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Visiting Ford EV Center, Biden says, “The future of the auto industry is electric”

Plug in America

The future of the auto industry is electric,” said President Biden. The F-150 Lightning is among the new electric truck options that will soon become available, including the Tesla Cybertruck , the Rivian R1T , and the GMC Hummer EV. There’s no turning back. … We couldn’t agree more. .

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Stellantis looks to invest $2.8B in Canada to boost electric vehicle production

Teslarati

“Today’s deal on made-in-Canada electric vehicles is yet another investment in our workers and in our future. We’re building a world-class Canadian auto industry, an innovative economy and a clean, strong future for everyone. million and $398 million, respectively. .

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Ford doubles EV goal for 2023 and has a new semiconductor partner to help

Teslarati

GM’s GMC brand will have the Hummer EV releasing in the coming months to contribute, but a spokesman for the company said that General Motors was already approaching 300,000 sales globally through the first three quarters of 2021. . The auto industry will produce roughly 7.7 I’d love to hear from you!

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GM’s epically bad year still earned it $10 billion – but that’s not due to EV sales

Baua Electric

GM forecasts its total US auto industry sales to hit 16 million in 2024, but it has dropped its goal of making 400,000 EVs through mid-2024. Electrek’s Take GM has some major hurdles ahead of it in its very immediate future. EV sales were rough last year: In 2023, GM delivered 75,883 BEVs in the US, about 2.9%

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Welcome to the Year of the EV—Whatever It Will Be

Clean Fleet Report

CES (the Consumer Electronics Show) was supposed to be the big coming out party as tech vendors and a growing automotive contingent were set to descend on Las Vegas with a return-to-normal show with massive displays, extravagant media shows and outrageous demonstrations of future technology. One vision of the near future from Mercedes.

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Ford, Volkswagen, and GM Explore EV-Powered Houses

Cars That Think

No less an auto industry titan as Ford has also made bidirectional charging a selling point of their F-150 Lightning electric truck, reportedly slated to roll off the lines this year. GM produces the Chevy Volt and GMC Hummer EV and is preparing its 2023 launch of the Silverado EV.) No word yet on which EVs will take part. (GM

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2022 Rivian R1T: a real pickup truck makes an impressive debut

Charged EVs

It’s worth nothing that that’s still a full ton lighter than the GMC Hummer EV , which comes in at a jaw-dropping 9,000-plus pounds.). That brings us to the question of the company’s future. The company quotes acceleration from 0 to 60 mph at about 3 seconds, startling for a truck that weighs 7,000 pounds or more. The next Tesla?

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