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Four 'Saab' stories January 2016 - April 2023

Saab engineers develop secret NEVS Emily GT electric car project as IP rights go up for sale

Peter Johnson Apr 27 2023 - 2:40 pm PT

Although Saab doesn’t make cars anymore, the company’s spirit is still alive and well. After going defunct in 2011, Saab’s automotive assets were sold to National Electric Vehicle Sweden. Under financial hardship, the company is now closing product development activities – however, not before a new secret electric sports car project called NEVS Emily GT was revealed.

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EV Conversion: a Lithium prescription for your car

Brandon C. Hollinger May 12 2017 - 3:25 pm PT

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While a growing segment of the population eagerly awaits the arrival of the affordable, long-range electric car, there exists a parallel universe. A restive, grassroots movement of do-it-yourselfers who grew tired of waiting for the establishment to provide them with sustainable alternatives. Decades ago. Those who have seen the documentary Who Killed the Electric Car? understand that not all the reasons for this delay were natural or even market-driven.

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Nevs (Saab) is acquiring electric vehicle production capacity in China

Fred Lambert Feb 18 2016 - 3:23 pm PT

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National Electric Vehicle Sweden (Nevs), the China-backed firm that bought Saab’s assets out of bankruptcy in 2012, has signed a framework agreement to take a 50% stake in Chinese vehicle manufacturing company New Long Ma (NLM). The company has a factory with production capacity of 150,000 vehicles per year in the Fujian province.
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Saab (NEVS) inks a $1 billion deal to supply 20,000 electric cars to Volinco in China

Fred Lambert Jan 15 2016 - 9:18 am PT

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National Electric Vehicle Sweden (Nevs), the firm that bought Saab’s assets out of bankruptcy in 2012, is singing some ridiculously big deals to supply electric vehicles to China lately. Last month, we reported on the company closing a massive 78-billion-yuan ($12 billion) deal to supply 150,000 electric cars to Chinese leasing firm Panda New Energy and now we learn from Reuters (via Autoblog) that Nevs signed a framework deal worth about 8.5 billion crowns ($1 billion) with China Volant Industry Co. (Volinco) for 20,000 electric cars.
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