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GM plans fourth EV battery plant with new Samsung SDI partnership

According to Governor Eric Holcomb of Indiana, GM is building a new $3 billion EV battery plant in the state in a new joint venture with Samsung SDI. The facility will be its fourth battery plant in the US. General Motors already has plans for three EV battery factories through a joint venture partnership with LG Energy called Ultium Cells. Its first, a 2.8 million square ft facility in Warren…
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Specialized just released a 36 pound electric mountain bike, but it's not for you

Specialized’s super lightweight electric mountain bike isn’t for you; it’s for your kids. The premium bicycle manufacturer’s newest model, the Levo SL Kids, is a slightly smaller version of its popular Levo SL electric mountain bike. It comes with a reduced frame size and 24″ wheels, among other child-friendly modifications, to get kids into the adrenaline-pumping sport of electric…
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TELO is a tiny electric truck the size of a Mini with a bed as big as a Hummer's

TELO is a new electric truck startup based in Silicon Valley that aims to provide an electric truck with the capabilities of today’s full-size pickup trucks, but in a right-sized package that actually fits in a city. TELO is a startup cofounded by Jason Marks, who led ADAS/Autonomous drive test programs at National Instruments, and EV industry veteran Forrest North, an early Tesla Roadster…
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Quick Charge Podcast: June 12, 2023

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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Is Volkswagen hinting at an upcoming electric Beetle?

The iconic Volkswagen Bug may live on in the electric era after all. On Monday, Volkswagen revealed a new digital electric Beetle concept for an upcoming animated film set to hit theaters and Netflix next month. The question is, will it come alive? Will Volkswagen revive the…
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Porsche Mission X design porn hopes to take Nurburgring trophy back from Tesla

Perhaps it was a coincidence that Porsche unveiled its Mission X concept electric vehicle a mere week after Tesla’s Model S Plaid with Track Package took the electric Nurburgring crown from the Taycan. The first bullet point in the Mission X press release was: “Be the fastest road-legal vehicle around the Nürburgring Nordschleife” Or perhaps not. But now we’re getting a better look at the…
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