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GM and LG Energy Solution investing $2.3B in second Ultium Cells manufacturing plant in US

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The facility will be located in Spring Hill, Tennessee. Early conceptual rendering of Ultium Cells LLC battery cell manufacturing facility in Spring Hill, Tennessee. This partnership with General Motors will transform Tennessee into another key location for electric vehicle and battery production.

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Volkswagen unveils 5-seat Atlas Cross Sport Concept plug-in hybrid with 26-mile AER; mild hybrid option

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The actual production vehicle is scheduled to be launched in the US market starting in 2019, and will be built alongside the seven-passenger Atlas and the Passat sedan in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The drive system’s total power amounts to 355 hp, which potentially enables the Cross Sport concept to accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in just 5.4

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Flash Drive: 2023 Cadillac Lyriq

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The RWD configuration gets one motor producing 340 horsepower and 325 pound-feet of torque for a 312-mile all-electric driving range and 0-60 mph in about 4.9 The 12-module, 100 kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery, when charged on a DC Fast Charger, can get up to 76 miles of range in 10 minutes and 195 miles in 30 minutes.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV

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Clean Fleet Report spent a day driving the 2023 Outlander PHEV at a media-only event in Nashville, Tennessee, experiencing highways, country roads, city traffic and some sloppy, muddy driving. DC Fast Charging: 38 minutes for an 80% charge at 105 amps or higher (CHAdeMO connector). 120V: Level 1 – 12 hours.

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Review: 2024 Chevy Equinox EV delivers 300 miles for under $40k

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Two of those plants (Lordstown, Ohio, and Spring Hill, Tennessee) are now up and running, with a third in Lansing, Michigan, now under construction. The permanent-magnet motor that powers the front wheels in every Equinox EV is rated at 157 kilowatts (213 horsepower) and 236 pound-feet of torque, with 0-to-60-mph acceleration quoted at 8.0

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Nissan introduces updated 2013 LEAF; US assembly in Smyrna

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The available Quick Charge Port (standard on SL, optional on S, SV) allows charging to 80% capacity in 30 minutes at public charging stations using a DC fast charger. When the vehicle’s speed reaches 19 mph, pedestrians are able to hear the car moving and the “approaching sound” automatically turns off.

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Flash Drive: 2021 Volkswagen ID4 AWD

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480V DC Fast Charging 56-62 miles in 10 minutes, 80 percent in 38 minutes or less. Acceleration was peppy, in the mid-five-second range to 60 mph, which is about two seconds faster than the single motor rear-wheel drive ID4. 240V (Level 2) 21-34 miles per hour, 7.5 hours for full charge. The Driving Experience.