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Cirba Solutions and General Motors extend collaboration on EV battery recycling

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Cirba Solutions (previously Retriev Solutions, LLC) has extended a prior agreement with General Motors (GM) to recycle electric vehicle (EV) lithium-ion battery and cell scrap generated by manufacturing and research at select GM facilities through 2024.

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Tesla battery supplier LG Energy Solutions announces $1.4B battery factory in Arizona

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billion battery production facility in Arizona as demand for electric vehicles throughout the United States skyrockets. The Arizona plant will be LGES’s first-ever U.S. battery factory in Arizona appeared first on TESLARATI. Tesla battery supplier LG Energy Solutions announced it would build a $1.4

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Nikola Badger electric pickup debut event canceled, as GM deal hangs

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With a potential deal with General Motors hanging in limbo, Nikola Motors announced Wednesday that it had canceled the reveal event for its Badger electric pickup truck. The event, dubbed Nikola World, was to be held in Arizona in December.

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Georgia Tech named winner of DOE/GM/Mathworks EcoCAR Mobility Challenge

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Each team was scored across multiple dynamic vehicle testing events ranging from energy consumption to acceleration and drive quality, as well as a 175-mile Over the Road Event through the Arizona desert, which tested each vehicle’s thermal management, range, and overall durability.

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GM self-driving unit Cruise to re-launch human-operated testing

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The General Motors (GM) self-driving unit Cruise has announced plans to resume driver-operated vehicle testing in Arizona, after an accident with one of its driverless taxis in October left a pedestrian severely injured. “This will help inform where we ultimately will resume driverless operations,” Cruise added.

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Cruise to start supervised Robotaxi tests in Phoenix, AZ

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General Motors (GM) self-driving unit Cruise has announced that it would start testing its autonomous vehicles on public roads in Phoenix, Arizona, as part of its efforts to get back into the driverless robotaxi business. This time around, however, Cruise’s robotaxis will be supervised.

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Tesla Cybertruck charges with NACS at non-Supercharger charging station

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The Tesla Cybertruck belonged to an owner in Arizona. Tesla’s NACS Supercharger sites will open to other EV makers next month, including Rivian and General Motors. Recently, electric vehicle and energy storage company NXU successfully charged a Cybertruck using NACS at a non-Tesla DC fast charging station.