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Tesla battery supplier LG Energy Solution considering sites for Europe factory

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Tesla supplier LG Energy Solution noted on Wednesday that it is looking at potential sites for a dedicated battery plant in Europe. The company also stated that it would ramp up its battery production activities in Asia outside China, especially amidst the country’s ongoing Covid-related challenges. The investment in the 1.7

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2023 Electrified Genesis G80 starts at $79,825

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The brand also announced the expansion of electric vehicle sales at select retailers located in four more states—Arizona, Nevada, Utah, and Washington—beginning in September. The 87.2kWh battery found in Electrified G80 is capable of Rapid Charging from 10-80% in 22 minutes when utilizing 350kW (800V) DC fast charging.

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Solar and Battery Companies Rattle Utility Powerhouses

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kWh battery wall unit. Analysts and power insiders sketch scenes including interconnected local renewable grids that draw on short-duration battery storage (including the small batteries in electric vehicles in a garage, models for which Tesla just happens to make) combined with multi-day storage for power generated by wind and solar.

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Lucid stocks shed as deliveries shoot crash from Tesla’s price competition

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“We continue to view Lucid as a broken growth story and its ramp up rate has been particularly disappointing considering its newer, state-of-the-art factory in Casa Grande, Arizona,” CFRA Analysis analyst Garrett Nelson mentioned. Lucid mentioned it might document monetary effects for the second one quarter on Aug.

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PNNL study finds 2028 grid resource adequacy likely sufficient for high EV penetration; managed charging strategies can double adequacy

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The production cost implications due to the additional load varied from 3% in Arizona, where there is some available coal generation, to 23% in California, where combustion turbines are required to meet the peak load set by EVs. All EV charging load is likely to reduce renewable curtailments between 25% and 75% based on when EVs are charged.

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Better than a Tesla Model X? Australia-bound Lucid Gravity full-size SUV to blend S-Class comfort, supercar acceleration and seven seats

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The 2024 Lucid Gravity has been pencilled in for an unveiling at the upcoming LA motor show on November 16, providing new powerful seven-seat opposition to the likes of large battery-powered SUVs like the Tesla Model X, BMW iX and Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV. And it does this all with Lucid’s distinctive post-luxury design, inspired by California.”

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UPS adding 200 more series hybrid delivery trucks

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Equipped with lithium ion batteries and a range-extender engine, these trucks will deliver significant fuel economy equivalency gains, approximately four times the fuel economy of a gasoline powered vehicle. UPS will add 200 new series hybrid electric delivery trucks to the company’s growing alternative fuel and advanced technology fleet.

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