19 Nov 2018 | I-PACE Picks Up Another Award, Tesla Australia Confirm CCS Upgrade and German Minister Roasts Car Bosses
VW Confirms Joint Development With Ford, Denies Merger | Jaguar I-PACE Named Pocket-Lint’s Best Car Of 2018 | Altmaier Sniffs At German Automakers | Tesla Australia To Add Ccs Chargers To Support Model 3 | 273,000 Passenger Electric Plug-In Cars Sold In Europe: Q1-Q3 2018
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VW CONFIRMS JOINT DEVELOPMENT WITH FORD, DENIES MERGER
- "The VW Group and Ford will jointly develop commercial vehicles and have "identified other potential cooperation", CEO Herbert Diess has confirmed at its annual board meeting press conference." reports Lawrence Allen for Autocar: "Rumours of a VW and Ford tie-in have been circulating since the start of the month, with speculation that the brands will also develop electric vehicles together. Diess today confirmed the joint development of commercial vehicles is "core to the alliance", and went on to say that bosses had "identified other potential cooperation with Ford outside of commercial vehicles". However, Diess denies the relationship will extend to a rumoured full merger with Ford, claiming "that was never the objective of our talks" At today's conference, Diess also revealed the Group has increased its five-year investment into electric vehicles, autonomous and connected technology from €34bn to €44bn, around a third of the car maker's total expenditure for the period. Of that sum, €30bn will be put into electric mobility, including everything from platform and powertrain development to infrastructure investment."
https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/vw-confirms-joint-development-ford-denies-merger
JAGUAR I-PACE NAMED POCKET-LINT’S BEST CAR OF 2018
- "The Jaguar I-PACE has been named Best Car at the Pocket-lint Gadget Awards 2018. Since the car’s public debut in March this year, the I-PACE has already claimed 16 major global awards including German Car of the Year and Scottish Car of the Year." according to Electric Cars Report: "Its success among experts has led to I-PACE being awarded Auto Express New Car of the Year, Autocar’s Game Changer title, T3’s Best Car and the Sunday Times Car of the Year. This latest title from Pocket-lint demonstrates the ongoing success of the I-PACE, especially highlighting the cutting-edge technologies
- Pocket-lint’s expert jurors said: “The Jaguar I-PACE is not techy for tech’s sake. Or elitist. Tesla, BMW, Audi et al should be very worried indeed, because Jaguar has pulled off the coup of the year with the I-PACE. Right now, this is the EV we would choose to buy before any other.”
https://electriccarsreport.com/2018/11/jaguar-i-pace-named-pocket-lints-best-car-of-2018/
ALTMAIER SNIFFS AT GERMAN AUTOMAKERS
- "When do you build an electric car that is only half as sexy as a Tesla?" Minister of Economics Altmaier has sharply criticized the German car industry at a meeting. VW boss Diess was behind.
- In a word. Burn.
- At an event on the subject of artificial intelligence, the heads of Volkswagen and Daimler spoke with Minister of Economic Affairs Peter Altmaier (CDU) about the backlog of the German auto industry . According to "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung" and according to "Welt am Sonntag" Altmaier did not mince his words.
- Addressing CEOs Herbert Diess (VW) and Dieter Zetsche (Daimler), he said: "I really wonder when you, Mr. Zetsche, or you, Mr. Diess, or Mr. Krüger of BMW will be able to get an electric car build, which is only half as sexy as one Tesla. As far as the attractiveness of your e-cars is concerned, you could actually come up with some fresh ideas. "
TESLA AUSTRALIA TO ADD CCS CHARGERS TO SUPPORT MODEL 3
- "Tesla Australia has announced it will upgrade its Supercharger network with Combined Charging System (CCS) plugs, in order to support the upcoming Model 3 sedan. Unlike the Model S and Model X, the Model 3 will come with a CCS port, which combines AC and DC connectors – the S and X are currently produced with only a Type 2 port that doesn't allow them to utilise most public DC fast-chargers without an adapter." according to caradvice.com.au: "The company has confirmed it will also offer a CCS adapter to current and new Model S/X owners so they can access third-party CCS charging solutions too"
https://www.caradvice.com.au/703817/tesla-to-add-ccs-chargers-model-3/
273,000 PASSENGER ELECTRIC PLUG-IN CARS SOLD IN EUROPE: Q1-Q3 2018
- "According to the latest data from the European Automobile Manufacturers Association, in the first nine months of 2018, total passenger plug-in car registrations (including a tiny number of FCVs) in the European Union and EFTA (Norway + Switzerland) amounted to 273,702 (up 35.4%).
- PHEV – 140,758 (up 33.6%)
- BEVs – 132,944 (up 37.4%)
- Compared to total registrations of 12,304,711 cars, it is about 2.2% market share (however share in particular markets highly varies)." in a new report on InsideEVs.com: "The top markets in Q1-Q3, that account for over 82% of total sales, are: Norway, Germany, UK, France, Sweden, Netherlands, Belgium"
https://insideevs.com/passenger-plug-in-electric-cars-sold-europe/
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