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GMC's 1000HP Hummer EV is an 'all-electric supertruck'

During a livestream Tuesday coinciding with the start of the first game of the World Series, GMC executives took to a virtual stage and unveiled the first new Hummer model in more than a decade and the first ever to sport an electric power plant. Plus, it’s… now a truck? Behold the 2021 Hummer EV Edition 1, what GMC is billing as “the world’s first all-electric supertruck.” The…
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GM announces $2 billion for electric vehicle factory in Tennessee, will build Cadillac LYRIQ and more

GM announced today that it is investing $2 billion to produce electric vehicles at its factory in Spring Hill, Tennessee. The updated factory will produce the Cadillac LYRIQ electric SUV, among other electric vehicles. Only days after announcing Factory ZERO, GM’s new electric vehicle only factory built out of the Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Center, GM is now announcing a new investment in…
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7 Tesla vehicles burned down in fire at Tesla store, police suspect arson

7 or possibly 8 Tesla vehicles burned down in a fire at a Tesla store in Malmö, Sweden and the police is investigating for arson. Did someone target Tesla? In the middle of the night, the fire department received reports of a fire at Tesla’s store and service center in Malmö, Sweden. Local news SVT reported (translated from Swedish): “It has burned in seven or eight electric vehicles in…
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Tesla issues Model Y recall over trailer brake light failure, but the fix is an OTA software update

Tesla and NHTSA have confirmed that a recall has been issued on some Model Y vehicles over a trailer brake light failure. The good news is that the fix is an over-the-air software update. NHTSA describes the problem related to the tow package in an update: Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2020 Model Y vehicles equipped with a global rear lamp and tow package configuration. A software error…
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