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Rivian had a battery fire at its factory

May 31, 2022
A battery pack caught on fire in the testing area of Rivian’s factory in Normal, Illinois this weekend. The cause of the fire is under investigation. The incident happened on Saturday on the southwest side of the plant, where Rivian builds and tests its battery packs for its electric vehicles. The Normal Fire Department (NFD) quickly arrived on the scene and wrote in a press release: Normal…
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Ford F-150 Lightning loses about half its range when towing a 23-foot Airstream trailer

May 31, 2022
An early Ford F-150 Lightning electric pickup did a real-world towing test with a 23-foot Airstream trailer. It showed a loss of about half the vehicle’s range. Last week, Ford officially started customer deliveries of the F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck. Some early owners are already putting the electric pickup truck to the test. One F-150 Lightning Platinum owner from Michigan posted…
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Tesla needs to deliver on promise to deploy solar and batteries at Supercharger stations

May 30, 2022
Elon Musk has long promised that Tesla will deploy solar and batteries to all its Supercharger stations in order to reduce their dependence on the grid. It has yet to happen, and now we are seeing some examples of why it should happen sooner rather than later. There are several reasons why you would want to deploy batteries and solar power at electric vehicle charging stations. From a financial…
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DeLorean’s Alpha5 EV is a gull-winged sport coupe that does 0-88mph in 4.35s

May 30, 2022
DeLorean has released the first non-teaser images of their upcoming electric vehicle, along with a model name: Alpha5. The car’s official public release will come tonight, Monday, at 9 p.m. Pacific Time, and DeLorean plans to show it at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance on August 18. The original DeLorean came out in 1981, and about 9,000 cars were made. The car is most famous as the time…
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