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GM to expand its Super Cruise network, adding hundreds of thousands of miles of ‘hands-free’ roads

August 3, 2022
General Motors (GM) has announced a massive expansion to its Super Cruise hands-free driver assistance network. The expansion will double the size of the current Super Cruise network to over 400,000 miles of compatible roadways and will soon be available to over 20 GM models. Super Cruise is a hands-free driver assistance feature introduced by GM for its marques years ago. It uses adaptive…
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Check out this massive Swiss ‘water battery’ that can power up to 900k homes

August 3, 2022
The 900 megawatt (MW) Nant de France pumped storage power plant in Valais, Switzerland, came online in July after 14 years of challenging construction and testing. The gigantic “water battery” is capable of storing enough hydroelectric energy to power as many as 900,000 homes. Gigantic Swiss ‘water battery’ The Nant de Drance “water battery” has a storage capacity of 20 million kWh of…
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Quick Charge Podcast: August 2, 2022

August 3, 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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Legacy automakers: Who is investing the most into EVs?

August 2, 2022
The EV race is heating up. Electric car sales in the US reached a new record in the first quarter, and the momentum does not look to be slowing anytime soon. Traditional automakers are spending billions to catch up to EV leader Tesla. Which legacy automakers are spending the most on EVs? Traditional automakers are trying a variety of tactics to maximize their EV market share. Many are converting…
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Taiwanese energy company to supply batteries to Aptera and is rumored to produce the SEVs in Taiwan

August 2, 2022
Nancy Pelosi isn’t the only American shaking things up in Taiwan this week. Aptera Cofounder and Co-CEO Chris Anthony is there with Taiwanese energy company Formosa AdvEnergy Technology Corp, on the heels of a new agreement to supply batteries to Aptera’s upcoming solar EVs. Additionally, a report out of local news in Taiwan says AdvEnergy also plans to produce the Aptera SEVs in Taiwan, but…
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