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ChargePoint and Polestar team up for in-car charging app

March 10, 2021
EV charging network ChargePoint and automaker Polestar announced what they call a “charging partnership.” The first product of the collaboration will be an integrated charging app for the Polestar 2 EV. According to a press release from ChargePoint, the companies are working to improve charging challenges that inhibit the mainstream adoption of electric cars. The integrated app will provide…
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Tesla and LG in talks to produce 4680 battery cell at new factory

March 10, 2021
Tesla and LG Energy Solutions are reportedly in talks to produce the automaker’s new 4680 battery cell at a brand-new factory potentially in Europe or the US. LG became one of Tesla’s official battery partners when it started supplying battery cells for the Model 3 vehicles produced by the latter in China. It became only the second battery manufacturer, after Panasonic, to have its cells…
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Quick Charge Podcast: March 9, 2021

March 10, 2021
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
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Google Assistant gains open support for smart home doorbells

March 10, 2021
Google has opened the door for more companies to offer a smart home doorbell that can integrate with the Assistant. Google maintains a fairly extensive list of the different types of devices that the Assistant can interact with, as part of their developer documentation. Once a device is listed here, it’s easier for product developers to directly integrate it with the Google Assistant. The last…
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Aston Martin promises (some) battery EVs by 2025

March 10, 2021
Luxury automaker Aston Martin has committed to building two battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in the UK, beginning in 2025. The two BEVs in development will be a sports car and an SUV. With hybrid models in the pipeline as well, Aston Martin is inching toward EVs within a…
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GM Defense has a new chief engineer

March 10, 2021
WASHINGTON — GM Defense has brought on Rick Kewley as its new executive chief engineer, who will be in charge of all engineering and program execution at the General Motors subsidiary, according to a March 10 company statement. Kewley has a long history at GM — a…
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It's official: Nikon announces development of flagship mirrorless Z9

March 10, 2021
Following confirmation last week that it was working on a professional mirrorless Z-series camera, Nikon has officially announced the development of the Z9. Scheduled for release some time this year, the Z9 will use a ‘newly developed’ stacked CMOS sensor and processing engine. The image accompanying the announcement shows a camera larger than the Z6/Z7 II, with what appears to be an…
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