Month: April 2014

Tue Apr 15, 12:02AM

Mercedes Benz B-Class Electric Drive start production, first electric vehicle rolls off line

Mercedes Benz announces that production for the upcoming B-Class electric drive has started at the Mercedes plant in Rastatt, Germany. This is the same plant that produces the gasoline and diesel powered A-, B-, and GLA-class models. The 5 seater B-Class electric drive MPV is set to go on sale in select US states in… Continue reading Mercedes Benz B-Class Electric Drive start production, first electric vehicle rolls off line

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Fri Apr 4, 3:35PM

BMW Active Tourer won’t hit North America for 15 months

BMW executives are convinced that the compact 2-series Active Tourer won’t sell big in the US. Because of that, BMW plans to wait at least 15 months before launching the vehicle in North America. The BMW Active Tourer wagon shares the same platform as the Mini Cooper hardtop. The vehicle debuted this month and BMW… Continue reading BMW Active Tourer won’t hit North America for 15 months

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Wed Apr 2, 3:00PM

Detroit Electric announces plans to move production out of Detroit

The electric vehicle start-up, Detroit Electric, no longer plans to build its first electric vehicle in Detroit. Instead, Detroit Electric will build the vehicle overseas in Holland. Supply chain logistics have dictated that the assembly operations for the limited production run of that vehicle have currently to be located just in Europe If the company… Continue reading Detroit Electric announces plans to move production out of Detroit

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