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BYD's new EV is luring in buyers with 5 minute charging and prices starting at $22,000

BYD launched the Song Ultra EV in China, starting at just under $22,000. The new EV is one of the first to be equipped with its Blade Battery and Flash Charging, enabling recharge times in as little as 5 minutes. In less than a month, the electric SUV secured over 37,000 orders. BYD launches the Song Ultra EV with Flash Charging After opening pre-orders for the Song Ultra EV on March 6, BYD’s…
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Hyundai unveils new Ford Bronco-like Boulder SUV Concept [Images]

The Boulder SUV Concept is a preview of Hyundai’s first body-on-frame vehicle set to launch in the US. Here’s our first look at the rugged off-roader. Meet the Hyundai Boulder body-on-frame SUV It’s real! Well, sort of. We had a feeling it was an off-road vehicle after Hyundai said earlier this week that “something big” would make its world debut on April 1. The Boulder Concept is an…
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GM idles Factory Zero again, lays off 1,300 EV workers for a month

General Motors has shut down production at Factory Zero in Detroit for the second time in less than three months, temporarily laying off 1,300 workers. The plant won’t restart until mid-April. The idling, which began on March 16, marks the latest in a string of production cuts at the facility GM once positioned as the flagship of its electric vehicle future — a $2.2 billion showcase that has…
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Another Tesla Cybercab production leader leaves as exodus continues

Mark Lupkey, the manufacturing operations leader who oversaw Cybercab assembly and end-of-line ramp at Giga Texas, has announced his departure from Tesla. He is the third senior leader directly involved in bringing the Cybercab to production to leave the company in just over a month. Lupkey spent nearly eight years at Tesla across two separate stints, working his way through some of the…
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