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Battery revolution! Has Stellantis cracked the code for super-cheap EVs that will undercut ICE?

EV Central

As part of its heavy investment in Tiamat, a company owned by the French National Centre for Scientific Research, Stellantis says it will build a new factory in France to mass produce the new cheap batteries. What hasn’t been provided is a timeline for when we’ll first see sodium-ion powered Peugeots, Alfas or Opels.

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Porsche Whistleblower: “60% of all delivered Taycan have battery issues that caused replacements, damages and fires”

Teslarati

“Six out of ten Porsche Taycan” ever delivered have a problem with battery management that affects and damages battery cells, requires replacement of cells and batteries, and is causing vehicle fires, according to a source working at Porsche’s headquarters in Zuffenhausen, Germany. The Porsche Taycan’s charging port.

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Alpine Says A110 Successor Will Come to United States, Outlines Expansion Plan

The Truth About Cars

Rumor has it that the vehicle will play host to a battery pack sized just shy of 80 kWh and that the engineering team is hoping to create a rival of the all-electric 718 Porsche has been developing. European outlets have suggested that Alpine is hoping to build something to compete with the Porsche Taycan.

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NACS or CCS: ChargePoint EV chargers follow Tesla Magic Dock

Baua Electric

Omni Port is also UL-approved, so drivers don’t have to worry about cheap adapters that aren’t up to safety standards. Porsche Macan EV at ChargePoint charger Omni Port connectors will begin shipping by the end of 2024 , ChargePoint said.

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The Toyota FT-Se Concept Probably Isn’t the Next MR2

The Truth About Cars

Some gorgeous long-nosed concept design will debut , the company will announce that it’s a rotary-powered sports car, and then we’ll never see it again. It’s clearly supposed to be suggestive of the brand’s most iconic model (sorry MX-5) and hint that the company hasn’t given up on rotary engines.

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Consumer Reports Says EVs Less Reliable Than Traditional Automobiles

The Truth About Cars

Most electric cars today are being manufactured by either legacy automakers that are new to EV technology, or by companies like Rivian that are new to making cars,” Jake Fisher, senior director of auto testing at Consumer Reports , said in a release. Mechanical issues are weighted the most heavily in the Consumer Reports reliability survey.

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Michelin doesn’t want you to buy as many EV tires

Baua Electric

For a company built around a wearable item with a finite service life, that’s an unexpected tack. “Our Our goal is not just to sell more tires; we want to sell better tires—in multiple ways,” summed the company’s North American CEO Alexis Garcin at a recent sustainability summit the company hosted in Sonoma, California.

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