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Battery problems or not, continued tepid production numbers make GM's near-term EV targets look unachievable.
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EV maker Lordstown Motors' assets sold to original CEO for $10MAssets are being purchased by founding CEO Steve Burns, who was pushed out amid a scandal alleging inflated order numbers.
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Electric VW Golf set for Wolfsburg plant, scalable EV platformVW confirmed the Golf will be one of several EVs based on its next-generation dedicated EV platform, known as SSP, which will use a new unified prismatic battery cell strategy.
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Electrify America opens 350-kw EV fast charger at Grand CanyonThe charging station includes six individual chargers with power rates up to 350 kw, and Tesla drivers don't have any nearby Supercharger option.
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Rove plans 20 amenity-packed California EV charging stationsStartup plans to open all 20 by 2026 and broke ground this week on the first, in Santa Ana.
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Biden policy led Northvolt to Canada for $5.2B EV battery plantNorthvolt has so far declined to name its "anchor customer" for the huge Canadian EV battery factory set to eventually produce 60 gigawatts annually.
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Battery tech from StoreDot might help gain 100 miles of EV range in just five minutes—not just speeding up charging but allowing Volvo to use smaller packs.
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Honda inks charging-network deals for Prologue and Acura ZDXAgreements with EVgo and Electrify America will give Honda and Acura EV drivers "single-app access" to charging stations on both networks.
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2024 Honda Prologue EV has 300-mile range, starts under $50KThe Prologue is Honda's gateway EV—an electric SUV to step up to from the CR-V Hybrid but also a precursor to dedicated Honda EVs on the way in 2025.
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2024 Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid blacks out, still gets 42 mpgChanges for the 2024 Corolla Cross Hybrid include an updated wireless device charger for the SE and XSE models and the new Nightshade Edition.
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Honda electric sports car, sustainability concepts due at Tokyo showHonda plans a series of electric car, motorcycle, and mobility surprises around its home-market show. Is it serious this time about the electric sports car?
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Ford pauses LFP battery factory touted as key for affordable EVsThe Marshall, Michigan LFP battery factory using CATL tech but run by Ford was touted in February as an important move toward EV affordability and profitability. Now in time for President Biden's visit, it's on pause.
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Shoppers are starting to see EV battery manufacturing as a key piece in the vehicles' sustainability and carbon footprint, so more transparency and communication from automakers is necessary, suggest survey results.
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Ubitricity plans to add 1,050 more EV charge points at UK lamppostsThese 5-kw chargers will be installed directly on street lampposts, in areas surrounding London where overnight street parking is common.
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Analysis: EVs will top two-thirds of global car sales by 2030The Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) analysis suggests explosive EV sales growth partly because of acceleration of EV sales in "late-adopting" countries with robust new car sales.
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Toyota recasts hybrids without charge ports as "hybrid EVs"The latest stretch for Toyota marketing sees hybrids, plug-in hybrids, and fully electric vehicles all becoming different types of EVs. Which is which?
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2025 Audi Q4 E-Tron EV updates suggest range boost, sportier tuningBased on updates given to the European-market version, the 2025 Audi Q4 E-Tron is likely to charge quicker and offer more range, while new steering and suspension tuning may give it a sportier edge.
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Buy or lease a Hyundai EV, get a free home charger and installationThose who purchase or lease one of three Hyundai EV models can get a ChargePoint Home Flex Level 2 EV charger for free, as well as an installation credit of up to $600.
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Jaguar vehicles will have access to Tesla Supercharger stations, and next-generation EVs set to launch in 2025 will have the NACS port, with no need to use an adapter, for the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.
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China updates its EV charging standard, claims cross-compatibilityThe harmonized standard is claimed to be back-compatible with both CHAdeMO and CCS, while it offers high-power charging up to 1.2 megawatts.
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UK delay of ban on gas models irks automakers, climate groupsClimate effects aside, automakers are now also reportedly concerned that a delay of the EV mandate will upset future plans, and the rebound of auto manufacturing in the U.K. post-Brexit.
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Hyundai steps up Georgia EV production to fall 2024Spurred by the Inflation Recovery Act, Hyundai is acting as quickly as possible to bring EV assembly and battery production to North America.
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Tesla Model 3 earns a spot among top 10 leased vehiclesThe Tesla Model 3 is also the only model on that list in which leasing costs more per month than buying.
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Maserati charges up for its first EV, the GranTurismo FolgoreMaserati is getting its U.S. ground operations ready for EVs—and the GranTurismo Folgore, which arrives before the end of the year.
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