Weimar Motors collects the equivalent of 400 million euros

WM Motor collects the equivalent of 400 million euros

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Weimar Motors

The Chinese electric car startup WM Motor has been able to generate nearly 400 million euros in a financing round led by Baidu. Other investors in the new round are Linear Venture and the Taihang Industrial Fund.

The fresh capital should flow primarily into research and development. Among other things, Weimar Motors and Baidu are preparing a common research center for the development of autonomous driving solutions.

In the spring of 2018, the company started selling the Electric-SUV in China. Three battery variants are available for ranges of 300, 400 or 460 kilometers.

Hyundai Kite at the Geneva International Motor Show

Hyundai

electric propulsion

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12 Aptis electric buses for the city of Strasbourg

Aptis

Electric buses

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Toyota

Toyota bZ

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Audi

Audi eMTB 2.0

Why Audi built a second-gen eMTB 2.0

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Jeep

Jeep Wagoneer S

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Ferrari

Ferrari Luce

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Renault

Renault 8 Gordini

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Uber integrates e-bike fleet into its offer Bike sharing

Uber

bike sharing

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Jump Bikes currently employs around 100 people and is based in New York. The company...

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fuel cells

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Cadillac

Cadillac Optiq-V

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Polestar

Polestar 4

Polestar pushes real-time navigation forward

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Volkswagen

Volkswagen ID.3 Neo

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Polestar

Polestar 4

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Hyundai

Hyundai Kona

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The fundamental characteristic of the Hyundai Kona electric are its two versions...

Honda Everus Concept electric prototype

Honda

Honda Everus

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The transition from the concept to the...

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VinFast

VinFast VF6

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GM California Corvette Concept Hints at Electric Hypercar Future

Chevy California Corvette

GM pushes Corvette into an electric future

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Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-Benz GLB

A Compact SUV Built for Practical Results

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Hyundai

Hyundai IONIQ 9 Black Ink

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Dacia

2027 Dacia Spring

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