If you have trouble reading this message, view it in a browser. Lexus reveals more of its SUV concept, Volvo plans a gigafactory, and the VW ID.Buzz is headed to SXSW. But first: This week Ford began the first customer deliveries of the E-Transit, marking an important milestone for the automaker in a segment that seen a lot of concepts and prototypes roll out over the last few years, but very little in the way of mass market debuts. Ford offers the E-Transit in a variety of configurations. The world of battery-electric cargo vans has already seen a not-so-small cast of start-ups with fancy concepts, yet the two actual market launches of the past six months have been from General Motors' BrightDrop brand and Ford. Right now it's Ford with the most variety and momentum in the field of battery-electric vans. The battery-electric i4 will be here in a matter of weeks, along with the iX. Speaking of new electric models arriving in the first quarter of 2022, two new BMW models are headed here starting next month. Ahead of their arrival in customers' garages, the Munich-based automaker revealed that i4 and iX buyers will receive two years of complimentary 30-minute charging sessions from Electrify America. It's safe to say 2022 will be a major turning point for BMW's electric lineup. Just days after the exterior reveal of the upcoming 2023 Lexus RZ 450e, the automaker is shedding more light on another model that was briefly previewed in concept form two months ago. Dubbed the Lexus Electrified SUV concept, the model is clearly meant to preview a vehicle positioned above the RZ 450e in size, but one that features many of the same design elements. The concept is effectively anticipating a model that we could see in the near future, likely based on a stretched version of the e-TNGA platform that will underpin the Toyota bZ4X, Subaru Solterra, and the Lexus RZ 450e.
EV charger manufacturer Tritium this week revealed Lebanon, Tennessee, as the site of its upcoming US plant. The facility will have the potential to build about 30,000 chargers per year on up to six production lines. The announcement by the Australian company was timed to coincide with a White House event on EV infrastructure this week, with President Joe Biden issuing praise for Tritium, which says it expects to add 500 jobs to the Lebanon area over a five-year period.
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Friday, February 11, 2022
Ford's electric van is headed to buyers’ driveways
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