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Volvo Cars to triple electric car production capacity in Ghent after strong year of electrified car sales

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Volvo Cars is tripling electric car manufacturing capacity at its plant in Ghent, Belgium as it prepares to meet fast growing demand for its Recharge line-up of chargeable cars. The plant already builds the XC40 Recharge, the company’s first fully electric car, as well as a plug-in hybrid version of the XC40.

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NIO Rolls 300,000th Electric Car Off Production Line

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On December 12, 2022, the 300,000th electric car of NIO rolled off a production line at its Second Advanced Manufacturing Base. Since the production of its first smart EV in May 2018, NIO has been breaking records of production speed and dedicated to building up its production capacity.

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Volkswagen initially investing €460M to convert Wolfsburg plant for EV production

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The compact electric car will be leaving the assembly line in Wolfsburg from 2023—initially in partial production, with full production slated from 2024. 3 ramp-up, a further all-electric model for the booming SUV segment is to boost Wolfsburg’s capacity utilization for EV production over the long term.

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Toyota investing $1.4 billion in Indiana EV production

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Toyota will prepare for assembly of an all-new, three row battery electric SUV in the U.S. billion in Indiana EV production appeared first on Electric Cars Report. as part of a new $1.4 billion investment in its Princeton facility, affirming Toyota’s commitment to reinvesting profits in its U.S.

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Report: $25,000 Tesla EV set for 2025 production

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Tesla’s $25,000 electric car is back on—and it may be due for production as soon as next year, according to a report citing several separate sources within the company.

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Fossil Fuel Fanatics Ramp Up Attacks On Electric Cars While Ignoring The Dangers Of Their Own Products

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The post Fossil Fuel Fanatics Ramp Up Attacks On Electric Cars While Ignoring The Dangers Of Their Own Products appeared first on CleanTechnica. Fossil fuel interests are perfectly willing to lie and distort information in order to protect their profits.

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Rivian Gets $827M from the State of Illinois for R2 production

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The funds from the incentive package will go towards expansion of the plant, improvements in public infrastructure and job training programs for […] The post Rivian Gets $827M from the State of Illinois for R2 production appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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