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Tesla & CATL deemed the Power Couple to Recharge the US EV Market: Morgan Stanley

Teslarati

Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas deemed Tesla and CATL the power couple that could recharge the United States electric vehicle (EV) market. The current political climate between the United States and China discourages Chinese battery suppliers like CATL from distributing their oversupply of batteries to the US.

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Lightning-fast recharging: Lotus leading the charge for faster top-ups with new 480kW Liquid-Cooled Power Cabinet

EV Central

Forget Tesla’s Superchargers, if you want the EV equivalent of a quick splash you need to find a new Lotus Liquid Cooled Power Cabinet. Despite only releasing full details now, Lotus says its next-gen chargers are already available to Chinese buyers and the network will be rolled out to the Middle East and Europe from Q2 of 2024.

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Forsee Power partners with CALB for the supply of battery cells

Green Car Congress

France-based Forsee Power is sourcing very high energy density NMC cells to be integrated into its battery systems from Chinese battery cell manufacturer CALB. CALB is the first supplier of Forsee Power to be submitted to the third-party audit. CALB is planning to grow its production capacities to 500 GWh by 2025.

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Raizen Power, BYD to build EV charging network in Brazil

Electric Cars Report

Raízen Power, Raízen’s brand dedicated to renewable electricity solutions, and Chinese biggest EV maker BYD are joining forces to accelerate sustainable electric mobility in Brazil.

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New prototype rechargeable lithium-nitrogen battery

Green Car Congress

a rechargeable lithium-nitrogen (Li-N–) battery with the proposed reversible reaction of 6Li + N– ⇋ 2Li–N. The “proof-of-concept” design, described in an open-access paper in the journal Chem , works by reversing the chemical reaction that powers existing lithium-nitrogen batteries. Now, researchers in China have developed.

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Volvo XC90 plug-in hybrid review, Chinese EV tariffs, retailers shun EV charging: Today’s Car News

Baua Electric

Senators push the idea of new tariffs to keep out Chinese EVs. tariff hike on Chinese EVs keep them out? With bipartisan pressure to dissuade Chinese automakers from selling their products in the U.S., We revisit the XC90 plug-in hybrid. And could the Rivian R3 help EV revive small cars in America? And will a U.S.

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Road Test: 2021 Volvo XC90 Recharge T8 PHEV

Clean Fleet Report

The company plans to do it with a mixture of all-electric vehicles, like the new XC40 Recharge, and plug-in hybrid versions of its SUVs and sedans. The XC90 Recharge is an example of the second group. It has the expected power seats, which include side support, lumbar, memory and heat. Power mode maximizes everything.