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Tesla is starting to account for wind, air density, and more when doing range calculation

Tesla is now starting to account for wind, air density, and more when doing range calculations in an attempt to be more accurate. Range calculations are difficult regardless of the type of powertrain, electric or internal combustion engine. There are just so many factors that can affect the efficiency of a vehicle on a road that it is hard to determine how far it can go on a full battery pack or…
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GM starts production on Cadillac LYRIQ electric car next week, plans to reopen orders in May

GM confirmed that it is starting production of the Cadillac LYRIQ electric car next week. The automaker couldn’t confirm when deliveries would start but said it plans to reopen orders in May after selling out so quickly last year. The Cadillac LYRIQ is one of the most anticipated electric vehicles of 2022. It is hitting the mark for many people. The LYRIQ will be equipped with a 100 kWh…
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Quick Charge Podcast: March 15, 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 Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…
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Northvolt announces new battery gigafactory coming to Germany

Battery manufacturing startup Northvolt announced today a new battery cell gigafactory coming to Germany. It’s the firm’s third large-scale battery factory. Northvolt is a battery startup founded by two former Tesla executives who worked on Tesla’s first Gigafactory in Nevada with Panasonic. The company planned to recreate the “gigafactory” concept of having a giant battery factory…
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