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Geely Auto forms new premium electric car company Zeekr; SEA EV architecture

Green Car Congress

Zeekr will be jointly owned by Geely Automobile Holdings and Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (ZGH) under a 51% and 49% share structure. Governance structure. Both parties have also agreed to inject 2 billion RMB (US$307 million) in capital into the company.

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Norwegian Automobile Federation And Motor Conduct World’s Largest Winter Electric Car Test

Electric Cars Report

The Norwegian Automobile Federation (NAF) and Motor magazine have conducted the world’s largest winter electric car test. Taking place earlier this month, the test assessed the range and charging speed of electric cars available on the Norwegian market.

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CUPRA reveals the name of its urban electric car at Automobile Barcelona: the CUPRA Raval

Electric Cars Report

Once again, CUPRA and SEAT are back at Automobile Barcelona, showcasing their latest innovations and the company’s strong commitment to the development of electric vehicles.

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DS Automobiles unveils E-TENSE PERFORMANCE prototype as high-performance testbed for future DS production cars

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DS Automobiles, a Stellantis brand, has unveiled the E-TENSE PERFORMANCE prototype as a high-performance testbed for coming DS production designs. Since its launch in 2014, DS Automobiles has put electrification at the heart of its strategy. From 2024, every new DS Automobiles design will be only 100% electric.

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ACEA map: Affordability of electric cars, correlation between market uptake and GDP in the EU

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The European Association of Automobile Manufacturers (ACEA) has published an interactive map that illustrates the correlation between the market uptake of electrically-chargeable vehicles (ECVs) and GDP per capita for each of the 27 EU member states and the United Kingdom. Across the EU, 3.0% and Italy 0.9%).

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Mercedes-Benz Cars and Telefónica Deutschland establish the world’s first 5G network for automobile production

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Together with telecommunications company Telefónica Deutschland and network supplier Ericsson, Mercedes-Benz Cars is putting in place the world’s first 5G mobile network for automobile production in its “Factory 56” in Sindelfingen.

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The most important electric cars for 2020

Green Car Reports

Electric-car debuts continue apace for 2020, and not one on our list feels like a rush job from any of their respective automakers. That’s because mainstream electric cars have become deliberate automobiles themselves.

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