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Volvo Cars to triple electric car production capacity in Ghent after strong year of electrified car sales

Green Car Congress

Volvo Cars is tripling electric car manufacturing capacity at its plant in Ghent, Belgium as it prepares to meet fast growing demand for its Recharge line-up of chargeable cars. The share of Recharge cars as a percentage of total sales more than doubled in 2020, compared to 2019. in the region for the whole year.

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RIP Volvo diesel cars: Last XC90 diesel rolls off production line

The Driven EV News

The last diesel-fuelled Volvo has rolled off the production line. Diesel cars accounted for most of Volvo's Europe sales in 2019, but it vows to produce EVs only by 2030. The post RIP Volvo diesel cars: Last XC90 diesel rolls off production line appeared first on The Driven.

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Stranded assets: Chinese fossil car production plunges amid surging EV demand

The Driven EV News

The post Stranded assets: Chinese fossil car production plunges amid surging EV demand appeared first on The Driven. "Zombie" ICE vehicle factories are sitting idle in China thanks to plummeting demand. Is this the canary in the coal mine for the global ICE vehicle death spiral?

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Musk Talks Tesla Semi & Lower Priced Car Production At Grünheide

CleanTechnica EVs

The post Musk Talks Tesla Semi & Lower Priced Car Production At Grünheide appeared first on CleanTechnica. Elon Musk was in Germany this week to talk about the expansion of the Tesla factory and building the Tesla Semi there.

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NIO Rolls 300,000th Electric Car Off Production Line

Electric Cars Report

On December 12, 2022, the 300,000th electric car of NIO rolled off a production line at its Second Advanced Manufacturing Base. Since the production of its first smart EV in May 2018, NIO has been breaking records of production speed and dedicated to building up its production capacity.

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Tesla updates its mobile app with AI assistant, highlights non-car products

Electrek

Tesla has pushed a new software update to its mobile app with a new AI chat assistant and a new menu to highlight the company’s non-car products.

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Sedan Down: Subaru Halts Legacy Production

The Truth About Cars

Subaru has announced production of the Legacy will end early in the 2025 calendar. As one would expect, Subaru said its discontinuation reflects market shifts from passenger cars to high-riding SUVs and crossovers. It is likely the cancelation of Legacy will make room for more production of the other three models.