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This week, Nissan announced a plan to invest $500 million into its Canton, Mississippi factory to prepare for the production of two new electric vehicles. Once seen as a leader in electrification, with the Leaf launching all the way back in 2011, Nissan has since let its lead slip and took over a decade to launch a second electric vehicle in the US. But with Ariya finally coming, things are…

The Lion Electric Company has launched a new division called LionCapital Solutions. The new division will provide Lion Electric customers with flexible financing as they look to electrify their fleets of medium- to heavy-duty commercial vehicles such as school buses and trucks. Electrification of school busses and fleets requires a huge upfront cost but lower total cost of ownership over the life…

Tesla has announced that it has produced 1 million of its next-generation 4680 battery cell at its pilot factory in California. The announcement comes as Tesla is expected to start deliveries of its new Model Y equipped with its 4680 cell and structural battery pack. In 2020, Tesla unveiled its new 4680 battery cell, a new tabless cylindrical cell in a much bigger format that the company…