Tesla & BYD Search For New European Factories
Tesla and BYD are both on the hunt for a new European factory, setting up what may be a battle of electric car giants on the Continent.
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BYD, Hozon Auto, & SGMW Set Up Factories In ASEAN Member States In Global Push…
The SAIC-GM-Wuling (SGMW) Joint Venture has a factory in Indonesia that assembles the Wuling Air. The Wuling Air has two options for the electric motor, rated at 30 kW and 50 kW, as well as two options for the battery, a 26.5 or a 28.4 kWh pack. The Wuling Air … [continued]
BYD Says Yes To Thailand, No To UK For New Factories
BYD has started construction of a new EV factory in Thailand and is seeking a location in Europe. The UK is not under consideration.
GM Rebrands Hamtramck Plant As Factory ZERO; Hummer Available Late 2021
Reaffirming its continued commitment to a zero-crashes, zero-emissions, and zero-congestion future, General Motors today announced the rebranding of the Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Center as Factory ZERO. With a $2.2 billion investment, the plant is currently being reconfigured to an all-electric vehicle assembly plant.
Volkswagen ID.4 Production Starts In Zwickau (Video)
Volkswagen ID.4 production just started today in Zwickau, Germany. It is first being produced at the Volkswagen Group factory there that just recently produced its last fossil fuel vehicle, after 116 years of operation. The factory is now focused on producing electric vehicles. The ID.3 was the first, and now the ID.4 is in production.
British Billionaire Gupta’s Plans For An Australian Electric Car Factory Powered By Solar & Storage
UK-based billionaire Sanjeev Gupta is looking to buy equipment from and use part of the old Holden factory in South Australia to create an electric vehicle production line. That would be a significant part of remarkable transformation of Australia’s car industry and economy.
Volkswagen Investing $1 Billion To Convert Zwickau Plant To EV-Only Production
Volkswagen AG will be investing around €1 billion to fully convert its manufacturing facility in Zwickau, Germany, to electric vehicle production over the next 5 years. This is part of a broader €22.8 billion investment package for 2018–2022.
Volkswagen: 40 Battery Gigafactories Needed For Electric Car Revolution
The electric car revolution is coming. In fact, it is picking up speed as companies like Volvo say that all of their cars will have a battery and electric motor by 2025. Whole nations such as India and France are suggesting they may ban the sale of cars with internal combustion engines in coming years. Most people assume that lack of charging infrastructure is the primary barrier to more electric cars being on the road, but Volkswagen believes (as others do) that a lack of batteries will be the biggest factor. In fact, Volkswagen believes the world will need the equivalent of 40 Gigafactories by 2025 to meet the demand.
BYD Continues Push Into Global Markets, Announces New Electric Bus Factory In Ecuador
BYD announced today that it has signed an agreement with the Government of Ecuador to build an electric bus factory in the South American country.
