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Mercedes-Benz To Introduce The EQA, EQB, EQC, & EQS In South Africa

CleanTechnica EVs

The BMW i3 was the only fully electric vehicle available in South Africa for a very long time. Since its introduction around 2015, it has gone on to be South Africa’s all time top-selling fully electric vehicle up to now. Nissan briefly introduced the first generation […].

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Mercedes-Benz realigning global production organization for passenger cars; organizing by product architecture

Green Car Congress

Further investment also goes to the Rastatt compact car plant, where the fully-electric B-Class electric drive has been seamlessly integrated into series product. At the end of June, Daimler announced that it was setting up a production joint venture with the Renault-Nissan alliance, stepping up their existing cooperation.

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We Need More Than Just Electric Vehicles

Cars That Think

That would require a dramatic increase in EV sales: In the United States in 2021, just over 1 million vehicles—less than 1 percent of those on the road—were fully electric. And only 3 percent of the new vehicles sold were fully electric. Shorter-range EVs, like the Nissan Leaf, have a manufacturer’s.