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Ford running 12-month trial of 20 plug-in hybrid Transit Custom vans in London

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Ford is launching a multi-million pound project designed to help improve air quality in London. Ford is the first volume manufacturer to offer PHEV technology in this segment of the van market. Commercial vehicles in London make 280,000 journeys on a typical weekday, travelling a total distance of 8 million miles (13 million km).

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Paris votes to triple SUV parking fees – and this includes electric ones

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Photo by Vincent Rivaud on Pexels.com Parisians have voted to triple the parking costs for SUVs – including heavier electric ones and hybrids. SUVs account for 15% of the 1.15 Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo sees the move to curb SUVs in the city as “a form of social justice,” with road safety and air pollution the main targets of the vote.

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Fisker Ocean production capacity ramping to 300 units per day in Q4; 3,123 customer vehicles built

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Fisker is ramping up production capacity of the Fisker Ocean all-electric SUV in September, as well as expanding retail, delivery, and service operations across multiple markets in North America and Europe. The all-electric SUV starts at $37,499 for the Fisker Ocean Sport trim level in the US.

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SAIC plans Eu manufacturing facility for MG automobiles regardless of upper prices

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LONDON — MG has admitted it is going to most likely price the corporate extra to develop automobiles in a deliberate Eu manufacturing facility when compared with China however says the advantages will outweigh the negatives. “I The ZS tiny SUV used to be the emblem’s top-seller with 35,753 gadgets offered. and Europe head.

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NIO unveils production electric SUV for China market; NIO ES8 to launch end of this year

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China-based electric vehicle startup NIO unveiled the NIO ES8, an electric SUV planned for serial production for the China market later this year. The NIO ES8 is a full-size 7-seat electric SUV with a 2-3-2 seating arrangement. The manufacturing and supply chain that will produce the ES8 is already in place, the company said.

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Mercedes-Benz expanding SUV production capacities in US, bringing in AM General

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Mercedes-Benz is reorganizing its SUV production and will expand production capacities in the USA. The US contract manufacturer AM General will join the production network of Mercedes-Benz Cars, producing the R-Class in South Bend, Indiana, in the future. 2015 will be the year of the SUV for Mercedes-Benz. To date, more than 2.1

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Fisker to deliver 700 of its Ocean electric SUV to Uk based Onto 

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Fisker to deliver 700 of its Ocean electric SUV to Uk based Onto . Fisker a US-based electric vehicle manufacturer has announced a partnership with Onto the UK based electric car subscription service for private and business users. The Fisker will open a London experience centre to showcase its all-electric Ocean SUV in 2022.

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