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Axeon awarded EU funding to reduce size, weight and cost of EV & hybrid vehicle batteries

Green Car Congress

European Li-ion automotive battery supplier Axeon has been awarded research funding from the EU to reduce the weight, volume and cost of batteries in electric and hybrid vehicles as part of a €3.32-million Reduction in battery pack cost by 5%-10%. million (US$4.72-million) million) consortium program called SmartBatt.

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UK Govt identifies first 9 electric drive vehicles eligible for grants of up to 5K

Green Car Congress

The first nine electric drive cars to become eligible for the Plug-in Car Grant of up to £5,000 (US$7,900) in the UK are: Mitsubishi iMiEV; smart fortwo electric drive; Peugeot iON; Citroen CZero; Nissan Leaf; Tata Vista EV; Toyota Prius Plug-in; Vauxhall Ampera and Chevrolet Volt. More will follow next year.

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Frost & Sullivan projects nearly 40% of compact vehicles in Europe to have Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) by 2018

Green Car Congress

Continental recently developed a low-cost integrated ADAS system capable of performing multiple functions such as lane departure warning, intelligent headlamp control and driver monitoring system. PSA Peugeot Citroen on the other hand has been capable of developing multiple low cost ADAS for their cars.

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Jeep, Citroen join Maruti, Hyundai and others to announce price hike

Baua Electric

Jeep and Citroen, both part of the Stellantis Group, have announced they will increase prices of vehicles across their lineup. Jeep and Citroen models like the Meridian SUV (left) and Basalt coupe SUV will see their prices increase from January after both carmakers announced price hike. lakh (ex-showroom). lakh (ex-showroom).

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Stellantis cancels CES 2024 plans in the wake of UAW strike

Teslarati

Stellantis loosely links the ongoing costs of the UAW strike with its decision to cancel CES 2024 plans. Earlier this year, Stellantis teased a $27,000 BEV launch from its Citroen brand, the e-C3. The Citroen e-C3 is expected to deliver about 186 miles of range on a single charge.

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Affordable EV incoming! Jeep locks in affordable electric SUV that will shock you with its price

EV Central

Announcing the cheap Jeep at a recent Bernstein investor conference, Tavares said the new $25k model would draw influence from the €20,000 ($A32,500) Citroen e-C3 the firm is currently developing for the European market, and that the same engineering tricks and component sourcing insights will dramatically lower the cost of the incoming SUV.

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Why the massive influx of Chinese EVs will end in tears | Opinion

EV Central

Oh, and there’s a cost-of-living crisis. Citroen awaits them in the casualty department. In 2025, EV growth has cooled just as the market is flooded. Traditional brands have caught up and newbies have landed, meaning there’s now 89 different electric models in our quite small car market. Not just the newbies, either.

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