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LG Energy Solutions shifts plans for Arizona plant

Teslarati

LG Energy Solution (LGES) recently announced that its battery facility in Arizona will become a key production hub for 46-series cylindrical cells in North America. ” The Arizona plant was initially expected to produce 2170 cells at an annual capacity of 27 GWh. . billion to $5.5 billion. .”

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Forthcoming Lucid Gravity spotted testing in South Korea

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Canada, Europe, and the Middle East, the sighting comes just after the automaker announced plans last week to expand its AMP-1 factory in Casa Grande, Arizona, to prepare for production of the Gravity. Throughout 2023, Lucid built a total of 8,428 Air units and delivered 6,001, after forecasting around 10,000 units produced in the year.

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800-Volt EV Charging: The ?Other Palliative for Range Anxiety ???

Cars That Think

Range anxiety” has been a headline concern for electric vehicles. These handsome crossover SUVs might not be able to cruise for 7 hours on the highway, like the 500-mile-range Lucid Air. Still, the Hyundai added 161 km (100 miles) of range in 42 minutes. That Hummer can range for 530 km (329 miles), not bad for a 4.5-tonne

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ARPA-E awarding $36M to 22 projects in RANGE program for transformative EV storage

Green Car Congress

ARPA-E’s new program, Robust Affordable Next Generation Energy Storage Systems (RANGE) ( earlier post ), aims to accelerate widespread EV adoption by dramatically improving driving range and reliability, and by providing low-cost, low-carbon alternatives to today’s vehicles. 4,000,000. Multifunctional. Lead organization.

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Lucid CEO teases a mid-size Tesla Model 3, Model Y competitor in development

Baua Electric

During a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the opening of Phase 2 at its AMP-1 production facility in Arizona, Lucid Motors CEO Peter Rawlinson briefly teased the automaker’s third model in the works – a mid-size EV that will arrive as a direct competitor to the Tesla Model 3 and Model Y. That’s coming in just a few years time.

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Right Spec: 2025 Ram 1500

The Truth About Cars

A notion of pickups like this are their ability to show up for duty in a myriad of looks ranging from base work trucks to chrome-laden luxocruisers or color-keyed trims with an off-road bent. & Rebel trims are only available with a 5.5-foot

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US DOE to Award Up To $24 Million to Three Consortia for Algal Biofuels Research, Releases National Algal Biofuels Technology Roadmap

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The consortia receiving the new awards comprise partners from academia, national laboratories, and private industries that are based across the country, broadening the geographic range and technical expertise of DOE partners in the area of algal biofuels. Projects are expected to continue for a period of three years.

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