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Group14 raises $400M in Series C; Porsche leads with $100M

Green Car Congress

To deliver to customers including Porsche subsidiary Cellforce Group, Group14 plans to break ground on its second commercial-scale battery active materials (BAM) factory in the US to stay ahead of demand from markets reliant on high-performing batteries. Our investment in Group14 is an important step for Porsche’s M&A activities.

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Blackpink’s Jennie and Porsche team up again, this time for charity [Photos]

Teslarati

Blackpink’s Jennie is teaming up with Porsche again to raise funds for charity. Porsche plans to auction off another version of the Jennie Ruby Jane Taycan, designed by the Blackpink member. Porsche has been contributing to Green Umbrella Children’s Foundation since 2017. kWh, and a net battery capacity of 83.7

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2016 Chevy Cruze Hatch, Tesla & Panasonic, Porsche 918 Spyder Finale: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today, we've got a report of a hatchback version of the new 2016 Chevrolet Cruze, potential differences between Tesla and Panasonic on electric-car battery development, and the end of the line for the Porsche 918 Spyder plug-in hybrid supercar. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Hyundai and Kia recall 170,000 EVs in Korea over software glitch, is the US next?

Baua Electric

Hyundai and Kia recall 170,000 electric vehicles The South Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport announced the recall on Thursday. Twelve models from Hyundai, Kia, Stellantis Korea, and Tesla Korea were found to have defects. The recall in Korea is set to begin on March 18.

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Iain Curry’s best electric car of 2023: Hyundai Ioniq 5 N

EV Central

It’s time for our editors to vent about their electric car experiences and expectations! An N Grin Mode adds an additional 30kW and 30Nm for a ten second burst, upping the power to Porsche 911 Turbo S levels. Speaking of supercars, the all-paw Ioniq 5 N cracks the ton in 3.4 2024 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N. Unlike the ID.Buzz.

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This electric supercar maker is launching a robotaxi service with Kia’s help

Baua Electric

Rimac, the Croatian EV maker behind the record-setting Nevera electric supercar , is launching a robotaxi service. Founded in 2009, Rimac Automobili has focused on building the most powerful electric hypercar. The all-electric Rimac Nevera broke 23 performance records last year in one day – a record itself.

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Tesla’s next Gigafactory location unknown, but all signs point toward India

Teslarati

In May, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the electric automaker would likely announce its next Gigafactory location by year’s end. It all started back in 2015 when Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Musk had their first meeting at the Fremont Factory in Northern California. This initiative was first introduced in 2014 by Modi.

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