Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2017

In Shanghai, Ford Motor Executive Chairman Bill Ford and CEO Jim Hackett outlined the next phase of the company’s China expansion strategy, focused on SUVs, electric and connected vehicles, a streamlined business structure and closer connections to Chinese customers. The progress we have achieved in China is just the start.

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My Electric Car

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

BYD, the Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer, experienced a significant increase in EV sales in January, with sales growing nearly 50% compared to the same month last year. In January alone, BYD sold 105,304 fully electric cars, marking a 48% increase from the 71,338 vehicles sold in the previous year.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2020

In 2022, Mercedes-Benz’ global portfolio will include eight all-electric Mercedes-EQ models. The global Mercedes-Benz production network is ready for the company’s electric product offensive and is integrating its Mercedes-EQ models into series production in its existing plants.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2017

Ford also confirmed plans to bring an all-new fully electric small SUV to China within five years; the electric SUV will feature a range of up to 450 km (279 miles) and will also be marketed in North America and Europe. Globally, the company is investing $4.5

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 2, 2023

The company has said its sales volume has skewed so heavily toward SUVs and crossovers that it doesn’t make good sense to offer anything else. The Swedish-Chinese brand had already pulled the S90 from the market earlier this summer. Meanwhile, its SUV and crossover volumes have effectively doubled within the same period.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 19, 2024

BYD Atto 3 (Source: BYD) After dominating their domestic market, Chinese NEVs are now expanding overseas. Electric vehicles pushed China past Japan to become the global auto export leader. Now, the automaker has several fully electric models below or close to the 100,000 yuan mark.

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EV Central

JUNE 29, 2022

British-Chinese sports car specialists Lotus is confident it will win the race to become the first mainstream sports car manufacturer to offer an all-electric product range. German giant Porsche is pushing hard on EVs, with the Taycan already on sale and the next Macan SUV set to go electric.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 5, 2024

Mercedes saw it as an opportunity as China’s auto market began shifting to electric options. The brand also offers two SUVs, the N8 and N7. Denza claims it will be “the pioneer in building Chinese new energy luxury sedans into world-class vehicles.” The newly developed EV is equipped with BYD’s new energy tech.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2017

Continental has signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement with NIO, a global electric vehicle startup. In a first step, Continental will supply vehicle technology such as air suspension systems and tires to NIO’s ES8 electric SUV. Already today, China is one of the leading markets for electric vehicles.

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Electric Vehicles India

JULY 2, 2021

The manufacturer said that a £1bn battery plant will be built in partnership with Chinese manufacturer Envision that will create 900 jobs at Nissan plus 750 at Envision and an estimated 4,500 in supply companies under an investment of £1 billion. The Nissan Motor Co plans for Britain to supercharge its European electric future pledging $1.4

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Baua Electric

MARCH 17, 2024

Klaus Zellmer, the global CEO of Skoda Auto, has visited India thrice in the past 18 months. For the global head of an international automaker to devote so much time to one market may seem unusual, but for the Czech brand — that has been around in India for 20 years — the stakes in this country have never been higher.

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Teslarati

JUNE 22, 2021

Duesmann said that “Audi is ready to make its decisive and powerful move into the electric age,” finally accepting the challenge of ditching gas engines for electric ones. Audi, a German company, owned by Volkswagen Auto Group, has sold the e-tron and the Q2L SUV for the powerful Chinese EV market.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

With the Concept EQS, Mercedes-Maybach is providing a clear preview of the first fully electric series-production model for the luxury brand. A further all-electric model is also set to appear on this basis, the EQS SUV, which will go into series production in 2022, even before the Maybach.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 31, 2024

But last year, the company began shipping its all-new electric SUV, the Eletre. It’s… an SUV. Now, I draw the line at building a super luxury SUV being “rebellious” (which Lotus claims the Eletre is, given the aforementioned heritage) — that’s like calling a Rolex a counterculture statement. It weighs 2600 kilograms.

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Charged EVs

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

You might not know it to look at them, but these two cars—one Swedish, one Chinese—share underpinnings and a parent company. Volvo and its Chinese parent Geely are very serious about selling cars that plug in. In 2019, Volvo launched the XC40 compact crossover, a boxy but stylish compact SUV with a 2.0-liter Volvo’s first EV.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 16, 2024

But with global wealth being transferred upward in recent years, Lamborghini was afforded an opportunity to draw in additional customers with its entry level products. Sales were primarily driven by the Urus, with 6,087 vehicles delivered, and the Huracán, boasting 3,962 units.

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EV Central

JANUARY 6, 2024

4, the Q4 e-Tron will be available in a regular SUV body style or a sleeker Sportback, each with a 77kWh battery. Due in the second quarter, the BYD Seal U is available globally as a plug-in hybrid EV (PHEV) and a fully electric model. The Chinese-owned British brand made a big EV impact in 2023 with the excellent MG4.

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EV Adoption

MARCH 31, 2021

Kia EV6 will have 282 miles of range and 800V Charging – Kia revealed specifications on Tuesday for its upcoming EV6, its first EV built on the Hyundai Group dedicated platform known as Electric-Global Modular Platform (E-GMP). The EV6, will come with two battery pack options, a 58 kWh pack or a 77.4

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Volvo has unveiled its EX90 large SUV, a pure electric replacement for the seven-seat XC90. In range-topping Twin Motor Performance guise it boasts dual electric motors with 380kW/910Nm and up to 600km range from its 111kWh (107kW useable) battery. 2024 Volvo EX90 seven-seat electric SUV with 14.5-inch

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