Teslarati

MARCH 20, 2022

Stellantis partner Samsung SDI hinted at the possibility of building a new EV battery factory in the United States. During InterBattery 2022, Samsung SDI CEO Choi Yoon-ho said that the company might build a new EV battery company in the U.S., Last year, Samsung SDI considered building a plant near Rivian’s factory in Normal, IL.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 17, 2024

Electrek reported last week that BYD is dropping prices of its EVs in Germany by as much as 15%, with its Atto 3 compact SUV seeing the biggest cuts. BYD only sold 4,140 cars in Germany in 2023, but is looking for 10% market share after its factory in Hungary starts production in a few years. Meanwhile, Tesla shares were down 1.6%

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Baua Electric

APRIL 9, 2024

BMW Neue Klasse electric SUV and sedan (Source: BMW) The company’s founder explained that the new partnership is a “pivotal moment” as Rimac Tech expands from humble beginnings to signing a major long-term partnership with BMW. The two partners will release further information on the tie-up at a later date.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 17, 2024

Electrek reported last week that BYD is dropping prices of its EVs in Germany by as much as 15%, with its Atto 3 compact SUV seeing the biggest cuts. BYD only sold 4,140 cars in Germany in 2023, but is looking for 10% market share after its factory in Hungary starts production in a few years.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 29, 2024

The fully electric BYD Atto 3 SUV was the top-selling electric model, with over 19,200 units delivered. Once up and running, BYD’s new plant in Thailand is expected to build 150,000 EVs a year. Its first low-cost EVs will be a smaller pickup and SUV. BYD was Thailand’s best-selling EV maker last year.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 2, 2024

The Atto-3 SUV / Source: BYD Europe It was a huge year for profits at Chinese auto behemoth BYD. It is building an assembly plant in Hungary and has opened dealerships in Germany, Norway, and Sweden. In 2023, the company sold 1.6 million fully battery-electric vehicles last year, coming close to Tesla’s projected goal of 1.8

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Baua Electric

APRIL 11, 2024

It’s all part of the Chinese brand’s ambitious plan to set up three brands in Europe and launch three new models for each brand, all by 2026 – yet, unfortunately, Chery wants to bring ICE vehicles along with its low-cost EVs, including a luxury gas-burning SUV brand that it already sells in China.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 28, 2024

Let the “liberation battle” begin After declaring a “liberation battle” against gas-powered cars earlier this year, BYD, or Build Your Dreams, is putting pressure on overseas rivals. By building nearly all vehicle components, including batteries, in-house, BYD has a major advantage over rivals. Its main target is gas-powered vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2020

With the production launch of the electric compact SUV EQA at the Rastatt plant (Germany) and the current decision to locate EQB production in the Hungarian plant in Kecskemét, the company is taking further important steps toward making its product portfolio CO? The work on the building has already been completed.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2018

Mercedes-Benz Cars plans to launch more than ten electric cars by 2022 throughout all segments, from smart to large SUVs. The Hambach site in France features many years of experience in building fully electric cars. Production of the EQC, a fully-electric SUV, will start in 2019.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 21, 2024

Audi plots a new lower-cost EV, an electric A3 or Q3 After unveiling the new Q6 e-tron this week, its next-gen premium mid-size electric SUV, Audi, is planning a smaller, lower-cost EV. The American automaker is developing a new low-cost EV platform to underpin a smaller electric pickup and SUV.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2022

30,000 units of an all-new SUV for Europe, the run rate of which will significantly ramp in 2024. Ford is building on agreements tied to its 600,000 run rate milestone and is taking them even further. 150,000 F-150 Lightnings for North America. 150,000 Transit EVs for North America and Europe.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2015

Mercedes-Benz’ new compact car plant in China, housed at the company’s local production joint venture Beijing Benz Automotive Corporation (BBAC), has begun production with the German car maker’s first locally build compact car: the GLA. The GLA is, after the GLK, the second SUV that is manufactured in China.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2012

The new Mercedes-Benz compacts are produced in a network of the Mercedes-Benz plants in Rastatt, Germany, and Kecskemét, Hungary. Next product from the Rastatt plant will be the compact SUV, and from the Kecskemét plant the four-door coupe of the new generation of compact cars.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2017

Building on the experience gained during the series production of electric vehicles at the location, the workforce is being prepared for the new models and further technological developments with comprehensive training programs. The A-Class, B-Class and the compact SUV GLA are manufactured at the location. Earlier post.)

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 11, 2024

A new factory in Debrecen, Hungary, currently under construction, will also build only electric cars, with the upcoming Neue Klasse models planned to be built there in 2025. From 2025, we can expect to see six Neue Klasse models rolling out, including a 3 Series-sized sedan and an SUV.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 19, 2016

While development of the principle is ongoing, Audi has begun to use modular assembly in developing the production process for the electric motor for the 2018 e-tron SUV (C-BEV) ( earlier post ). Modular assembly uses 19 island stations, some of which are used several times within the build process.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2012

Production at the Szentgotthardt plant in Hungary will begin in late 2012. Power builds up very smoothly and quietly —director of gasoline engines, Thomas Johnen. If we run these two plants with three shifts, the production costs for the next Astra generation will be significantly below the costs of building the current Astra.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Just over a week after initially teasing a new compact SUV called the Yuan Up, Build Your Dreams (BYD) has posted several of the first official images of the new EV’s exterior. One of those EVs BYD hopes will help get it to its target is the Yuan Up SUV – the first A0-class SUV on its e-Platform 3.0, Have a look.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 4, 2024

The Atto-3 SUV / Source: BYD Europe After recently reducing prices of its refreshed Han and Tang models , Build Your Dreams (BYD) just launched a new version of its top-selling EV Yuan Plus – known as the Atto 3 in overseas markets – to $16,644 in China, making it one of the lowest-priced EVs out there. Get started here.

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Push EVs

JULY 21, 2022

July 21, 2022 – Building on strong demand for its new EVs, Ford today announced a series of initiatives for sourcing battery capacity and raw materials that light a clear path to reach its targeted annual run rate of 600,000 electric vehicles by late 2023 and more than 2 million by the end of 2026. DEARBORN, Mich.,

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