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Volkswagen ID.4 GTX range test

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The Volkswagen ID.4 GTX is the latest car we’ve got for review and we are currently busy putting it through its paces. And while the full set of trials will take a while longer to complete we are now done with the range test, so we figured we might share the findings of that one with you. The ID.4 GTX version comes with a 82 kWh battery of which 77 kWh are available to use. That’s among the highest capacities in the price range and its WLTP rating of about 515km sounds very promising. In fact that’s after the range penalty that comes with the dual motor AWD drive of the 250kW GTX model… More…

CATL is still the king of EV batteries as sales grow by 54%

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In the first half of the year, CATL was still the reigning king in terms of EV battery market share. The global EV battery capacity sold in the first six months of 2023 grew 54% compared to the same period last year, reaching over 300GWh, according to Counterpoint Research. During the same period, global EV sales also experienced a 43% year-on-year growth. The leading regions in EV battery installations were China, the US, and Europe, unsurprisingly. CATL’s share of the market was 34%, followed by BYD at 16%, LG at 14%, Panasonic at 8%, SK Innovation and Samsung SDI at 5% each…. More…

Polestar to demonstrate StoreDot’s extreme fast charging battery technology in a prototype EV

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Battery innovator StoreDot is collaborating with Polestar on an engineering project to demonstrate how StoreDot’s XFC battery cell technology can be applied to an existing platform, and show what a production-level solution could look like. Following Polestar’s investment in StoreDot, the two companies are working to demonstrate StoreDot’s production-ready XFC technology at full scale in… Read more…

Rad Power early Black Friday e-bike sale from $1,299, Jackery power station deals, more

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Rad Power is launching its early Black Friday sale today, discounting its entire lineup of e-bikes in the process. We’re looking at some of the best discounts of the year, with everything starting from $1,299. The savings continue over to some ongoing Jackery deals, as well as a chance to prep for winter snow storms with this Greenworks 80V electric snow shovel dropping down to $367.. More…

Volkswagen’s German EV production halted amid motor shortage

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Volkswagen has hit yet another bump on its electric vehicle journey. The company has announced a temporary halt in EV production at its Zwickau plant in Germany, attributing it to a shortage of electric motors. This news comes on the heels of a similar production halt at Volkswagen’s Dresden site last month, highlighting the challenges the auto giant faces in its transition to electric mobility. The Zwickau plant, Volkswagen’s largest EV production site in Europe, plays a pivotal role in the company’s ambitious electric plans. In 2018, Volkswagen invested nearly €1.21 billion to transform… More…