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XALT Energy batteries powering MCI all-electric passenger coach

Green Car Congress

XALT Energy is powering the US’ first, long-distance, all-electric passenger coach in tests with private and public transportation providers in the United States. NFI), to supply ultra-high energy lithium-ion battery packs for its zero-emission, MCI D45 CRTe LE CHARGE long-distance motor coach. Fuel cells.

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Ram reveals all-electric Ram 1500 REV pickup in Super Bowl ad; on-line reservations open

Green Car Congress

The Ram Truck brand unveiled its Ram 1500 REV battery-electric truck for the first time in a Super Bowl commercial yesterday. The commercial also signaled the official opening of customer reservations for a place in line to per-order the truck at RamRev.com.

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Skoda teases all-new battery-electric Elroq SUV

Electric Cars Report

Skoda Auto has released the first official silhouette images of the all-new Elroq. The fully electric compact SUV is Skoda’s first production model to adopt the Modern Solid design language. The minimalist exterior combines robustness, functionality and authenticity, while conveying a sense of safety and strength.

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Porsche’s all-new electric Macan will use batteries from China’s CATL

Electrek

We finally got our first look at the new all-electric Porsche Macan EV this week. Porsche’s electric Macan features a 100 kWh battery pack that will reportedly be supplied by China’s CATL.

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Lion Electric produces first proprietary Li-ion battery pack

Green Car Congress

The Lion Electric Company recently completed production of its first lithium-ion battery pack at the company’s battery manufacturing facility located in Mirabel, Québec. Final certification of the first battery pack is expected in the first quarter of 2023, followed by a gradual ramp up of production in 2023.

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Mercedes-Benz unveils all-electric G 580

Teslarati

Mercedes-Benz recently unveiled its all-electric G 580 SUV. So, it’s entirely fitting that the innovative drive concept with four individually controlled electric motors once again raises the legendary performance of our off-road icon to a new level. kWh/100 km.

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Study finds only 2.5% of EV batteries have been replaced to date

Teslarati

A recent study from Recurrent has revealed that overall, electric vehicle battery replacements are rare. of electric vehicle battery packs in 2011 to 2024 model year EVs have been replaced thus far. This is partly due to the fact that electric vehicle batteries are expensive, costing as much as 50% of a car’s value.

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