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Volkswagen starts US assembly of ID.4 in Chattanooga

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4 will be available in either rear-wheel- or all-wheel-drive 82kWh battery form. In addition, a rear-wheel-drive version with a 62kWh battery will go into production later in 2022, with a lower MSRP. The factory in Tennessee is now the sixth global site to produce vehicles for Volkswagen’s electric line-up.

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General Motors increases EV investment by 75% through 2025

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The plan is to eventually transition its entire fleet of vehicles to be fully electric, but the company doesn’t plan to accomplish this until 2035. kWh lead-acid battery in its earliest versions. ” GM announced a while back in March 2020 that it would commit $20 billion to EV and AV programs from 2020 to 2025. .”

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History: Electric Cars: The Golden Age

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Companies across the world are transitioning their fleets to either fully electric or hybrid systems. There are environmental benefits to this green technology, as electric vehicles help to reduce our carbon emissions. However, it’s worth noting that battery-powered vehicles have been around for more than a century.

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Fly the Hybrid Skies

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Fortunately, another technological revolution is well underway, in the automotive industry, which is being transformed by advances in power electronics, electric motors, and energy storage. If a battery catches fire those on board can’t exit the vehicle. DC power supplies were also used to simulate the batteries.

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