Sep 30, 2022 - 05:29 pm
Geely joins Aston Martin
Chinese company Geely has taken a stake in Aston Martin. Their investment is part of a £654 million capital raise for the British premium car brand. According to a terse statement from Aston Martin, Geely joins existing investors such as Mercedes-Benz in the Public Investment Fund.
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Apr 25, 2022 - 11:47 am
Aston Martin to release first BEV model in 2025
Aston Martin has specified its electrification strategy. The first plug-in hybrid will be the mid-engine supercar Valhalla, which is scheduled for delivery from early 2024. Aston Martin’s first battery-electric vehicle will be launched in 2025.
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Mar 7, 2022 - 04:13 pm
Britishvolt & Aston Martin to develop EV batteries
Britishvolt has entered into a development partnership with Aston Martin for electric car batteries. The aim is not only to maximise the performance of special cylindrical high-performance cells developed by Britishvolt for use in Aston Martin’s electric cars.
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Aug 18, 2021 - 11:41 am
Mercedes confirms Formula E exit
Mercedes has officially confirmed its exit from Formula E after the coming season. The decision had been taken as part of a strategic realignment of resource allocation for the development of electric vehicles.
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Oct 28, 2020 - 01:56 pm
Mercedes increases Aston Martin shares
Mercedes-Benz has announced that it will significantly increase its stake in the struggling British manufacturer Aston Martin Lagonda from what is currently 2.6 per cent to a maximum of 20 per cent. In return, the British company is to receive hybrid and electric drive trains from Mercedes.
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Jan 31, 2020 - 12:49 pm
Aston Martin postpones electrification plans
The financially stricken sports car manufacturer Aston Martin has begun postponing their plans for electric cars. Although the British company has a new investor, it will first invest the existing budget in combustion engine models and the new SUV DBX.
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Jan 10, 2020 - 02:55 pm
Is Aston Martin cancelling Rapide E production?
In April 2019, Aston Martin presented its first electric model, the Rapide E, which was to be built in a limited edition of 155 units. Now a British magazine reports that not even these few electric cars will see the light of day.
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Aug 27, 2019 - 12:24 pm
Detroit Electric ghosted Aston Martin
Two years ago, the US American startup announced intentions of developing three EV models but since there hasn’t been any news. A new report now claims that the company is having financial trouble. Apparently DE even subcontracted Aston Martin to develop a chassis system, and then stiffed them on the bill.
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Jun 13, 2019 - 01:48 pm
Aston Martin starts production at 2nd UK plant
Aston Martin has started production at its second plant in the UK. In St. Athan, Wales, pre-series vehicles of the SUV model DBX are now rolling off the production line, soon followed by the Rapid E.
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Apr 16, 2019 - 05:23 pm
Aston Martin launches limited edition Rapide E
Aston Martin CEO, Marek Reichman, took to the stage at Auto Shanghai to reveal his company’s first fully electric model, the Rapid E. The zero-emission luxury car is to have a strictly limited production run of 155 units and will be delivered to customers later this year.
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Mar 14, 2019 - 01:24 pm
James Bond goes electric
Similarly to other British celebrities, James Bond will be going electric in her Majesty’s service in the next film. While the movies have always been noted by car enthusiasts, the Aston Martin Rapide E, is upholding the tradition and exclusively so as only 155 units will be built.
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Mar 6, 2019 - 03:18 pm
Lagonda presents “All-Terrain” e-SUV concept
Aston Martin’s electric car outlet Lagonda has brought a preview of its first production model to Geneva. The “All-Terrain Concept” will be produced at the new St. Athan plant in Wales from 2022. Unfortunately, the manufacturer has not yet revealed any technical details in its otherwise imaginative description.
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Sep 13, 2018 - 03:34 pm
Aston Martin reveals specifications of the Rapide E
Aston Martin has officially announced the performance specifications of their first fully-electric vehicle, the Rapide E. The BEV will be released next year in a 155 model series. First deliveries are planned for the fourth quarter of 2019.
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Sep 11, 2018 - 05:30 pm
Aston Martin makes Wales its ‘Home of Electrification’
Aston Martin is working on a new plant in St. Athan in Wales. Once the Rapide E will roll off the lines here in 2019, the factory will become what Aston calls their “Home of Electrification”. By 2021, it will indeed house their EV label Lagonda.
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Aug 6, 2018 - 01:59 pm
UK: £35M for three low-carbon technology projects
The British government has awarded a total of 35M pounds to three projects involving players such as Nissan and Aston Martin. They are developing low carbon technology with funding through the UK’s Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) with industry matching the investment.
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Jul 18, 2018 - 04:23 pm
Aston Martin & RR both envisioning luxurious air taxis
Aston Martin presents the Vision Volante Concept, a study of a premium VTOL with hybrid propulsion. Whether the three-seater will ever take-off on a mass scale is uncertain. Yet Aston is on to something as Rolls-Royce also issued their version of an air taxi.
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May 12, 2018 - 06:06 pm
Aston Martin teases first Lagonda EV
Following the recent decision to turn Lagonda into a fully developed EV brand, Aston Martin now has officially declared their first vehicle model to be an electric luxury SUV, based on the Lagonda Vision Concept from Geneva. The first teaser was also subsequently released.
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May 9, 2018 - 10:35 am
Aston Martin builds underwater hyper EV
Forget about supercars; super submarines are all the latest rage. Aston Martin has just started production of project Neptune that is more imaginative than its name suggests.
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Mar 20, 2018 - 12:32 pm
Aston Martins electric brand Lagonda to debut with SUV
Aston Martin are to turn their Lagonda label into a pure EV brand reportedly and now revealed some details regarding their first model. It will built on their Vision concept, first presented in Geneva earlier this year, and is an electric SUV set to debut in 2021.
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Mar 6, 2018 - 01:53 pm
Lagonda turns into EV brand and shows first concept
Aston Martin announced to transform Lagonda into a pure EV brand and with the electric-powered Lagonda Vision Concept the audience of the Geneva Motor Show will already get an impression of the brand’s future design language.
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Feb 5, 2018 - 02:09 pm
Aston Martin to invest over 650m GBP in China
Aston Martin has announced over 650 million pounds in investments to further grow in the Chinese market. In conventional ways rather than all-electric although the outreach to partners in the NEV segment is ongoing.
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