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Tesla orders lithium from Core

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Tesla is procuring more lithium in Australia. After Liontown, the US carmaker will also purchase lithium from the Australian lithium producer Core Lithium from 2023. Tesla is thus further securing its battery production. After Tesla recently signed a five-year contract with the Australian company Liontown Resources for the supply of lithium-spodumene concentrate, the Australian lithium […] More…

GM sells their Lordstown stake

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The US car company General Motors apparently sold its stake in the electric car startup Lordstown Motors last quarter. Things are not going well at Lordstown: the company had to significantly cut plans for the production and sale of the Endurance electric pickup. There is no official statement from GM yet, however, several US media […] More…

First look at the Polestar O₂ concept: A hard-top roadster convertible with an autonomous drone built in

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Swedish EV brand Polestar has provided further evidence of its break from the DNA of parent Volvo Cars, unveiling its second concept vehicle, the Polestar O₂. This all-electric, hard-top convertible builds off the automaker’s Precept concept and further showcases what Polestar has planned for its future EVs from both a design and sustainability standpoint. Whether cinematic drones will be included or not remains uncertain, however. More…

Hyundai aims to sell 1.87 million EVs in 2030

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Hyundai Motor Company has presented a strategic roadmap to accelerate its electrification ambitions. In order to achieve the higher sales targets, further development of the electric vehicle platform E-GMP, which relies on batteries with higher energy density, is to be presented as early as 2025. Under the new plan, unveiled at a virtual ‘CEO Investors […] More…

StoreDot says that by 2024, its battery cells will achieve 100 miles of range after just five minutes of charging

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StoreDot, an Israel-based electric vehicle battery startup, says it will deliver battery cells that will be able to achieve a charge of 100 miles of range in just five minutes. The company says that those battery cells will be ready for mass production in 2024 and that it will be able to manufacture cells that can achieve 100 miles of range in just three minutes by 2028. More…

Rivian announces 2 motor and smaller battery options, config updates, and steep $12,000+ price increase

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Rivian today announced several significant price increases for its R1T electric pickup truck and R1S electric SUV that have resulted in the cost of many reservation holders’ configurations rising by more than $12,000. The price increases come as Rivian is trying to ramp production and make its electric vehicle profitable while adding lower component tiers that will arrive as early as 2024.. More…

Electric Jeep and Ram 1500 BEV teased in Stellantis’s ‘Dare Forward 2030’ strategy to become carbon neutral by 2038

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Multinational automotive manufacturer Stellantis has officially joined the electric revolution by recently outlining its blueprint for net zero carbon emissions by 2038. The conglomerate’s strategy, called Dare Forward 2030, calls for 50% of US vehicle sales and 100% of European sales to be BEVs by the end of the decade. Stellantis also teased two upcoming EVs under its marques: Jeep’s first electric SUV and a Ram 1500 BEV pickup said to deliver some leading performance. More…