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Archer taps FCA to accelerate eVTOL production

Green Car Congress

Archer says that the 60-mile range is based on utilizing battery technology that’s commercially available today. The performance estimates account for realistic battery pack integration, inaccessible energy at low state-of-charge, emergency reserves, and capacity fade at the end of life of the battery. Source: Archer.

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GM reveals new Ultium batteries and flexible global platform for rapid growth of EV lineup

Green Car Congress

Flexibility: GM’s all-new global platform is flexible enough to build a wide range of trucks, SUVs, crossovers, cars and commercial vehicles with outstanding design, performance, packaging, range and affordability. Third-party forecasters expect US EV volumes to more than double from 2025 to 2030 to about 3 million units on average.

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Tesla gets J.D. Power Home Charging Experience Award for 3rd consecutive year

Teslarati

Power measured EV users’ satisfaction across eight metrics: fairness of retail price; cord length; size of charger; ease of winding/storing cable; cost of charging; charging speed; ease of use; and overall reliability. For its study, J.D. However, J.D. Power sees that there is little awareness and utilization of these benefits.

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Electrification gaining momentum in fleet vehicle industry – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

Major factors driving this growth include declining battery costs leading to more affordable EVs, expanded charging infrastructure, government incentives and standards, and corporate sustainability initiatives. Lower Total Cost of Ownership Driving Adoption The shift toward EVs is also influencing ownership costs.

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More details about California’s proposal requiring bidirectional charging capabilities for all EVs

Charged EVs

In recent testimony, Nuvve CEO Gregory Poilasne told the lawmakers that bidirectional charging can reduce the total cost of EV ownership, and that it’s essential for integrating more renewable energy into the grid. A handful of bidirectional-capable EVs are available today, and automakers are quickly implementing the technology.

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Figure Promises First General Purpose Humanoid Robot

Cars That Think

In general, with technology that’s available today, you can hit somewhere around 50%-60% on most human specs, like degrees of freedom, peak speeds and torques, things like that. Unit Cost: We’re aiming to reduce individual humanoid unit costs through high-rate volume manufacturing, working towards a sustainable economy of scale.

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82% of BEVs & PHEVs Available in the US in 2022 Have a Base MSRP of $40,000+

EV Adoption

On the positive side, 55% or 45 of the EVs that are or will be available in 2022 have a base MSRP below $60,000. And while there are no EVs available today below $20,000, there are five that have a base MSRP below $30,000 including the popular selling Chevrolet Bolt EV and EUV. 4 ($3,735).

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