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BMW begins e-drivetrain production for the fully-electric BMW iX and BMW i4

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The first production lines for electric motors and high-voltage batteries for plug-in hybrids went on-stream there in 2014. The Competence Center for E-Drive Production has been steadily growing ever since.

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smart launching escooter in 2014

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Daimler’s smart will launch the escooter on the market in 2014. In 2010, smart unveiled a comprehensive portfolio of electric products for urban transport at the Paris Motor Show. In addition to the smart fortwo electric drive as a coupé and a convertible, it included the smart ebike and the escooter. Click to enlarge.

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The next generation of the Porsche Macan compact SUV will be fully electric

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The Supervisory Board of Porsche AG has decided to manufacture the next generation of the Macan as a fully electric series. This will be the first all-electric compact SUV from Porsche, and is due to roll off the assembly line in the Leipzig site at the start of the next decade. Current generation Macan.

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Tesla investing $3.6B more in Nevada, including high-volume Semi factory and 100GWh 4680 cell factory

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Semi is Tesla’s fully electric Class 8 tractor, with 500 miles of range and energy consumption of less than 2 KWh per mile. In 2014, Tesla committed to invest $3.5 Tesla will invest an additional $3.6 million light duty vehicles annually), as well as its first high-volume Semi factory.

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DELIVER electric light commercial vehicle demonstrator to make its debut at FISITA

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Liberty Electric Cars, the European subsidiary of Green Automotive Company, has completed the build of the first fully functioning example of “DELIVER”—an electric light commercial delivery vehicle funded by the European Commissions’ 7 th Framework Programme. The DELIVER project ends in October 2014.

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New York City Taxi and Limo Commissions selects Nissan NV200 as Taxi of Tomorrow; fully-electric version possible starting in 2017

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Fuel efficiency was not used as a specific criterion for evaluation; estimated 2014 MY EPA combined label fuel economy is 25 mpg US (9.4 However, Nissan will be able to manufacture the NV200 to run on electric-only power starting in 2017.

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2015 VW e-Golf EPA-rated at 116 MPGe combined, 83-mile range

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2014 Ford Focus Electric. 2014 Tesla Model S 85. 2014 BMW i3. The 2015 e-Golf is Volkswagen’s first fully electric vehicle for the US market. The 2015 e-Golf is Volkswagen’s first fully electric vehicle for the US market. EPA ratings for select EVs. 2015 e-Golf. kWh/100 mi.

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