01 Oct 2022 | First Drive Reviews: Smart #1

Oct 01, 2022, 11:05 AM

➤ Smart #1 First Drives
➤ Hyundai Considers Speeding Up Building New US Factory for Electric Cars
➤ 2023 Audi Q4 E-Tron Arrives In U.S.
➤ Global NEV Sales Reached 915,000 Units in August
➤ NIO ET7 configurator goes live in Norway, priced lower than in China
➤ Arrival builds first Van prototype using its novel Microfactory model
➤ How the Inflation Reduction Act is heating up an already active market
➤ Construction begins at London Gatwick Electric Forecourt® site
➤ Governor Hochul Drives Forward New York's Transition to Clean Transportation
➤ Toyota CEO doubles down on EV strategy amid criticism it's not moving fast enough
➤ This charging company wants to reach electric vehicle drivers with digital displays
➤ How CATL Became China's Electric Vehicle Battery King
➤ Volt Rush: The Winners and Losers in the Race to Go Green

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HYUNDAI CONSIDERS SPEEDING UP BUILDING NEW US FACTORY FOR ELECTRIC CARS

Original Source : https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-30/hyundai-said-to-mull-speeding-up-production-of-us-ev-plant?leadSource=uverify%20wall

AUDI Q4 E-TRON FIRST DRIVE REVIEW: AUDI'S NEXT EV STEP IS A GOOD ONE

Original Source : https://www.autoblog.com/2022/09/30/audi-q4-etron-first-drive/

2022 AUDI Q4 E-TRON DOESN’T PUSH THE EV ENVELOPE

Original Source : https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a41411078/2022-audi-q4-e-tron-drive/


SMART #1 REVIEW 2022

Original Source : https://www.topgear.com/car-reviews/smart/1

SMART #1 PREMIUM REVIEW (2022) | AUTOCAR

Original Source : https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/smart/1-premium

NEW SMART #1 BRABUS 2022 REVIEW | AUTO EXPRESS

Original Source : https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/road-tests/358895/new-smart-1-brabus-2022-review

NIO ET7 CONFIGURATOR GOES LIVE IN NORWAY, PRICED LOWER THAN IN CHINA

Original Source : https://cnevpost.com/2022/09/30/nio-et7-configurator-goes-live-in-norway/

ARRIVAL BUILDS FIRST VAN PROTOTYPE USING ITS NOVEL MICROFACTORY MODEL

Original Source : https://electrek.co/2022/09/30/arrival-successfully-builds-first-van-prototype-using-novel-microfactory-model/

HOW THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT IS HEATING UP AN ALREADY ACTIVE MARKET

Original Source : https://www.utilitydive.com/news/battery-recycling-metals-lithium-copper-inflation-reduction-act/632469/

CONSTRUCTION BEGINS AT LONDON GATWICK ELECTRIC FORECOURT® SITE

Original Source : https://www.gridserve.com/pressroom/construction-begins-at-london-gatwick-electric-forecourt-site/

GOVERNOR HOCHUL DRIVES FORWARD NEW YORK'S TRANSITION TO CLEAN TRANSPORTATION

Original Source : https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-drives-forward-new-yorks-transition-clean-transportation

TOYOTA CEO DOUBLES DOWN ON EV STRATEGY AMID CRITICISM IT'S NOT MOVING FAST ENOUGH

Original Source : https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/29/toyota-ceo-stands-by-electrified-vehicle-strategy-amid-criticism.html

THIS CHARGING COMPANY WANTS TO REACH ELECTRIC VEHICLE DRIVERS WITH DIGITAL DISPLAYS

Original Source : https://digiday.com/marketing/this-charging-company-wants-to-reach-electric-vehicle-drivers-with-digital-displays/

HOW CATL BECAME CHINA'S ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERY KING

Original Source : https://time.com/6217992/china-electric-vehicle-catl/

VOLT RUSH: THE WINNERS AND LOSERS IN THE RACE TO GO GREEN: AMAZON.CO.UK

Original Source : https://www.amazon.co.uk/Volt-Rush-Winners-Losers-Green/

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