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Dodge's New Electric Muscle Car - eMuscle

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  900 HP of Electric Energy                                                                           Source:  Dodge "So Brilliant, it's Shocking"  Historic muscle car maker, Dodge, is producing its first electric vehicle.  It's an electric muscle car called the 2025 Dodge eMuscle and its roots are deeply entrenched in Dodge's muscle car heritage.  With iconic, gas-guzzling models like the Challenger, the Charger, the Hellcat and the Demon in its history, Dodge is now beginning the brand's transition to the electrified, rechargeable, zero-emissions world of EVs.  The eMuscle, with all of its e-muscle sound, fury and 900 hp, will hit global markets in 2025.  Dodge is owned by Stellantis (Chrysler-Fiat). Classic eMusle Looks The car has a very retro style with a boxy nose similar to the classic Dodge Charger of the 1960s and 1970's.  It has a "built for speed", aerodynamic design with a wing on the rear of the EV.  Dodge wants the car to be loud an

Ready For Your APPLE iCar?

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  Apple EV Launch Targeted for 2025                                             Source:  Artist Renderings Expectations Rising About Apple's Autonomous EV Apple's share price rose 3% yesterday November 18, 2021 to a record high on numerous news reports that it will launch an autonomous electric vehicle in 2025.  The iPhone maker appears to be accelerating the development of its autonomous EV.  The codename for the EV is Project Titan and development of the Apple car has been underway since 2014.  An Apple software executive Kevin Lynch recently was put in charge of the project.  He apparently convinced CEO Tim Cook to create an autonomous EV.  Apple is the world's most valuable company and it is now hitting milestones and closing in on critical mass to roll-out the Apple car. Technology Breakthroughs Experts say that Apple has achieved big progress on sensors and chip design for autonomous driving as well as the core processor that will power the vehicle.  Experts say that

Get Ready For the Apple iCar

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  Apple EV to Launch 2025                                             Source:  Artist Renderings Expectations Rising About Apple's Autonomous EV Apple's share price rose 3% yesterday November 18, 2021 to a record high on numerous news reports that it will launch an autonomous electric vehicle in 2025.  The iPhone maker appears to be accelerating the development of its autonomous EV, the so-called iCar.  The codename for the EV is Project Titan and development of the Apple car has been underway since 2014.  An Apple software executive Kevin Lynch recently was put in charge of the project.  He apparently convinced CEO Tim Cook to create an autonomous EV.  Apple is the world's most valuable company and it is now hitting milestones and closing in on critical mass to roll-out the Apple car. Technology Breakthroughs Experts say that Apple has achieved big progress on sensors and chip design for autonomous driving as well as the core processor that will power the vehicle.  Apple i

VW Masterplan Officially Takes On Tesla

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  VW Hopes To Surpass Tesla By 2025                                             Source:  VW ID.4 EV 70 Brand New VW EV Models To Roll Out During 2020's Volkswagen leadership has a grand plan to be the #1 leader in the global electric vehicle market by 2025.  To achieve that goal and displace Tesla, VW says it must more than double its EV sales this year.  It also needs to employ 10,000 software developers which would make VW the second largest European software company behind SAP.  And, the company says it will build six new battery factories in Europe. Aggressive Agenda VW intends to roll out 70 new EV models this decade.  UBS forecasts  that VW could equal Tesla in sales by 2022 and surpass them by 300,000 vehicles by 2025.  Next generation batteries could prove to be the gamechanger for VW.  Batteries account for 30% of the cost of an EV.  VW believes it can cut the cost in half with the development of next generation solid state batteries starting in 2025.   Wall Street Approve

Jaguar All Electric Vehicles in 2025

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  Jaguar Land Rover's Major EV Commitment                                             Source:  Jaguar Luxury Electric Vehicles Luxury automotive brand Jaguar will be entirely electric by 2025.  That commitment puts it in the forefront of the global race among automakers to offer zero emissions vehicles.  The JLR - Jaguar Land Rover - group will offer a full range of EVs by 2030. Multi-Billion Dollar Investment JLR is owned by India's Tata Motors.  Over the next five years, Land Rover will offer six new electric vehicles.  JLR will keep its plants open in the United Kingdom while its transitions the operation for the production of electric vehicles.  The company will spend $3.5 billion yearly on electric technology and the development of connected vehicle services.  The challenge for Jaguar will be to give the new electric vehicles the feeling of power and thrust that Jaguar has traditionally had for drivers.

China's SAIC Motors: 100 New EVs 2025

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  Unprecedented Amount of New Energy Innovation                             Source:  SAIC-GM MINI EV, SAIC (lower) Hydrogen, Electric, Hybrid Vehicles China's biggest automaker SAIC Motors plans to introduce an unprecedented 100 new energy models with its partners by 2025.  The new energy vehicles include hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, battery electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid vehicles.  The hydrogen and battery electric will have zero emissions.  60 of the new energy models will be SAIC's own brands.  10 will be hydrogen and 20 plug-in hybrid models.   Beijing International Auto Show The announcement was made by SAIC President Wang Xiaoqui while the Beijing International Auto Show is underway. It is the first large, in-person global auto show since the Covid-19 pandemic hit.  SAIC partners with Volkswagen and GM, both of which have big plans for selling electric vehicles in China, which is the world's largest auto market. The GM-SAIC partnership has already resulted in th

BMW's Big Electric Push

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BMW's Electric Future: Expanding EV Lineup Source:  BMW iX3 Rapidly Expanding Production For BMW, the future of mobility is electric and the future is now.  The global automotive leader has big electric plans.  Right now, it has 12 electric vehicle models, including the new BMW 330e, the BMW X5xDrive45e, the BMW X3xDrive30e - all plug-in hybrids, along with the all-electric Mini Cooper SE.  In 2020, they'll be joined by the all-electric BMWiX3 and the BMWX1 plug-in hybrid. By 2030, 50% of BMWs Sold Will Be Electric Vehicles BMW plans on having 25 electric models by 20023, more than half of which will be all electric.  By 2021, the company estimates 25% of all BMWs sold in Europe will be electric, 33% by 2025 and 50% by 2030. EV Demand to Double in 2020 Based on these new projections, BMW is significantly ramping up production.  It's more than doubling its staff at its global Center of Excellence for Electric Mobility in Dingolfing, Bavaria. BMW p