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GM Eying Oddly-Shaped EV Batteries to Improve Cooling and Performance

The Truth About Cars

Despite all the innovation in the electric vehicle world, battery packs haven’t deviated from the two primary shapes they’ve always taken. Automakers generally employ either a rectangular or cylindrical battery pack, which limits their ability to position them in some places on the vehicle.

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$30,000 Chevy Equinox EV, Silverado EV, air-cooled batteries, Sony SUV concept: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Sony revealed a new EV concept. And is air-cooling the next step for EV battery innovation? General Motors showed first photos of an upcoming $30,000 electric SUV and revealed an electric pickup. Chrysler showed the start of a fully electric reboot for the brand. This and more in this busy CES edition, here at Green Car Reports.

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Tesla 4680 structural battery preliminary teardown hints at cool innovations

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Tesla is already delivering Model Ys from Gigafactory Texas that are equipped with the company’s 4680 structural battery packs. A preliminary teardown of the innovative battery system has now been shared online, and it suggests that Tesla’s next-generation vehicles will indeed be quite remarkable.

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Panasonic cools on idea for third US plant for Tesla batteries

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The 2024 Model 3 / Source: Tesla Panasonic, makers of batteries for Tesla in the US, is delaying its plan to build a third battery plant in North America, according to Reuters. Panasonic Group CEO Yuki Kusumi told Reuters that the company is holding off on building a third plant as “demand for electric vehicles cools.”

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Panasonic cools on idea for third US plant for Tesla batteries

Electrek

Panasonic, makers of batteries for Tesla in the US, is delaying its plan to build a third battery plant in North America, according to Reuters.

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Fucare Gemini X review: Super cool 28 MPH electric bike with a super weird frame and two batteries

Electrek

The post Fucare Gemini X review: Super cool 28 MPH electric bike with a super weird frame and two batteries appeared first on Electrek. It’s an electric bike with a trellis-style frame. I’ve never seen anything quite like it, but it definitely works well.

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Toyota EV batteries, Nissan solid-state update, Ford charging: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Nissan hopes to go without cooling systems for its solid-state batteries on the way later this decade. Ford bolsters the network of chargers its EV drivers can tap into. And Toyota lays down a lot of cash up front toward American EV production. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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