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Volvo Cars formally inaugurated a new battery assembly line at its Belgian manufacturing plant in Ghent, where it will start building its first fullyelectric car, the XC40 Recharge P8, later this year. The XC40 Recharge P8 is the first of a family of fullyelectric Volvos. Volvo XC40 Recharge powertrain.
The Supervisory Board of Porsche AG has decided to manufacture the next generation of the Macan as a fullyelectric 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.
This summer, Genesis Motor America will launch the Electrified G80, its first fully-electric sedan. billion investment in future mobility solutions, Genesis will begin production of the Electrified GV70 SUV at its manufacturing facility in Montgomery, Ala. Later this year, as part of Hyundai Motor Group’s $7.4-billion
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Polestar, the premium electric car brand from Sweden, announced that its first all-electricSUV will be manufactured in the United States. The forthcoming Polestar 3 will be manufactured alongside new Volvo vehicles at the Volvo Cars production center in Ridgeville, South Carolina.
BMW unveiled the iX3 electricSUV ( earlier post ), offering full electric mobility in a BMW X model. Electric power consumption combined in the WLTP test cycle is 19.5 – 18.5 The new BMW iX3 will be the brand’s first model to also be produced for export at the Shenyang manufacturing facility in China. kWh/100 km.
billion investment in Ford’s North American manufacturing facilities to produce a series of new electric vehicles for commercial and retail customers. The new E-Transit will join the all-electric F-150 announced in September and the all-electric Mustang Mach-E, which begins arriving in dealers’ showrooms next month.
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The first generation of the MINI Countryman was a success for MINI, and from 2010 it expanded the model family to include a compact SUV vehicle with all-wheel drive, five doors and—for the first time in a MINI model—more than four meters in length.
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Volkswagen Group Components contributes around 40% of the overall added value of the first fullyelectricSUV by the Volkswagen brand, the world e-car ID.4. The independent corporate business unit is responsible for the development and manufacturing of strategic components for the Group’s brands.
4 electricSUV—the brand’s first long-range EV to be sold in the US. This compact SUV, which will be available in rear-wheel drive 201-hp 82 kWh (launching first) and all-wheel-drive 302-hp 82 kWh configurations, offers three years of fast charging with Electrify America for no additional cost. Reservations for the ID.4
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The company has since reinforced this strategy, by stating that it aims for fullyelectric cars to make up 50% of its global sales volume by 2025. The future of Volvo Cars is electric and we are firmly committed to moving beyond the internal combustion engine. Plug-in hybrid variants of the XC40 are already manufactured there.
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billion over the next five years in the North American region (NAR) (Canada, Mexico, United States) to boost its product portfolio, regional R&D and manufacturing capabilities. In its place, Volkswagen will advance its electric line-up, including the American-assembled ID.4 4 electricSUV at Volkswagen’s Chattanooga, TN, facilities.
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Lincoln will debut its first global fullyelectric vehicle next year, the first step toward electrifying its entire portfolio of vehicles by the end of the decade. The new electric vehicle will debut as the brand celebrates its 100 th anniversary next year and accelerates growth in North America and China.
Polestar officially revealed the Polestar 3 electric performance SUV. The fullyelectric 5-seat SUV produces up to 380 kW and 910 N·m, and is prcied from €89,900 (currently US$87,000). Polestar 3 launches with a dual-motor configuration and a power bias towards the rear.
During Ford Capital Markets Day, Hau Thai-Tang, Chief Product Platform and Operations Officer, said that Ford anticipates 40% of Ford’s global vehicle volume will be fullyelectric by 2030—“ a massive shift from the low single digits today.”. —Hau Thai-Tang.
Volkswagen of America (VWoA) has started of production of its all-electric ID.4 4 compact SUV in Chattanooga, Tenn., the company’s first electric vehicle assembled in the United States. 4 is Volkswagen Group’s most popular all-electric model, with 190,000 units delivered to customers globally since its launch in 2021.
model series is for the fullyelectric version, with around 20,000 orders received over the first three months of this year. GTE models took the lead in 2014 and their second model generation features an increased electric range due to more battery capacity. Volkswagen reports that, even before the launch of the new ID.3
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Ford detailed seven of the 13 new global electrified vehicles it plans to introduce in the next five years, including hybrid versions of the iconic F-150 pickup and Mustang in the US, a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) Transit Custom van in Europe and a fullyelectricSUV with an expected range of at least 300 miles (483 km) for customers globally.
For example, 15 new electric and flex-fuel vehicle models are being launched by 2025 alone. Before the end of 2023, the company is bringing its first fullyelectric models to Brazil: the Volkswagen ID.4. At the same time, Volkswagen will offer its first fullyelectric vehicles—the ID.4 and the ID.
Volvo’s nex-gen SUV XC90 to be fullyelectric soon. The Volvo’s next-gen XC90 will be a fullyelectricSUV soon and it will be revealed to the public in 2022. The company aims to shift half of its lineup to electric vehicles by 2025 and will make the complete transition by 2030.
PPE – versatile, variable, electric. 2018 saw the debut of the Audi’s first fullyelectric production vehicle – the Audi e-tron. Since then the brand has systematically and rapidly pushed ahead with the widespread introduction of electric mobility across its entire product range.
Volvo’s industry-leading commitment to go fullyelectric in Australia by 2026 is no more. We are fully committed to the strategy [of going fullyelectric],” Volvo Car Australia managing director Stephen Connor told EV Central. There’s no point us going fullyelectric if our consumers aren’t ready for it. “We
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BUZZ brings its classic, the Bulli, to the road as a fullyelectric version. KUKA is responsible for the planning, delivery, assembly and commissioning of a fully automated body shop system for the underbody of the all-electric ID. The fullyelectric ID. —Gerald Mies, CEO KUKA Systems GmbH.
A new body shop with a total area of 75,500 square meters will produce the vehicle bodies for the next generation of the Macan—which will be a fullyelectric series—from the beginning of the next decade. The factory was opened in 2002 and started with series production of the Cayenne SUV with 259 employees.
Jeep teased its upcoming compact SUV 4×4 . The Jeep has teased its upcoming compact SUV 4Xe powertrain a nomenclature for its hybrids that can be used either for a regular 4X4 compact SUV axle with electric motors or a fullyelectrically driven axle. Jeep Wrangler Magento.
announced today that its Spring Hill, Tennessee assembly plant will begin the transition to become the company’s third vehicle manufacturing site to produce electric vehicles, joining Factory ZERO in Detroit and Hamtramck, Michigan, and Orion Assembly in Orion Township, Michigan. General Motors Co.
In Shanghai, Ford Motor Executive Chairman Bill Ford and CEO Jim Hackett outlined the next phase of the company’s China expansion strategy, focused on SUVs, electric and connected vehicles, a streamlined business structure and closer connections to Chinese customers. The progress we have achieved in China is just the start.
years as it replaces three-quarters of its lineup and adds four new trucks and SUVs. By 2020, trucks and SUVs—including electrified vehicles—are to represent 86% of Ford’s product mix. —Sherif Marakby, vice president, Autonomous and Electric Vehicles. Ford’s BEV manufacturing plan will be more efficient.
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