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Electric car battery pack prices fell 89% in just 10 years

Electric car battery pack prices fell 89% in just 10 years

Wednesday, December 16, 2020

Battery packs for electric cars checked off a milestone this year -- just an ever-so-slight ray of sunshine on what's been a pretty gloomy 2020. For the first time, prices slid under $100 per kilowatt hour, and thorough analysis shows prices fell a whopping 89% in just 10 years.

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VW unveils impressive EV fast-charging station in Arizona desert to test charging at high temperatures

VW unveils impressive EV fast-charging station in Arizona desert to test charging at high temperatures

Wednesday, December 16, 2020

VW is unveiling an impressive electric car fast-charging station in the Arizona desert to test charging at extremely high temperatures.

Successful fast-charging is highly dependent on maintaining a stable temperature of the batteries inside an electric vehicle.

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Ford wants some Tesla buzz as all-electric Mach-E Mustang hits showrooms

Ford wants some Tesla buzz as all-electric Mach-E Mustang hits showrooms

Tuesday, December 15, 2020

DETROIT – Tesla cars and SUVs are often compared with an iPhone on wheels. Tesla’s four models — the S, 3, X and Y SUV — literally spell out the word “sexy.”

High tech and sex appeal are not things most Fords are known for, but that’s something the 117-year-old automaker hopes to change with the all-electric Mustang Mach-E crossover. It’s the company’s first EV under an $11 billion investment plan in electric vehicles through 2022, and it’s Ford’s first shot at Tesla.

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Proterra Opens Next-Gen EV Battery Facility in Los Angeles, California

Proterra Opens Next-Gen EV Battery Facility in Los Angeles, California

Thursday, December 10, 2020

Proterra recently sold its 1,000th electric bus in the United States, to Broward County Transit in Florida. Days earlier, a Proterra electric bus arrived in Wyoming, the state’s first electric bus from any manufacturer. A couple of weeks before that, Dominion Energy received its first of 50 electric school buses, built on top of Proterra powertrains, and the city of Beverly in Massachusetts got its first electric school bus, also using Proterra powertrains. At around the same time, Charlotte Douglas International Airport received 5 electric buses from Proterra.

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QuantumScape is building a better electric car battery that it says charges to 80% in 15 minutes

QuantumScape is building a better electric car battery that it says charges to 80% in 15 minutes

Tuesday, December 8, 2020

Newly public QuantumScape is on a mission to build a better battery that helps make electric vehicles affordable, charge faster and safer. On Tuesday, the company revealed testing results for its solid-state lithium metal batteries.

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Lucid completes factory construction, aims to ramp up to 400,000 electric cars per year

Lucid completes factory construction, aims to ramp up to 400,000 electric cars per year

Tuesday, December 1, 2020

Lucid Motors announced that it completed the first phase of construction at its EV factory in Arizona.

Eventually, they plan to produce up to 400,000 electric cars per year at the facility after future expansions.

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VW’s ID.3 Quickly Climbs to Top of Europe’s Electric-Car Market

VW’s ID.3 Quickly Climbs to Top of Europe’s Electric-Car Market

Thursday, November 26, 2020

Volkswagen AG’s ID.3 hatchback rose to the top of Europe’s electric-car sales chart a few months after hitting the market, narrowly beating a Renault SA model and trouncing Tesla Inc.’s Model 3.

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President-elect Joe Biden posed in his vintage Corvette. But he promises a big push for electric vehicles.

President-elect Joe Biden posed in his vintage Corvette. But he promises a big push for electric vehicles.

Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Until a few years ago, the top spot on the lot at Sport Chevrolet in Silver Spring, Md., was occupied by Corvettes. But visit now and the sports cars have been shunted aside. In their place are battery-powered Bolts.

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GM ups spending on EVs and autonomous cars by 35% to $27 billion

GM ups spending on EVs and autonomous cars by 35% to $27 billion

Thursday, November 19, 2020

General Motors is increasing and accelerating its rollout of all-electric vehicles as the automaker attempts to compete against industry leader Tesla as well as an influx of new competitors in the emerging market.

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Audi, Porsche and Bentley to gain flagship electric vehicle code-named Landjet, report says

Audi, Porsche and Bentley to gain flagship electric vehicle code-named Landjet, report says

Monday, November 16, 2020

Volkswagen Group continues to pour resources into electric cars, and in addition to affordable EVs from the Volkswagen brand, the automaker has what sounds like a mighty luxurious flagship vehicle in the works, according to a new report.

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