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Your next trip to the slammer may be a breath of fresh air as first US prisoner transport EV rolls out

October 18, 2022
Going to prison is never good, but your next trip may be a breath of fresh air as the first electric prisoner transport EV rolls out in Cobb County, Georgia. The first fully electric prisoner transport deployed You heard that right. Prisoners will now breathe zero-emission air on their way to prison with a new fully electric prisoner transport vehicle. The Cobb County Sheriff’s Office says the…
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Quick Charge Podcast: October 17, 2022

October 18, 2022
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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Cadillac shares new details of hand-built Celestiq, including a starting price tag ‘north of $300K’

October 18, 2022
GM’s luxury brand Cadillac has shared a multitude of new details surrounding the upcoming Celestiq sedan it has been teasing for over a year and a half now. Cadillac is describing the Celestiq as its most technologically advanced and most luxurious vehicle ever, and it just may be its most expensive as well. Here’s the latest. When it eventually begins deliveries in 2024, the Cadillac Celestiq…
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Tesla’s hiring rebounds following round of layoffs

October 17, 2022
Tesla is now ramping up its hiring effort following a round of layoffs earlier this year. Job listings have ramped up 50% since the layoffs. In June, Elon Musk asked Tesla executives to “pause all hiring” and cut 10% of staff. The CEO has given different reasons to different people for the layoffs, but Tesla has been growing fast over the years, and that often results in hiring…
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Canoo secures another binding EV order, this time for 9,300 LDVs from work rental provider Kingbee

October 17, 2022
American EV startup Canoo is at it again, fighting off the naysayers and possibly collection agencies by announcing yet another massive binding order for its Lifestyle Delivery Vehicle. Canoo’s latest order comes from work-ready rental van company Kingbee, who has already committed to purchasing 9,300 LDVs with the potential to double that order up to 18,600 units. Canoo ($GOEV) is an…
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