Smart, Detroit Electric, Chery, China, Pirelli.

Smart envisions a shared future as it reveals the Vision EQ Fortwo, an electric model in line with Daimler’s strategy to grow Car2Go massively until 2030. Level 5 autonomy and connectivity shall make the concept fit for a time when EVs collect passengers from any location and Smart says one of its small cars is hired every 1.4 seconds around the world already. The brand thus predicts car-sharing will increase fivefold by 2025 to more than 36.7m customers. For now, the Vision EQ Fortwo carries a rear-mounted electric motor and 30kWh lithium-ion battery for a range of around 300km.
autocar.co.uk, electrek.co, autoblog.com

Detroit Electric EV family: The revived brand wants to build a whole range of electric cars with the help of Chinese Far East Smarter Energy Group that poured 1.8bn into the firm based in Britain recently. The new EVs will be presented at the Cenex Low Carbon Conference but shall go into production over the next three years in both China and the UK. They will join the SP:01 electric sports car.
autocar.co.uk, greencarcongress.com, insideevs.com

Chery too is working on a whole line-up of electrified cars reportedly and has revealed the design of the founding father or mother. The electric SUV is scheduled to go on stage at the IAA and marks the start of the new model line.
carscoops.com, autocar.co.uk

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EV sales quota delay? Shortly before the due date, it looks as if Beijing is giving in to pressure to soften its EV sales quota. Reuters quotes four insiders, all saying the 8 percent bar may fall but only to be implemented a year later, by 2019. A final decision will be made within days or weeks.
reuters.com

Special tires for Fisker: Pirelli will develop the tires for Fisker’s EMotion Electric Vehicle and promises low rolling resistance and comfort due to tall sidewalls. Produced in Georgia, USA, they will be ready in time for the EMotion launch in late 2019.
greencarcongress.com