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Volkswagen doubles electric vehicle deliveries in 2021

January 12, 2022
Despite overall sales being down about eight percent on the back of global supply chain and chip shortage issues, Volkswagen sold more battery-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles in 2021 than ever, with more than seven percent of all VW-badged cars having been sold with plugs. VW’s most popular fully-electric model was, of course, the ID.4 crossover, which topped the BEV charts in Sweden…
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Brunswick CEO Dave Foulkes talks autonomy, electrification, and the democratization of boating

January 12, 2022
Brunswick CEO Dave Foulkes is an interesting guy: one of that rare breed of executives with a technical background that allows him to see the road ahead with a clarity that someone with a— less technical background might not have. With career credits like “Powertrain Chief Engineer” at Ford and “VP of Product Development, Engineering, and Racing” at Mercury Marine leading him to the big…
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Cyclum Renewables reimagines the truck stop ahead of electric semi truck surge

January 12, 2022
Somewhere in a Venn diagram that includes Turkish bath houses, refugee camps, and outdoor music festivals exists the American truck stop. In concept and execution, it’s a business model that has endured for decades – but the coming wave of electric semi trucks will present different challenges than a gas pump and shower, and challenge presents opportunity. Cyclum Renewables plans to…
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Quick Charge Podcast: January 11, 2022

January 12, 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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Rivian has now produced just over 1,000 electric vehicles

January 11, 2022
Rivian announced that it has now produced just over 1,000 electric vehicles, mainly its R1T electric pickup truck, since it started producing them in September. After starting production in September, the automaker had been guiding production of roughly 1,200 vehicles in 2021. However, after releasing its first ever earnings report after going public, Rivian warned that some production issues…
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