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OPINION Volvo did one thing very canny with the pricing of the EM90

Baua Electric

818,000 yuan (112,000 USD) is whole insanity, taking into consideration EM90 is basically only a rebadged Zeekr 009 with a elegant internal and entrance and rear adjustments. The fee for international markets hasn’t been introduced but. Zeekr 009 begins at 500k yuan (68,500 USD) in China. How does Volvo plan to justify this charge?

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XPeng at Beijing Auto Show: 2K pure vision ADAS, neural network, 1km/sec fast charging, and a new AI-driven EV sub-brand [Video]

Baua Electric

XPeng Motors kept things relatively short but sweet during its 20-minute presentation at the 2024 Beijing International Auto Show earlier today, but there’s a lot to get excited about following several updates from XPeng founder, chairman, and CEO He Xiaopeng, including an “entirely new breed” of EVs under a new sub-brand.

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J.D. Power Asia Pacific study finds auto brands improve in gratifying new-vehicle owners in China

Green Car Congress

Intensified competition has driven both international and domestic auto brands to launch new and better vehicles that appeal specifically to the eyes and hearts of Chinese consumers. Minivan segment: Wuling Rongguang. —Hannah Chao, research director at J.D. Power Asia Pacific, Shanghai. SUV segment: Toyota RAV4.

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KPMG survey finds global auto execs ranking fuel efficiency the top consumer priority

Green Car Congress

Although US automakers saw the most significant improvement compared with 2010 survey data, executives identified Chinese brands, as well as existing global players Volkswagen (#4 in 2010), Hyundai/Kia (#2 in 2010), Indian brands (#3 in 2010) and BMW (#9 in 2010) as the top five market share winners this year.

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How do Chinese language EV makers roll out unutilized merchandise so temporarily?

Baua Electric

Certainly one of our readers despatched me an e-mail asking how it’s imaginable that some 2-year-old Chinese language firms have already got 3 unutilized EVs at the street (Zeekr) or {that a} unutilized maker can create 7 unutilized fashions and seven facelifts in 5 years (Nio). All are in keeping with Geely’s SEA platform.

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Who is winning the green car race? Part II. The Green Piece

Green Cars News

The company also announced in June that it will build electric family sized minivans, SUVs and fleet vans with DOE funding (see article ) and it has formed a partnership with Daimler to provide powertrain components for the electric Smart car. Of all the ‘upstart’ green car companies, Tesla is the closest to breaking out into the mainstream.

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Subscribe Green News Events Manufacturers Region New Cars Used Cars Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Chrysler Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service by Sam Abuelsamid on Apr 22nd 2009 at 10:05AM Chrysler U.S. Apr 22, 2009 - Chrysler invented the minivan 25 years ago. Postal Service. Postal Service for mail delivery.

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