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Smartphone manufacturer officially joins EV market as Xiaomi Automobile

Chinese consumer electronics company Xiaomi has officially entered the EV market after completing its industrial and commercial registration in China as Xiaomi Automobile Co. Ltd. In a recent announcement of the new EV entity, Xiaomi Automobile has revealed that it already has a team of nearly 300 employees. Before today’s announcement, Xiaomi has been known as a Chinese electronics company…
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Sketchy report suggests Apple is developing its car alone to avoid further delays

The long-rumored Apple Car is still a mystery. Even with lots of back and forth, a sketchy report suggests that Apple will develop its car alone to avoid further delays. The Apple Car struggles were made worse recently when it was announced that Apple VP and former Tesla exec Doug Field is leaving the company to go to Ford. But, according to Korea’s Mail Economic Daily (via MacRumors), Apple…
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Electrify America to implement 34 DC fast charger facilities in SoCal for heavy-duty trucks

EV charging network Electrify America has announced a project with NFI Industries to support the latter’s fleet of 60 electric heavy-duty trucks with a charging infrastructure of 34 DC fast chargers. The project is scheduled to be completed in December of 2023 and is being described by the companies as the single largest charging infrastructure project in the US to support heavy-duty…
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Quick Charge Podcast: August 31, 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…
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Upcoming electric trucks: Cybertruck, F-150 Lightning, Hummer EV compared

As we sit in the midst of 2021, electric vehicles remain a major storyline. Even long-established, legacy automakers (some with over 100 years of experience) have finally wisened up and pivoted toward EVs to remain competitive. In the next couple years, three major automotive brands, old and new, will release three highly anticipated electric trucks. This includes the Tesla Cybertruck, the Ford…
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