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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…

The first Tesla vehicles are starting to go into the tunnels of the new Boring Company Loop in Las Vegas for testing. It looks like they are getting closer to launching the new transportation system. A Boring Company Loop system consists of tunnels in which autonomous electric vehicles travel at high speeds between stations to transport people within a city. The first system is being deployed at…

Tesla has released new pictures of the Model Y factory at Shanghai Gigafactory ahead of the start of production. The start of Model Y production in Shanghai is considered critical to Tesla’s growth. There’s no doubt that the Chinese market has become extremely important to automaker and Tesla has taken full advantage of it by becoming the first foreign automaker to have a wholly-owned…

The Bulgaria-based boutique electric vehicle builder Kinetik Automotive has just unveiled its impressive-looking (and performing!) electric go-kart. The Kinetik electric go-kart uses an entirely 3D-printed body. Those wings don’t just add to the striking appearance, they’re actually functional due to the go-kart’s top speed of 96 km/h (60 mph). That speed puts this electric go-kart well…