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Ford Investing $550M to Retool SUV Plant to Produce Focus Small Car and EV

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To produce the vehicles, Ford is converting three truck and SUV plants to car plants—Michigan Assembly, Cuautitlan Assembly in Mexico, which begins building the new Fiesta subcompact early next year; and Louisville (Ky.) Assembly, which will be converted to produce small vehicles from Ford’s global Focus platform beginning in 2011.

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BMW previews future electric SUV with faster charging, more range

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BMW Vision Neue Klasse X concept Neue Klasse models will also feature faster charging than current BMW EVs thanks to an 800-volt electrical architecture, and they’re at the leading edge of a battery shift for the company. The combination of cylindrical cells and the 800-volt shift will speed up charging by up to 30%, BMW claims.

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BMW previews future electric SUV with faster charging, more range

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BMW Vision Neue Klasse X concept Neue Klasse models will also feature faster charging than current BMW EVs thanks to an 800-volt electrical architecture, and they’re at the leading edge of a battery shift for the company. The combination of cylindrical cells and the 800-volt shift will speed up charging by up to 30%, BMW claims.

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Volkswagen’s Pablo Di Si: Generation to get ‘again to fundamentals’

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So I mentioned, “Listen, we’re going to increase production significantly.” They have been grateful that they participated in those conferences, and after after all they requested for extra aggressive hire charges. Let’s discuss Volkswagen Credit score. We’re getting to form some systems.

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How will a Trump presidency impact the global EV market in 2025?

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However, there is now far greater uncertainty about development of EV adoption in the US after the re-election of Donald Trump as president. This includes a federal charging standard and funding for the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI). Consumer tax credits from the IRA and the leasing loophole could be affected.

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Trump plans to gut EV policy: What it might mean for jobs, auto industry, made in America

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Trump promises stiff tariffs vs. China and Mexico, may nix federal funding behind U.S. GM CEO Mary Barra – Photo by Steve Fecht for General Motors In late 2019 Trump effectively nixed an extension of the tax credit for Tesla and GM, which had already reached their 200,000-vehicle caps under the former framework.