The least expensive electric car in Europe was the most registered in Dacia’s home market.
Source: Electric Vehicle News
Hyundai Ioniq 5 first drive: A seriously cool crossover EV competitor [video]
We recently got an opportunity to test drive the upcoming Hyundai Ioniq 5 EV ahead of its North American debut in 2022. As you’ll see in the video below, the long anticipated Ioniq 5 sets the tone for the new sub brand of Hyundai Motor Group with a focus on style, safety, and crazy fast charge speeds.
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Source: Charge Forward
Rivian confirms first R1S electric SUV deliveries, lost $1.2 billion last quarter
Rivian has released its first earnings report since going public and revealed a lot of interesting new information in the process, including that it started deliveries of the R1S electric SUV.
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Source: Charge Forward
Quick Charge Podcast: December 16, 2021
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.
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Source: Charge Forward
Rivian Officially Announces Second EV Plant In Georgia
Construction will start in Summer 2022 with capacity for up to 400,000 next-generation EVs.
Source: Electric Vehicle News
Rivian Reports R1T/R1S Production And Delivery Numbers
The number of pre-orders is skyrocketing to roughly 71,000.
Source: Electric Vehicle News
Rivian Confirms R1S Customer Deliveries Are Underway
The first two units were delivered this week.
Source: Electric Vehicle News
VW’s 3.0 ID. software update improves quick charge time by nine minutes
VW is preparing a software update for its ID. series electric cars that increases peak charging speed from 125kW to 135kW on the largest 77kWh battery.
The 3.0 software also includes improvements to navigation, voice control, and driver assistance.
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Source: Charge Forward
Rivian announces a new $5 billion electric vehicle factory in Georgia
Rivian announced a new $5 billion electric vehicle factory just outside of Atlanta, Georgia.
The electric automaker plans to start production at the new plant in 2024.
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Source: Charge Forward
Elon Musk: Tesla plans to invest over $10 billion in Gigafactory Texas, employ 20,000 workers
Elon Musk says that Tesla plans to invest over $10 billion in Gigafactory Texas and will eventually employ 20,000 workers.
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Source: Charge Forward