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Joe Biden gives GM CEO Mary Barra credit for ‘electrifying the entire auto industry,’ but he’s wrong

US President Joe Biden was at the inauguration of GM’s Factory Zero yesterday, the company’s first electric vehicle factory, and he gave a speech in which he gave credit to GM CEO Mary Barra for “electrifying the entire auto industry.” Fact check: Biden is dead wrong about that. Biden gave a long speech, which you can watch below, about the infrastructure bill that he just signed earlier…
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Apple now believes it can ship self-driving EV as soon as 2025, Bloomberg reports

Apple is currently determined to ship an electric car that can drive its passengers around within the next four years, according to reporting from Bloomberg. The latest report emphasizes both the features and pacing set by current leadership over the project at Apple. Apple’s so-called Project Titan effort to bring an electric car to market has been a years-long focus that has shown signs of…
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BILITI’s three-wheeled electric tuktuk gets its US debut, adds solar charging

Asia has held a monopoly on those awesome three-wheeled vehicles commonly known as tuktuks or rickshaws for far too long. Now BILITI Electric is trying to change that with the US introduction of the GMW Taskman. The vehicle’s US debut has just occurred at the LA Auto Show, where the team showed off the new electric three-wheeler and its novel battery charging options. Designed for commercial…
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Kia and Hyundai preview upcoming electric SUVs

At the LA Auto Show, Kia and Hyundai, who partner on electric vehicles, have both released new concept vehicles that preview their upcoming electric SUVs. Many are saying that Hyundai and Kia hit it out of the park with the EV6 and Ioniq 5, their first next-generation…
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Ford F-150 Lightning electric pickup is attracting an interesting mix of EV, Tesla owners, and more

According to a survey of reservation holders, the Ford F-150 Lightning electric pickup is attracting an interesting mix of current electric vehicle owners, Tesla owners, and more. It wasn’t long ago that people in the auto industry were asking themselves, “Who would buy an electric pickup truck?” In their minds, pickup truck owners didn’t care about electric vehicles, and electric…
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