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Quick Charge Podcast: August 17, 2021

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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Cadillac Lyriq first look: At $60,000, my biggest question is will GM make enough of these?

Cadillac invited us out for a chance to get up close and personal with the “production-spec” Lyriq EV that they unveiled back in April. We’ve got photos and video to share, and you can decide for yourself whether you agree that this thing looks sweet. Cadillac also announced in April that every new vehicle they announce will be fully electric from now on. So Cadillac is (finally) all-in on…
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Alpha Motor claims it’s actually going to produce its $36,000 electric pickup truck

Alpha Motor managed to make a splash unveiling renders of a $36,000 electric pickup truck despite having nothing to back up its claims. Now, the company says it’s going to actually unveil its electric truck with production planned for 2023. Earlier this year, we reported on Alpha Motor after it was all over the media for unveiling renders and specs on the Alpha Motor Electric Wolf, an electric…
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Exclusive: GM to replace all battery modules in some Chevy Bolts to mitigate fire risk

Hopefully writing the final chapter in the battery-related Bolt Fire saga, GM is set to start replacing all modules in some Chevy Bolt EV Batteries within weeks. Electrek had an exclusive sit-down with a spokesperson from GM to get some details on the upcoming program. For those just tuning in, this is the result of more than a dozen battery-related Chevy Bolt fires in a little more than a year…
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