https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/16/ghosn-were-probably-the-only-carmaker-whos-starting-to-make-money-selling-electric-cars.html Carlos Ghosn: 'We're probably the only carmaker who's starting to make money selling electric cars' 16 Feb 2018 Charlotte Reed; Silvia Amaro
[image https://fm.cnbc.com/applications/cnbc.com/resources/img/editorial/2018/02/16/105012571-GettyImages-909117630.530x298.jpg Carlos Ghosn, chairman of the alliance between Renault SA, Nissan Motor Co. and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. / Simon Dawson | Bloomberg | Getty Images video flash Renault CEO: Synergies coming from autonomous, electric vehicles Friday, 16 Feb 2018 | 4:33 AM CT | 02:56 Carlos Ghosn tells CNBC where he sees synergies for the business. ] The alliance, which started work on electrification back in 2008, announced September that it is going to produce 12 new electric cars within the next five years. Speaking to CNBC, Carlos Ghosn, the chief executive officer, said that it takes time to make money out of electric cars but the French group has mastered the business. Tech like autonomous cars will cover all companies: Renault CEO Renault CEO: Synergies coming from autonomous, electric vehicles 6:23 AM ET Fri, 16 Feb 2018 | 02:57 The auto alliance between Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi is probably the most advanced and profitable carmaker when it comes to producing electric cars, the company's CEO told CNBC Friday. The alliance, which started work on electrification back in 2008, announced September that it is going to produce 12 new electric cars within the next five years. Speaking to CNBC, Carlos Ghosn, the chief executive officer, said that it takes time to make money out of electric cars but the French group has mastered the business. "We are probably the most advanced carmaker in terms of costs of electric cars and we have announced already in 2017 that we are probably the only carmaker who's starting to make money selling electric cars," Ghosn said. "We know that there's a steep curve before you start to make money out of electric cars. I think we are well advanced," he added. The carmaker surprised analysts and investors Friday morning when reporting a record operating profit of 3.854 billion euros ($4.84 billion) for 2017 — an increase of 17.4 percent from the year before. Ghosn added that he does not foresee any impact on costs of electric cars if there's higher costs in raw materials. "The increase in the cost of the raw material would be compensated by much better knowhow into how to make batteries more efficiently and how to substitute some of the raw materials going into the batteries," he said. [© CNBC.com] + http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2018/02/pge_study_says_low-carbon_futu.html PGE study: low-carbon grid is doable, affordable OregonLive.com-12 hours ago 100 percent of vehicle sales are electric by the mid-2030s," for example. Those changes would require both consumer and producer buy-in, major investments in new infrastructure and timely planning. For its part, PGE said the study isn't any kind of formal plan, but is meant to provide a basis for discussion. "If we're making ... (building EVs from Zotye.cn parts) http://micetimes.asia/in-step-with-the-times-belarus-will-start-building-electric-cars/ In step with the times: Belarus will start building electric cars 14.02.2018 - In the Republic of Belarus in may 2018, will begin production of two electric vehicles. Two models of electric vehicles will be produced by the company Zotye, and the place of Assembly will be the Belarusian plant “unison” located in the Minsk district, Minsk region. The first model, the citicar Zotye E200EV, will be equipped ... http://micetimes.asia/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/bb745a2be8226c6591fda96be63555ad.jpg For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/archive/ {brucedp.neocities.org} -- Sent from: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/ _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
