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Mercedes-Benz Rastatt plant to produce compact electric EQ vehicles; 3rd center of competence for EQ models in Germany

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billion) will be invested in the expansion of the electric fleet in the next few years. The production compound of the current compact car generation further includes the plant in Kecskemét, Hungary (production: B-Class, CLA, CLA Shooting Brake), the Chinese production location BBAC (Beijing-Benz Automotive Co.

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Mercedes-Benz will be producing 8 all-electric EQ models in 2022

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Just a few months later the German-Chinese production joint venture, Beijing Benz Automotive Co. neutral vehicle fleet and to the Mercedes-Benz AG electric offensive. EQA production will also follow next year (2021) at BBAC in Beijing for the Chinese market. In May 2019 production of the EQC (combined power consumption: 21.5

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Mercedes-Benz prepares car production network for new electric portfolio

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Core Luxury: The Mercedes-Benz plants in Bremen, Germany and Kecskemét, Hungary to manufacture vehicles in Europe based on the MB.EA The EQB compact SUV was launched at the Mercedes-Benz Kecskemét plant in 2021 and is the first purely electrically powered series production vehicle from Hungary. Beijing Benz Automotive Co.

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China’s EV brands are coming to bury US automakers—or are they? – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

We EV pundits have been writing about the rise of the Chinese EV industry for years. In recent weeks, the mainstream press has picked up on the story—many articles describe the coming wave of Chinese exports in apocalyptic terms. A recent headline in the New York Times warned of a “wrecking ball” heading for Detroit.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Why hes banking on an obscure Chinese electric car company and a CEO who - no joke - drinks his own battery fluid. The E6 will hit the Chinese market later this year. The first buyers will be fleet users, which will build central fast-charging facilities. EMAIL | PRINT | SHARE | RSS DIGG FACEBOOK DEL.ICIO.US

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Buffett's Chinese electric car company

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Today, BYD employes 130,000 people in 11 factories, either in China and one each in India, Hungary and Rumania. car companies and battery makers as much as the Chinese government is going to help BYD. This could turn out to be one of Buffett’s very best deals. government is going to help U.S.

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2020 Top 10 Countries in the Global EV Revolution

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For example, with increasing evidence of genocidal Chinese government towards Uyghur residents, including forced labor camps, the lack of transparency regarding whether any Chinese EVs benefit from such labor prompts me to deduct 1 production point from China (out of ~25 it had earned). Globally ~14k Ioniq BEVs were sold.

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