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Polestar increases sales by 125%

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Electric car brand Polestar has delivered around 21,200 vehicles in the first six months of 2022, nearly 125 per cent more than the 9,510 vehicles delivered in the same period last year. Polestar reiterated its reduced target of delivering 50,000 electric cars in the full year. In May, Polestar had already lowered its target for […] More…

Hyundai Ioniq 6 improvements boost range and efficiency, will get full over-the-air updates

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The Hyundai Ioniq 6 electric sedan looks very different than the Ioniq 5. Yet the sleek sedan, confirmed for the U.S. in early 2023, shares a lot with the equally head-turning crossover underneath. Despite the similarities, it gains a series of engineering improvements that didn’t quite make the cut for the earlier-release… More…

Hyundai Ioniq 6 vs. Ioniq 5: How sibling EVs’ very different designs fit harmoniously

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Hyundai late Wednesday revealed more information about its sleek Ioniq 6 electric sedan, including a timeline for its U.S. arrival. The U.S.-spec version of the Ioniq 6 will debut in November, while the model will be built starting in January, and first deliveries will be made during the first quarter of 2023, Hyundai confirmed. As expected, the… More…

Hyundai officially debuts new IONIQ 6 with 379 mile range, teases upcoming IONIQ N performance EV

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This evening, Hyundai globally debuted the IONIQ 6, which it describes as an “electrified streamliner.” Because it shares the same 800V E-GMP platform as the IONIQ 5, the IONIQ 6 makes its debut with a lot of the same features. That being said, Hyundai has worked hard to improve several performance specifications on it newest EV, including significantly better range. More…

Panasonic selects Kansas City for what it claims will be largest battery plant in the world

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The battery maker Panasonic Energy has announced plans to build an electric vehicle battery factory in the Kansas City area. And this plant, which will be Panasonic’s first in the U.S. outside of its Tesla partnership, it claims will be the largest battery plant in the world. Panasonic says that the plant, which will create up to 4,000 jobs… More…

Canoo stock doubles as Walmart orders up to 10,000 EVs in deal that includes warranted shares in company [update]

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EV startup Canoo continues to feverishly lay the railroad down right in front of itself as it chugs along its route toward scaled production. A recent feeling of dread has been encapsulated by the company’s low stock, but new life has been injected into Canoo in the form of an order of at least 4,500 delivery EVs from Walmart, with the possibility of up to 10,000 in total. More…

Lordstown Motors shuffles management

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Lordstown Motors has replaced its chief executive with Edward Hightower who has, until now, been president of the company since November. Other new appointments have also been made. For just a little under a year, Daniel Ninivaggi has been CEO, but will now become executive chairman and focus on partnerships and capital raising. According to […] More…