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The Renault K-ZE is an all-electric city car for under 10,000 euros

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  The Renault K-ZE electric car is manufactured in Shiyan (Hubei, Chine) by eGT New Energy Automotive, a joint venture between Dongfeng, Renault and Nissan. It is related to the low-cost, ICE-powered Renault Kwid, which is sold in India and Brazil. It is built on a variant of Renault-Nissan's CMF platform named CMF-A. The Common Module Family (CMF) is a modular architecture platform produced by Nissan and Renault through their Renault–Nissan–Mitsubishi Alliance company. Sales in China started in 2019, and the electric vehicle is not currently sold in other markets. In October 2019, Gilles Normand, head of the EV department in Renault, indicated that a version for Europe was in the works. The Renault City K-ZE was rebranded as Dacia Spring Electric in March 2020 during an online event (because of the cancellation of the 2020 Geneva Motor Show). The  Renault K-ZE  electric car uses a 26.8 kWh lithium-ion battery and is powered by a 44 hp (33 kW) electric motor , 125 N⋅m (9...

The world premiere of Audi Q4 e-tron and Q4 Sportback e-tron

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  The two compact electric SUVs, the Audi Q4 e-tron and the Q4 Sportback e-tron, carry the progressive design from the concept cars further in series production.  The Audi Q4 e-tron electric car and the Q4 Sportback e-tron electric car are versatile for everyday use. At the same time, both models show new dimensions in the cabin and groundbreaking solutions when it comes to operation, display and assistant systems, where, e.g. the augmented reality head-up display connects the virtual and the real world in a completely new way. Three different driveline variants are offered. The spearhead is a quattro model with  a maximum output of 220 kW (299 hp) , while the rear-wheel-drive  Audi Q4 40 e-tron achieves a range of up to 509 km (WLTP) . The Q4 e-tron can be ordered from 22 April, and the first Q4 e-tron is expected this summer. With the Q4 e-tron and Q4 Sportback e-tron, Audi takes the next step in the design language for the brand's electric models : The two compact...