British Gas makes largest UK commercial EV order with Vauxhall British Gas has ordered 1,000 of the new all-electric Vivaro-e van from Vauxhall for its engineersThis represents the largest electric vehicle order for a commercial fleet in the UKBritish Gas has the third largest commercial fleet in the country and is committed to fully electrifying… Continue reading British Gas Places UK’s Largest Commercial EV Order
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Audi Q4 Sportback E-Tron Concept Presents Audi’s Version Of The VW ID.4
Volkswagen has always been successful in differentiating its vehicles with common platforms. Our question is how it will keep doing so with electric cars. After Seat presented the el-Born, its version for the VW ID.3, we already pointed out they will be very similar. The story repeats itself with the Audi Q4 Sportback e-tron. If… Continue reading Audi Q4 Sportback E-Tron Concept Presents Audi’s Version Of The VW ID.4
@Groupe PSA: Opel Sister Vauxhall delivers 1,000 Vivaro-e to British Gas
British Gas has ordered 1,000 of the new all-electric Vivaro-e van for its engineers This represents the largest electric vehicle order for a commercial fleet in the UK British Gas has the third largest commercial fleet in the country Rüsselsheim. The Opel sister company Vauxhall has announced today that it has received an order for… Continue reading @Groupe PSA: Opel Sister Vauxhall delivers 1,000 Vivaro-e to British Gas
@Groupe PSA: Opel Corsa-e Ancestor: Happy 30th Birthday Kadett Impuls I
Based on production model: Kadett Impuls I electric research vehicle for city driving No compromises: boot space and payload of standard model largely retained Street life: zero-50km/h in ten seconds, 100km/h maximum speed State-of-the-art in 1990: 14.3 kWh nickel-cadmium batteries Rüsselsheim. A range of up to 337 kilometres in the WLTP1 cycle. Zero to 100km/h… Continue reading @Groupe PSA: Opel Corsa-e Ancestor: Happy 30th Birthday Kadett Impuls I
ALYI – Alternet Sustainable EV Ride-share Business Accelerates Amid Industry Momentum
DALLAS, July 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Alternet Systems, Inc. (USOTC: ALYI) today confirmed a $2.5 million prefunding deal in conjunction with a recently announced $25 million first tranche investment at a $50 million enterprise valuation that is anticipated to close within the next 90 days (see more investment details below). The $2.5 million confirmation is made in… Continue reading ALYI – Alternet Sustainable EV Ride-share Business Accelerates Amid Industry Momentum
Former NewMotion CEO invests in Mumbai-based EV charging company BrightBlu
Mumbai-headquartered electric vehicle charging solution company BrightBlu has announced that the former CEO of EV charge point operator NewMotion, Sytse Zuidema, has become a new shareholder in the company. BrightBlu was formed in 2019, after the merger of Asia Electric, an EV charging solutions company and DrivAMP, a smart charging technology provider. With this announcement,… Continue reading Former NewMotion CEO invests in Mumbai-based EV charging company BrightBlu
BMW Group Plug-In Car Sales: Down In Q2, But Up In H1 2020
BMW Group has noted a significant 25.3% year-over-year decrease in vehicle sales in the second quarter of 2020 (23.2% in the case of BMW brand and 38.2% in the case of MINI brand), although plug-in car sales were not affected that much. The total plug-in car sales (globally) amounted to 31,095, which is 4.9% less than… Continue reading BMW Group Plug-In Car Sales: Down In Q2, But Up In H1 2020
Artemis project: Audi A9 E-tron luxury sedan to come in 2024
With the A9 E-Tron, Audi wants to develop a luxury electric car that is to be launched in 2024. (Audi, technology) Go to source
Herbert Diess: VW’s e-cars lead to a loss of up to 5,000 euros each
Volkswagen sells the E-Golf and the E-Up as electric cars, but that brings in losses per vehicle, VW CEO Herbert Diess said internally. (Electric car, technology) Go to source
@niche: Workhorse Secures $70 Million Financing from Institutional Investor
CINCINNATI, June 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Workhorse Group Inc. (Nasdaq: WKHS) (“Workhorse”), an American technology company focused on providing sustainable and cost-effective drone-integrated electric vehicles to the last-mile delivery sector, has entered into a financing agreement for a $70 million Senior Secured Convertible Note (the “Note”) with a single institutional investor. The proceeds will be… Continue reading @niche: Workhorse Secures $70 Million Financing from Institutional Investor