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QuantumScape Q1 2023 report: 5 amp-hour solid-state cell targeted as first commercial product

Solid-state battery developer QuantumScape has shared its Q1 fiscal 2023 letter to shareholders, detailing its financial outlook and the progress of its potentially life-changing technology. Here’s the latest: QuantumScape ($QS) is an advanced battery technology company with over 13 years of experience developing scalable, effective solid-state batteries that achieve cost parity with…
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GEM adds solar panel option to its popular low speed electric vehicles

WAEV, the maker of the popular GEM neighborhood electric vehicle, has just announced a new solar panel option that turns the roof of its EVs into a convenient energy source. GEM’s electric vehicles are one of the most popular Low Speed Vehicles in the US, a class of small and efficient vehicles designed to operate in urban areas and wherever larger full-size cars are unnecessary. As all-electric…
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Performance a la carte: Mercedes-Benz offers paywalled speed upgrade to its EV lineup

North American drivers of Mercedes-Benz’s line of EQE and EQS sedans and SUVs now have access to a pay-to-play performance upgrade called Acceleration Increase. This optional purchase can increase a given EQ EV’s horsepower and 0-60 mph acceleration through a simple over-the-air update. As Mercedes-Benz continues to expand its lineup of all-electric EQ vehicles, it has also been working to…
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VinFast secures another $2.5 billion in funding, led by $1B from VinGroup’s chairperson alone

Vietnamese EV automaker VinFast can continue its development and steadfast global expansion, thanks to a fresh round of funding from parent company VinGroup and its chair, Mr. Pham Nhat Vuong. The chair has offered up $1 billion of his own assets to the automotive branch just months after telling the public that the well had run dry. VinFast is a young EV automaker that came out absolutely…
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