Mercedes-Benz will adjust charging rates for its Mercedes Me Charge service from 01 March, mostly upwards. Among other things, charging at Ionity high-power station will get significantly more expensive in two of the three tariffs.
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Tesla has again lowered the prices for all versions of the Model 3 and Model Y in China. The entry-level Model 3 now comes at a record low of 229,900 yuan (just under €31,900) after Tesla skimmed off 36,000 yuan.
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Tesla is changing tack regarding Supercharging in Europe. After the company had opened its network to electric cars of any make and introduced time-sensitive tariffs to inspire off-peak charging, Tesla is widening the model and shifting focus.
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Tesla is making the prices of its fast chargers more flexible. After the company increased Supercharger prices in Europe again in September, there are now indications of Tesla introducing lower tariffs for charging at night.
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The energy price hike is also taking its toll on Tesla. The carmaker has once again increased Supercharger rates in Europe. The average rise in price across the continent was around 12 cents per kilowatt hour and even more in Germany.
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Hyundai Motor UK has reduced its electric car range prices following changes to the government’s Plug-In Car Grant. This includes both the Kona and Ioniq EV adjusted to meet the requirements, excepting only the top-specced version as too expensive.
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Lucid Motors have finally fully unveiled the production version of their first car: the Lucid Air, a luxury electric sedan designed to match any electric S-Class if it would be a Mercedes or Tesla back in the days.
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Opel known as Vauxhall here has officially opened the order books for the electric van Vivaro-e. Customers can reserve the right-hand-drive versions from now on and expect deliveries in October. The zero-emission transporter qualifies for the plug-in van grant.
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Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has launched their first fully electric van in the UK. Prices for the battery-electric ABT eTransporter 6.1 start from £42,060 (exc. VAT). As VW is still waiting on approval, the price does not include the Plug-in Van Grant so far.
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As the British government cuts the Plug-in Car Grants, first carmakers react. Renault UK will top-up the new PiCG of £3,000 by £500 for all Zoe orders placed before 31 March 2020.
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Everything was to be so simple – one price for everyone charged per kWh at all stations within the Ionity high power charging network. Only it wasn’t that simple, as mobility service operators got exclusive deals to charge differently – to much dismay and a competitor’s delight.
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The Swedish electric car startup Uniti has published the price and specifications for its Uniti One compact electric car, which can now be configured and is to be delivered first in Sweden and the UK from mid-2020. The UK base price is 17,760 euros including the plug-in grant.
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After Renault presented the series version of its small electric car City K-ZE at Auto Shanghai in April, the market launch in China followed suit and with a drumroll. Renault set a base price of 61,800 yuan, and currently, that converts to just under 7,900 euros.
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Renault Germany has announced the prices for the recently introduced new edition of the Zoe, which will be available from the end of July. The entry-level version of the little EV will have the same price but a bigger battery.
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Tesla has made some changes to the pricing model for the Model 3 again. After the upgrade to AWD was lowered from 5,000 to 4,000 dollars at the end of June, the price has gone back up to it’s initial $5,000.
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Tesla updated the Model 3 configurator, revealing new options and price changes as well as adapted delivery times. The biggest change is the price for the Model 3 with dual motor and the performance version now costing less.
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Mumbai-based Strom Motors has unveiled a compact electric car designed for Indian cities. Once the Strom R3 will roll into the shops on its three wheels later this year, Indian buyers may get one from 300,000 Rupees – about 3,700 euros.
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Hyundai has started sales of its Nexo fuel cell electric car in Korea and says it received over 1,000 orders in the first week. With Korea’s high EV subsidies, Hyundai can offer the Nexo for about 25,000 euros in its home market.
Read moreReading tip I: From 2020, EVs could be cheaper than vehicles with combustion engines due to cheaper batteries. That’s the result of a new analysis from Bloomberg New Energy Finance. That would also push sales, meaning electric cars could hold a 35 percent market share by 2040.
bloomberg.com via prnewswire.com
Reading tip II: From Audi to BMW and Mercedes – the U.S. will see 12 new plug-in hybrid models hit the road this year. Hybrid Cars has taken a closer look at what can be expected.
hybridcars.com
Events for the upcoming week: Urban Future Global Conference (March 02-03; Graz, Austria) ++ International Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Expo (March 02-04; Tokyo, Japan)
You can find a complete list of upcoming industry events at electrive.com/calendar
