Not exact matches
That approach makes sense for a 17 - person startup like Thor, and it's counter to Tesla's style
of keeping virtually all aspects
of vehicle development and
production in - house and proprietary.
VW officials here for the auto show say they would like to have a North American
production source for MEB, because it would give them more control
of the process,
keep costs in check and help open the
vehicle - supply pipeline to the U.S. market.
«The good thing about building only 300 cars, all hand - made, is that you can
keep developing the car right up to the start
of production,» Project 8
Vehicle Dynamics Manager David Pook explains.
One platform and four derivatives optimizes
production capacity and makes economic sense because if sales
of one
vehicle are slow, you increase
production of another to
keep the plant going.
Nice to see they took the design
of the Eos concept and
kept some
of it for real
production vehicles.
Keep in mind that you can look inside
of the driver door jamb (most
vehicles) to find the
production date (Month / Year) for your
vehicle.
Production of the CES - bound concept car is scheduled to commence this spring, but volume will be
kept low, and all
vehicles will be built for testing purposes only.
The Ford C - max Energi Forum will be something to
keep your eye on — Ford is planning to triple
production capacity
of it's electric
vehicles by 2013, and that charge will be led by the Ford Focus Electric and the Ford C - max Energi.