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Tesla battery supplier LG Chem prepares to triple cylindrical cell production, hints at own 4680 cell

October 21, 2020
LG Chem, who recently started supplying Tesla with cylindrical battery cells, announced that it is preparing to triple cylindrical cell production. The company even hinted that it would make its own battery cells like Tesla’s new 4680 cell. Most automakers making electric vehicles are using pouch cells. On the other hand, Tesla has pioneered the use of cylindrical battery cells in its electric…
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Volvo XC40 Electric starts $20,000 more expensive than gasoline-powered version

October 21, 2020
Volvo has now confirmed the price of the XC40 Recharge, the electric version of Volvo’s best-selling small SUV, and it shows the problem with automakers launching electric versions of existing cars. The XC40 Recharge is the first Volvo-branded all-electric vehicle. It went into production earlier this month with some interesting features: Volvo also confirmed the following specs for the XC40…
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Tesla starts Full Self-Driving Beta rollout, Elon Musk says it ‘will be extremely slow and cautious’

October 21, 2020
Elon Musk confirmed that Tesla is starting the rollout of its Full Self-Driving Beta update, which the CEO says “will be extremely slow and cautious.” We have been expecting the update for a while now. Over the last few months, Elon Musk has been talking about Tesla working on “a significant foundational rewrite in the Tesla Autopilot.” He has been teasing the new core change to Autopilot…
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Quick Charge Podcast: October 20, 2020

October 21, 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 prototype in rare camouflage spotted at LA design studio

October 21, 2020
A prototype Tesla vehicle in camouflage, which is rare for Tesla, has been spotted at the automaker’s Los Angeles design studio. In the automotive industry, it is common to use camouflage wraps to hide the final design on new or updated vehicles. We reported just recently on a GM electric vehicle spotted in camouflage in Kansas City. However, Tesla is known for not participating in this…
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