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Lucid updates Air Grand Touring to boast its range with faster charging

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Lucid Motors has updated the Air Grand Touring configuration to boast more accurate range ratings with the addition of a heat pump, as well as new technologies to increase charging speed. This will help drivers realize more range in cold settings. According to internal calculations, the improvements range from 15 to 30 percent.

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

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Ultium energy options range from 50 to 200 kWh, which could enable a GM-estimated range up to 400 miles (644 km) or more on a full charge with 0 to 60 mph acceleration as low as 3 seconds. New technologies under development to improve charging, cycling, range, cost and battery life include: Zero cobalt and zero nickel cathodes.

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Volkswagen lays out its NEW AUTO strategy: transforming from manufacturer to software-driven mobility provider; Scalable Systems Platform

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The new software architecture enables a complete ecosystem, which will offer customers a range of software-based services throughout the full product life cycle. By 2025, the proportion of internally-developed software in the car will rise from the current figure of 10% to 60%. The biggest cost in electric cars is the battery.

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EV owner driving Tesla’s shortest-range car shares experience during I-95 traffic catastrophe

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Interestingly enough, Kanninen drives a base Tesla Model 3 , the company’s shortest-range car available today. “I am grateful that I was driving my standard-range Tesla Model 3 when I hit traffic. Kanninen listed several factors that helped him and his Model 3 handle the I-95 catastrophe without much issue.

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FCC modernizes the 5.9GHz band; Wi-Fi and C-V2X

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GHz band (5.850-5.925 GHz) to make new spectrum available for unlicensed uses, such as Wi-Fi, and to improve automotive safety. GHz band available for unlicensed use. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted new rules for the 5.9 C-V2X has gained momentum both domestically and internationally.

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UC Berkeley EBI, Shell sign $25M partnership to fund new energy tech research

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UC Berkeley’s Energy Biosciences Institute has entered into a five-year research agreement with Shell International Exploration and Production to fund research that meets the growing demand for energy in ways that are economically, environmentally and socially responsible. —Shell chief technology officer Yuri Sebregts.

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Nissan schleps the LEAF along for at least one more year, 2025 models start at $28,000

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Still, the LEAF’s starting price of $28,000 makes it one of the most affordable models available today… as long as you find somewhere that has CHAdeMO charging. Like its predecessors, the 2025 models have a cute 40 kWh battery pack that delivers up to 149 miles of EPA range. However, that is not the case… at least not yet.

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