Hyundai, Tesla, Nissan, Honda, BMW, Jaguar.
Electrified luxury Hyundai? The South Korean carmaker wants to go global with its new luxury sub-brand Genesis and plans to launch six premium models by 2020. As both hybrid and fuel cell technologies are already in-house, it is very likely that at least some Genesis models will be electrified.
autoblog.com, yonhapnews.co.kr, globalpr.hyundai.com
Tesla update: On top of introducing Google’s Jason Wheeler as its new CFO yesterday, the Californians named former Enservio CEO Jon McNeill as its new head of global sales. Elon Musk also mentioned plans for carsharing with autonomous EVs, but refused to go into detail.
venturebeat.com (team), forbes.com (carsharing)
Leaf gets price tag: Nissan has published the price list for the latest version of its electric car for the United States, saying the Leaf will sell from 29,010 dollars without incentives. Those who prefer the 30 kWh battery have to be ready to pay at least 34,200 dollars.
carscoops.com, transportevolved.com, nissannews.com
Honda launches the 2016 CR-Z in the U.S., which mainly got a facelift. The hybrid powertrain remains the same. Changes under the hood will only be made with the reported electric sports car based on the Pikes Peak CR-Z.
autoblog.com, greencarreports.com
Is this the BMW i5? Patent drawings said to originate from BMW have emerged in China, allegedly showing the i5. We have our doubts, however, that this is the look BMW is going for…
carnewschina.com, bmwblog.com
Battle of the Brits: Jaguar considers going head to head with Bentley’s Bentayga, introducing a unique, 200,000 pound Range Rover model for a limited time. So far, the luxury car is only an idea at JLR, but if it becomes a reality, it would most likely also be offered as a hybrid.
autocar.co.uk
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