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Fisker pivots to franchised dealerships for EV sales, support

Baua Electric

And Fisker has shown potential follow-up models, including the affordable Pear, the Alaska pickup truck, and Ronin convertible. Mandatory EV-related upgrades have become a sticking point for Ford and General Motors as the two automakers try to prepare their dealer networks for much higher volumes of EV sales.

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EV ute overload: The electric pickups coming soon

EV Central

litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine with two electric motors, providing about 100km of EV range as well as the ability to travel further on petrol. All models have dual motors for four-wheel drive capability and the F-150 Lightning sells from about US$50K (minus taxes and on-road costs), which is US$10K more than it launched at.

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US designates Graphite One Project as “High-Priority Infrastructure Project”

Green Car Congress

announced that it received notice on 15 January 2021 that its Alaska-based Graphite Creek Project has been designated a High-Priority Infrastructure Project (HPIP) by the US Government’s Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Committee (FPISC). and General Motors. Canada-based Graphite One Inc. Graphite as a critical mineral.

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Opinion: Fmr President Trump was wrong to call Elon Musk “another b t artist”

Teslarati

” The former president held a rally in Anchorage, Alaska, where he claimed that Elon Musk had said that he voted for Trump. The current president even went on to claim that General Motors’ Mary Barra was the true leader of the EV industry when it is actually Tesla. He also voted for Hillary Clinton.