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Volvo Cars aiming for 50% of sales to be fully electric by 2025

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Volvo Cars aims for fully electric cars to make up 50% of its sales by 2025, the company announced in Beijing. The announcement builds on Volvo Cars’ 2017 announcement that all new models released from 2019 will be available as either a mild-hybrid, plug-in hybrid or battery-electric vehicle.

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Mercedes introducing EQB compact electric SUV in Shanghai

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Following the EQA 250 (combined electrical consumption: 15.7 kWh/100 km) it is the second fully electric compact car from Mercedes-EQ. Ltd (BBAC), a joint venture between Daimler and its Chinese partner BAIC Group. The new Mercedes-Benz EQB is making its debut at Auto Shanghai 2021 this week.

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BYD tests PHEV pickup truck in Mexico [Video]

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BYD was recently spotted testing its upcoming hybrid pickup truck in Mexico. More information about the Chinese automaker’s first new energy pickup truck has come out. However, after it was spotted in Mexico undergoing some rigorous-looking tests, news broke that BYD’s upcoming pickup truck will be a plug-in electric vehicle (PHEV).

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Tesla Model Y remains China’s top-selling premium SUV after February 2023 sales

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The Tesla Model Y was the best-selling premium SUV in China last month. The Tesla Model 3 was China’s third best-selling new electric vehicle (NEV), with 8,397 units sold. The Chinese automaker took the top three spots for best-selling affordable NEV with the Song+ DM-i, Dolphin, and Yuan+.

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Kia suddenly shifts to hybrids, affordable EVs amid waning global demand

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Kia is following in Ford’s footsteps after suddenly announcing plans to introduce more hybrids as it expects slower EV demand. To boost sales and fend off low-cost Chinese rivals, Kia will introduce a new lineup of affordable EVs in addition to hybrids starting this year.

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

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The EQS, the first electric luxury sedan from Mercedes-Benz, will start in the first half of 2021 in Factory 56 at the Sindelfingen site (Germany). Just a few months later the German-Chinese production joint venture, Beijing Benz Automotive Co. In 2020 production of the EQV premium electric MPV (combined power consumption: 26.4

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Kia suddenly shifts to hybrids, affordable EVs amid ‘waning global demand’

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Kia is following in Ford’s footsteps after suddenly announcing plans to introduce more hybrids as it expects slower EV demand. To boost sales and fend off low-cost Chinese rivals, Kia will introduce a new lineup of affordable EVs in addition to hybrids starting this year.

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