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GM starts production on Cadillac LYRIQ electric car next week, plans to reopen orders in May

March 16, 2022
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

March 16, 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

March 15, 2022
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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Geely is rolling out swap stations for heavy duty EVs like cement mixers, housing three-ton battery packs

March 15, 2022
Chinese multinational automotive company, Geely, has shared a recent update from its Technology Group subsidiary showing battery swap capabilities integrated into what it calls Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs). The battery swap stations operate under the same concept as passenger EVs, but use a different swap method without having to lift the hefty construction vehicles. Zhejiang Geely Holding Group…
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