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Jaguar Land Rover converting Halewood factory to build EVs, saving the factory’s fate

September 21, 2022
Jaguar Land Rover has begun converting its Halewood plant to support the company’s transition to electric vehicles. After several years of uncertainty, workers at the Halewood plant can finally take a deep breath and, for the rest of us, get ready for the first all-electric Land Rover due in 2024. The Halewood plant, located on the outskirts of Liverpool, was initially opened by Ford in 1963.
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Quick Charge Podcast: September 20, 2022

September 21, 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. Get a free Range Score then monitor your EV battery performance with fresh insights each month. US listeners can  by entering their VIN or license plate! New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday…
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From drawing board to assembly line in 12 months: Volta Zero truck nears series production

September 20, 2022
Commercial EV startup Volta Trucks has shared another major milestone in its lightning fast 12-month journey in bringing its flagship Zero truck into production. The very first Volta Zero truck has rolled off its assembly line in Austria, kicking off a series of validation prototypes for customers before full commercial production next year. Volta Trucks is a London-based commercial EV startup…
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Hertz places massive order of 175,000 electric vehicles with GM

September 20, 2022
After its massive order of Tesla vehicles, Hertz now announces another huge order of electric vehicles, this time for 175,000 EVs from GM. Last year, Hertz announced an important effort to electrify its fleet of rental cars, led by a massive purchase of 100,000 Tesla Model 3 vehicles. More recently, the company added Model Y vehicles to the order. The rental car company said that it expects to…
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