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Jaguar Land Rover will build electric vehicles in Nitra, Slovakia

Electric Cars Report

Jaguar Land Rover has confirmed that its state-of-the-art plant in Nitra, Slovakia, will produce electric vehicles as part of the company’s Reimagine Strategy that will see nine new electric vehicles launched by 2030.

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Volvo Cars building €1.2B EV manufacturing plant in Slovakia; third in Europe

Green Car Congress

Volvo Cars will build a third manufacturing plant in Europe, positioning the company well to meet the continued demand from its customers for electric cars and capture future growth potential. Volvo Cars has an ambition to move towards annual sales of 1.2 The new facility represents an investment of around €1.2

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Volvo Cars Building Climate-Neutral Electric Car Factory in Slovakia

CleanTechnica EVs

Volvo Cars was the first legacy automaker to come out and set a target for when it would produce only 100% electric cars, and it has long had a focus on safety, including safety of the planet/environment.

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InoBat claims 20% range boost by 2023, Gigafactory by 2025

Green Car Reports

Slovakia-based battery startup InoBat Auto announced Friday that it will introduce an electric-car battery with greater energy density than anything else currently on the market. The battery will allow for a 20% boost in range for "current best-in-class" electric vehicles by 2023, the startup said in a press release.

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Why the Kia EV2 won’t be coming to Australia to fight the MG4, BYD Dolphin, GWM Ora and Tesla Model 2

EV Central

The Kia electric car countdown in Australia will not include the cheapest model it has yet previewed, the entry-level EV2. On top of that vehicles that are built in Europe are still slugged a five per cent import tariff by the Australia government. 2024 Kia EV5.

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USA’s Group 14 Rockets Into EV Batteries With Slovakia Mashup

CleanTechnica EVs

With a little assist from the US Department of Energy, new EV batteries featuring silicon are about to hit the road.

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Tesla free Supercharging extended to areas affected by Ukraine invasion

Teslarati

Select Tesla Superchargers in parts of Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary will be free of use as part of the EV maker’s efforts to help people currently being affected by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The program will start this Monday, and will be applicable for both Tesla and Non-Tesla vehicles.

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