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Could Opel Become an All-Electric Brand?
General Motors Co.’s Opel unit has been working for months on a plan to turn itself into an electric car-only operation by 2030, sources tell Manager Magazin.
Read MoreToyota’s Hybrid Sales Top 10 Million Units
Toyota Motor Corp. says its sales of hybrid vehicles surpassed 10 million units at the end of January.
Read MoreDaimler Recasts Smart in N. America as EV-Only Brand
Daimler AG is dropping all piston-powered versions of its slow-selling Smart ForTwo city car in North America this summer and will offer only all-electric coupe and cabrio versions of the tiny two-seater, Automotive News reports.
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S. Korea Aims for Huge Boost in EV Sales
South Korea’s government and the country's carmakers hope to multiply the number of electric cars on the road in Korea from a few thousand today to 250,000 by 2020, the Financial Times reports.
Read MoreScania Prepares for Electric Bus Tests
Volkswagen AG’s Scania commercial truck unit will begin field testing electric buses later this year in Ostersund, Sweden.
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Report: Tesla to Begin Model 3 Pilot Production This Month
Tesla Inc. says it will idle its electric-car assembly plant in California for a week this month to prepare it for Model 3 pilot production. Sources tell Reuters the company aims to begin low-volume test assemblies on Feb. 20.
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Pininfarina Teams with China’s Hybrid Kinetic on New-Energy Concept
Italian design house Pininfarina SpA and China’s Hybrid Kinetic Group Ltd. (HKG) plan to unveil their jointly developed H600 concept luxury sedan next month at the Geneva auto show.
Read MoreGerman, Danish Companies Plan Fast-Charge Network in Europe
German energy company E.ON SE and Danish e-mobility service provider Clever A/S are partnering to support electric cars across Europe with a network of ultra-fast charging stations.
Read MoreVW Launches U.S. Unit to Handle Diesel Restitution
Volkswagen AG is creating a subsidiary in the U.S. to manage the $2 billion it has agreed to spend on electric-vehicle charging stations and zero-emission awareness programs.
Read MoreNanoFlowcell Readies 760-hp Version of Low-Voltage Battery Tech
Liechtenstein-based nanoFlowcell AG plans to unveil a high-output version of its Quant electric sports coupe concept next month at the Geneva auto show.
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