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CATL is bringing 700km range ShenXing LFP battery production to Europe, but what EVs will use them?

Mere weeks after first revealing details of its new fast-charging ShenXing LFP battery technology CATL has shared some insight to where and when production will begin. Soon, CATL intends to move ShenXing battery production to two separate territories in Europe, but is being less candid about what local automakers might soon be adapting the long range batteries into their EVs. CATL remains the…
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Close look at Tesla Model 3 Highland

Today, we get a close look in person at the Tesla Model 3 refresh – aka Model 3 Highland – in Munich for IAA. The update was officially launched in Europe and Asia last week. It is not yet available in North America as Tesla is right now only producing it out of Gigafactory Shanghai, and therefore, the new version of the Model 3 is only refreshed where Tesla sells vehicles produced out of…
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Volkswagen slashes ID.4 prices in China, now starting at $20,000

In a new promotion, Volkswagen’s joint venture in China, FAW-VW, has drastically cut prices on the ID.4. The electric SUV now starts at 145,900 yuan ($20,060). Volkswagen cuts ID.4 prices in China When Volkswagen launched the ID.4 in China in January 2021, it debuted with a price tag of 193,900 yuan ($26,700). The German automaker does business in the region through two joint ventures (JVs)…
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The world's longest subsea power cable is now complete

Testing and installation of the world’s longest onshore and subsea power cable, which connects Denmark and the UK, is complete. Viking Link is a £1.7 billion ($2.15 billion) joint venture between the UK’s National Grid and Denmark’s Energinet, and it’s due to come…
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Check out the Polestar Synergy electric fantasy supercar design inspired by hammerhead sharks

Swedish EV maker Polestar presented the Polestar Synergy electric fantasy supercar at IAA Mobility in Munich on Monday. The electric supercar combines three winning designs from Polestar’s latest competition. Meet the Polestar Synergy electric fantasy supercar Polestar brought the winning design to life as a 1:1 scale model in Munich. Entrants were tasked with designing a Polestar vehicle…
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