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Gogoro’s GoShare battery-swapping scooter-sharing platform expands with TSMC partnership

August 30, 2022
GoShare, the scooter sharing platform that uses Gogoro’s popular battery-swapping electric scooters, is announcing a major new expansion thanks to its latest partnership. Gogoro is teaming up with Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC), the world’s largest semiconductor company, to bring its GoShare platform to Taichung City, Taiwan. Taipei-based Gogoro already operates its GoShare platform in the…
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Americans will install a record 5.6 GW of residential solar in 2022 – here’s why

August 30, 2022
American homeowners are expected to install a record 5.6 gigawatts of residential solar in 2022, according to a new analysis from Bloomberg NEF (BNEF) BNEF found that 2022’s record US residential solar installations will be nearly three times that of the 1.9 GW of commercial solar installations expected this year. Both residential and commercial solar installations are predicted to grow steadily…
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Quick Charge Podcast: August 29, 2022

August 30, 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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Honda and LG investing $4.4B to build batteries in the US

August 29, 2022
Although many Japanese automakers are falling behind in the EV race, Honda is taking a big step today to solidify its place in the future of automobiles. Honda announced Monday that it will be forming a new joint venture with LG Energy Solution to build EV batteries in the US. Japanese automakers have been slow thus far to join the growing movement toward electric vehicles, with two of the…
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CATL’s energy dense Qilin batteries one-up the 4680 cell and will debut in the ZEEKR 009

August 29, 2022
Following the debut of its third generation cell-to-pack (CTP) “Qilin” battery cells in June, battery expert CATL has shared which EV brand will be the first to use them – ZEEKR. The energy dense batteries will initially debut on the recently announced ZEEKR 009 MPV, quickly followed by the ZEEKR 001 which promises over 620 miles (1,000 km) of all-electric range. CATL remains the name to…
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