Stellantis has announced a new investment of $406 million in three Michigan facilities to support its “multiple energy” strategy, and confirmed that the Sterling Heights Assembly Plant (SHAP) will be the company's first US site to build a fully electric vehicle. Stellantis is investing $235.5 million in its Sterling Heights Assembly Plant (SHAP) to prepare …
Kia is growing in China as most foreign automakers are rapidly losing market share. Foreign automakers such as Toyota, Volkswagen, and GM are struggling to keep up with aggressive price cuts and an influx of new competition. After launching its new low-cost electric SUV, the EV5, Kia is already seeing results, with sales of the …
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Tesla Semi photo credit: u/Tutrifor PepsiCo, Tesla's first customer for the Tesla Semi electric truck, has given an update on how the delivery of the electric truck is going and is going “smoother than expected”. It also helps in keeping drivers. Truck driving is a tough, thankless job that pays well, but like many tough …
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Hybrids are now more efficient 50% of US Honda Accord salesthe automaker said Monday while detailing pricing for the 2025 Accord. The Accord introduced Honda's dual-hybrid lineup for the 2014 model year, and was offered as a hybrid occasionally before that, but Honda got serious about boosting hybrid sales with the latest redesign of the …
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Hyundai's low-cost Casper Electric (also known overseas as the Inster EV) is getting a new XRT variant. The new Casper EV XRT trim has been spotted for the first time in Korea before its official launch. Hyundai presented the Casper Electric in June at the Busan International Mobility Show in South Korea. The new affordable …
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This week It has been charged is hosting a virtual conference on EV engineering that is free to attend. The conference includes live webinar sessions with interactive Q&As and on-demand webinars. View the daily session schedule online here. All live sessions will be recorded and available for viewing after the broadcast. Recorded videos can be …
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More than a year after die automakers announced the transition from the CCS charging port to Tesla's North American Charging Standard (NACS), GM EV customers are finally able to purchase an approved adapter and access hundreds of thousands of Tesla chargers. Today's news has been coming for GM-branded EV drivers. Another big step for the …
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Tesla has a patent a wireless EV charging systemindicating that the company is preparing to commercialize technology that has been touted for years as a possible addition to its electric vehicles. The patent filing was spotted by Twitter (now known as X) user SETI Park. Posted by Tesla Feb. 2 and published by World Intellectual …
Taiwan's XING Mobility, which develops immersion battery technology, has unveiled its latest cooling system for medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles. Building on XING's Immersio XM25 cell pack system launched in 2019, the Immersio XM28 uses ternary lithium chemistry and space optimized to provide greater power, according to the company. The system includes an active thermal …
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Lotus has unveiled a new EV concept it's calling “Theory 1,” a lightweight(-ish) sports car concept inspired by the Lotus Esprit that has nearly 1,000hp and can accelerate to 200mph. Here at Electrekwe see and report on many wild EV ideas. These ideas are often accompanied by long books on how design encompasses “principles,” unnecessary …
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