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Subaru debuts Solterra EV collab with Toyota, U.S. unveiling later this month

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The automaker has confirmed that the joint project vehicle with Toyota will also be unveiled at the 2021 Los Angeles Auto Show on November 17th. kWh lithium-ion battery pack, providing 285 miles of WLTP-tested range. The vehicle will hit showrooms for sale in 2022 in the United States, China, Canada, Europe, and Japan.

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Ford begins production of 2012 Focus Electric at Michigan Assembly, C-MAX models on deck

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The 19 launch markets also include Atlanta; Austin and Houston, Texas; Boston; Chicago; Denver; Detroit; Los Angeles; San Francisco; San Diego; New York; Orlando, Fla.; The C-MAX Hybrid and C-MAX Energi use the company’s next-generation powersplit hybrid technology in combination with a lighter, smaller lithium-ion battery system.

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Feature: Are Electric Fire Trucks in the Near Future?

Clean Fleet Report

Now, the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) is showing off North America’s first electric fire engine from Austria-based Rosenbauer Group. This vehicle relies on two lithium-ion battery packs and can even act as a mobile power source during power outages and natural disasters. Making History.

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News: 2023 Fisker Ocean Introduced

Clean Fleet Report

The production-ready 2023 Fisker Ocean debuted at the 2021 Los Angeles Auto Show to an interested group of industry insiders and journalists. Lithium-ion phosphate battery (LFP). Expect in the next few years to see at least 50 new models being released for sale. Swimming with the Big Boys. Fisker Ocean Sport.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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Last year Oregon had also aggressively negotiated with the Chinese carmaker, BYD , to manufacture its line of plug-in hybrids in the state for sale in the U.S.) If these companies are ultimately successful and can convince EV manufacturers to ditch lithuim ion, we could depend on the already robust recycling program. In the U.S.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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We believe such production models could be available for sale in three years."Furia GMs program relies on lithium-ion battery technology that Gioia called "cost, weight and package prohibitive." GM is committed to putting the system in the Chevrolet Volt for sale by 2010, Lutz said. The biggest barrier is the battery."

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Tesla Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript: April 23, 2024

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We have hundreds of them in different cities, in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Austin, New York, a lot of different locations. And so, the price per kilowatt hour of lithium-ion batteries went to crazy numbers, crazy levels. When some of this is validated, we give it to our own QA drivers. Vaibhav Taneja: Bonkers.

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