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GM announces electric vehicle-only ‘Factory Zero’ to produce GMC HUMMER EV pickup and more

GM announced its first electric vehicle-only factory, called ‘Factory Zero’, to produce the GMC HUMMER EV pickup and more. Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Center will be the site converted to produce only electric vehicles. GM shared the news today: “General Motors today announced its Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Center will be known as Factory ZERO, reconfigured to an all-electric vehicle…
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Tesla boosts Model Y range

Tesla has increased the range for both of the Model Y configurations with an update to the electric SUV today.. While the Model 3 is getting a more significant refresh today, Model Y is also getting some love with a longer range. Both versions of the electric SUV are…
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Tesla officially launches Model 3 2021 refresh with more range and features

Tesla has now officially launched the Model 3 2021 refresh with more range and all the features we were anticipating. Over the last week, we have been reporting on Tesla currently updating the Model 3 with a significant refresh that includes several new features. We have seen the new center console, new wheels, and reported on a few other features, but it is now official. Tesla has now…
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Quick Charge Podcast: October 15, 2020

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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Tesla Model S Plaid remains a mystery even after orders open, now rear-facing seats unclear

Tesla Model S Plaid, the new higher-end version of the flagship electric sedan, remains a mystery despite now being available for orders, and a recent comment by CEO Elon Musk has led to uncertainty about the third-row seat. At Battery Day last month, Tesla officially launched the Model S Plaid, the new top performance version of the Model S. Tesla started taking orders for the vehicle, but…
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Fisker makes deal with Magna to make the Ocean electric SUV

Fisker, Henrik Fisker’s new EV startup, has reached a deal with automotive giant Magna to make the Ocean electric SUV. After the original Fisker Automotive went bankrupt, the assets of the defunct EV startup were purchased by a Chinese interest who relaunched the company and its Karma (now Revero) plug-in hybrid. A few years later, Henrik Fisker won the right to use his name again and launched…
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