehicle to debut for sale in North America in 2025, based on a dedicated platform.

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Update: Top 10 Electric Cars

Clean Fleet Report

Tesla is described as disruptive technology, but in reality the company has done what auto companies have done for a little more than a century—build great cars and match them up with owners who appreciate them. Almost two-thirds of the battery electric cars sold in the U.S. The Model S is the best-selling plug-in car in the U.S.