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Audi begins construction of first North American plant

Green Car Congress

Starting in mid-2016, the plant will produce the successor generation of the successful Audi Q5 SUV. r (Hungary); Bratislava (Slovakia); Changchun (China); Aurangabad (India); Martorell (Spain); and Jakarta (Indonesia). Audi said that the SUVs will primarily strengthen its position in the North American market.

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Denied! The Kia EV2 could have been one of the cheapest EVs on-sale in Australia, instead tariffs and logistics mean we’re almost certain to miss out

EV Central

Kia’s smallest, cheapest EV has been previewed by the Kia Concept EV2 at the 2025 Kia EV Day ahead of the production small SUV’s global debut next year. ” 2025 Kia EV2 Concept interior. Based on the Hyundai and Kia E-GMP platform, the EV2 is expected to share its 400-volt electrical architecture with the EV3 and EV5.

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Stellantis may divert scrapped plans for second Leapmotor EV in Poland

Teslarati

Multinational automaker Stellantis and its joint venture with Chinese-based Leapmotor are eagerly looking to re-home a second electric vehicle (EV) model to another country in Europe, after plans to build the vehicle at its factory in Poland have been cancelled. Another 12 countries abstained from the vote to approve the tariffs.

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Polestar reports $242M Q2 loss, remains hopeful for rest of 2024

Teslarati

“Polestar remains confident of a stronger second half of the year, particularly in the fourth quarter as sales of the two premium SUVs build,” the company writes in the release. Polestar also began delivering the Polestar 4 this month, its first effort in the SUV coupe segment with a range of up to 620 km (~385 miles).

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Kia’s cheaper EV2 electric SUV spotted out in the wild for the first time

Baua Electric

An even smaller and more affordable Kia electric SUV is on its way. Kia’s compact EV5 SUV made its official debut, while two new concepts, the EV3 and EV4, were unveiled. Although no concept was shown, Kia also revealed a smaller, cheaper EV2 electric SUV was in the works. The system features dual 12.3″

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Porsche accelerates shift to electric vehicles as gas-powered models die off

Baua Electric

After revealing the electric SUV in February, Blume boasted it already had 10,000 orders a month later. Reimbold said Porsche was building the last combustion engine generation of the Macan for Europe as it focuses on the electric model. Reimbold said Porsche is using it to build a “so-called functionally integrated battery.”

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Skoda to set up second life battery hubs to power its retailers

Electric Vehicles India

The power hubs will provide energy to power the showrooms, workshop buildings and the charging infrastructure for customer cars. The company has also received 160 pre-orders for the power hubs from its dealers in Czech Republic, Germany, Netherlands and Slovakia. This electric SUV is inspired by the Vision iV concept.