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The 2022 Lotus Lambda will be built at parent-company Geely’s new $1.31-billion factory in Wuhan, China, according to the latest report from Autocar.com. This latest story is accompanied by a pair of speculative renderings produced by our friend Theophilus Chin for Malaysian news website PaulTan.org.

Renowned design and engineering consultancy, Paramex, has announced that British designer, Wayne Burgess, will oversee the group’s expanding design operations. Established in 1999, Paramex is currently undergoing a period of accelerated growth and is set to move into new facilities in Coventry, the heart of Britain’s automotive industry.

We usually talk about electric vehicles (EVs) as vehicles that need plugging in. But wireless charging pads are also being used commercially, and have great potential. One issue with these pads, though, is that they are traditionally unable to charge as quickly. Another is that a receiving vehicle’s underbody charging plates must be precisely aligned to receive airborne charge.

Upstart Chinese brand Lynk & Co has unveiled its fourth model, the 05. It’s an SUV that measures 4592mm long and 1879mm wide with a 2734mm wheelbase, so roughly the size of a Toyota RAV4 or Honda CR-V. Where it differs from those established SUVs is in its styling. Featuring a rakish coupe SUV silhouette, it’s reminiscent of the much more expensive Mercedes-Benz GLC Coupe and BMW X4.

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