Carlos Ghosn, Dietmar Exler, Koenigsegg.
“As an alliance, we have more than a 50% market share for electric cars globally. So obviously, we want to maintain this leadership. Now with Mitsubishi, we are going to do even more to maintain leadership. But it means we are going to be commoners – electric platforms, motors, inverters – all the technical blocks that go with electric cars.”
Carlos Ghosn, CEO of the Renault-Nissan alliance and now Mitsubishi, announced that the three carmakers will align and standardise their electric drive train technologies.
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“As an alliance, we have more than a 50% market share for electric cars globally. So obviously, we want to maintain this leadership. Now with Mitsubishi, we are going to do even more to maintain leadership. But it means we are going to be commoners – electric platforms, motors, inverters – all the technical blocks that go with electric cars.”
Mercedes-Benz USA chief Dietmar Exler said even if U.S. President-elect Donald Trump were to loosen fuel efficiency requirements, the carmaker will go ahead with its EV strategy. But to go full throttle, battery technology still needs to improve.
bizjournals.com
“We want to make sure that if you buy a new car, the battery is not dead after four years.”
Koenigsegg here replied to a fan asking why the carmaker doesn’t have a four-wheel drive car. The carmaker confirmed that it has long-term plans to add one to its line-up.
autocar.co.uk
“Mechanical 4WD doesn’t make sense for us. Electric 4WD is more likely but not for some time.”
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