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Rivian’s Georgia site plans reveal nearly 20 million sq. ft. of buildings complete with a test track and ‘adventure trail’

January 13, 2022
Site plans uncovered by a member of Rivian Forums reveal that the American automaker’s second manufacturing facility in Georgia is going to be huge. In fact, the current plans account for nearly 20 million square feet across nearly 2,000 acres – over five times the size of Rivian’s plant in Normal, IL. Rivian is an American automaker on the cusp of delivering its second of two flagship EVs…
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Quick Charge Podcast: January 12, 2022

January 13, 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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Mitsubishi isn’t done selling fancy EV golf carts, follows up iMiEV with K-EV Concept X Style and pocket-sized overlander

January 12, 2022
Mitsubishi was one of the early pioneers of the modern EV era, launching the original iMiEV electric kei car on World Environment Day back in 2009. Against all odds, the iMiEV is still in production and, today, a fixture in EV markets across Europe and South East Asia – but this, too, must end. Mitsubishi is following up the iMiEV with a pair of new electric kei cars, led by the K-EV Concept X…
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You’ve heard of electric bike sharing – now check out electric boat sharing

January 12, 2022
For some time now we’ve been following the development of the Candela C-8 electric hydrofoil boat, whose Swedish manufacturer says is the fastest electric speedboat in the world. Or at least it will be, once it makes its maiden voyage later this winter. However, the €290,000 premium electric hydrofoil boat remains out of the reach of all but the most elite of boat owners. But what if you…
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Tesla owners are again losing heat in extreme cold as some heat pumps are failing badly

January 12, 2022
Tesla owners are again losing heat in extremely cold weather as some heat pumps are failing badly. The problem was thought to be fixed last year, but it is resurging in a big way this year. Around this time last year, we published a report: Tesla owners of brand-new Model 3 and Y cars plagued with heating issues in dead of winter. The problem was with the newly introduced heat pump. Tesla…
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