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ElectraMeccanica chooses city for US plant, announcement to follow

Canadian EV manufacturer Electrameccanica recently announced a decision on the location of its first US-based assembly facility. The chosen location will also be the new home to the manufacturer’s engineering technical center. The facility will produce the three-wheeled SOLO EV, which has begun test drives for early adopters in the US. ElectraMeccanica and the SOLO ElectraMeccanica Vehicles…
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Quick Charge Podcast: February 16, 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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QuantumScape announces pilot battery production factory in California

Solid-state battery maker QuantumScape has announced a plan to build a new pilot battery production factory in California. QuantumScape QuantumScape is a San Jose-based battery company founded 10 years ago by Jagdeep Singh, a computer scientist and co-founder of Infinera Corporation, a major telecom component supplier, and Tim Holme, a Stanford-educated mechanical engineer. The short story is…
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Hyundai reveals redesign to 2022 Kona Electric SUV

A press release from Hyundai USA has revealed a glimpse at its 2022 Kona Electric SUV, featuring a slight redesign. According to the automaker, these EVs will be available in the US some time this spring. The Kona Electric first debuted in Korea and Europe in 2018, before…
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A glimpse inside Lucid Motors’ new factory in Arizona

Lucid Motors is making strides toward delivering its foremost electric sedan this spring. Its production lines are beginning to come to life. This is all taking place in Casa Grande, Arizona, a 590-acre footprint and home to Lucid Motors’ new production factory. The Lucid AMP-1 (Advanced Manufacturing Plant) will house the production and assembly of the California-based automaker’s upcoming…
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Tesla owns 79% of the electric car market in the US, and that needs to change

Tesla owns almost 79% of the electric car market in the US, according to registration data, but that needs to change, as per Tesla’s own mission. During the first half of 2020, registration data showed that Tesla owned nearly 80% of the US’ electric car market. This was especially impressive considering 2020 was the first year Tesla buyers didn’t have access to federal tax credit for…
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