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Toyota claims solid-state EV battery tech breakthrough could offer +900 miles driving range

At a recently held technical briefing, Toyota revealed plans for several new technologies, including next-gen EV batteries, aerodynamic drag reduction, and manufacturing upgrades to help transform the company in the electric era. After discovering a breakthrough, Toyota says it aims to offer solid-state state EV batteries that could potentially offer over 900 miles driving range. Several Toyota…
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Oracle founder Larry Ellison confirms new gen AI service with Cohere during earnings call

Oracle Corp., the software giant known for its database technology, is joining the chorus of enterprise cloud vendors betting big on generative AI services. On Monday, the company revealed that it was developing a new cloud service with Cohere, a Toronto-based startup that specializes in building and training large language models (LLMs). Oracle’s founder and chief technology officer, Larry…
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Quick Charge Podcast: June 12, 2023

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 Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…
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Is Volkswagen hinting at an upcoming electric Beetle?

The iconic Volkswagen Bug may live on in the electric era after all. On Monday, Volkswagen revealed a new digital electric Beetle concept for an upcoming animated film set to hit theaters and Netflix next month. The question is, will it come alive? Will Volkswagen revive the…
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XPeng's G6 arrives as competitor to Tesla Model Y in China, nabs over 25k orders in first 72 hours

Just three days after hitting showrooms and opening pre-orders, XPeng Motors’ G6 SUV is garnering a lot of hype in China as over 25,000 customers have already reserved one. This is encouraging news for the automaker, which has put a lot of faith into its latest model as the EV that will compete with the Tesla Model Y and help boost its delivery numbers this year. The G6 made its official…
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