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Group14 raises $400M in Series C; Porsche leads with $100M

Green Car Congress

To deliver to customers including Porsche subsidiary Cellforce Group, Group14 plans to break ground on its second commercial-scale battery active materials (BAM) factory in the US to stay ahead of demand from markets reliant on high-performing batteries. As a result, Porsche has decided to partner with Group14 Technologies.

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Blackpink’s Jennie and Porsche team up again, this time for charity [Photos]

Teslarati

Blackpink’s Jennie is teaming up with Porsche again to raise funds for charity. Porsche plans to auction off another version of the Jennie Ruby Jane Taycan, designed by the Blackpink member. Porsche has been contributing to Green Umbrella Children’s Foundation since 2017. kWh, and a net battery capacity of 83.7

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Phone switchboxes could power EV charging, claims UK telecom firm

Baua Electric

The pilot adds a device to existing street cabinets that can route power to street-side chargers while retaining existing broadband hardware. by 2025, and the city of Seoul, South Korea, which is pushing for more than 200,000 public EV chargers by 2026.

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Silicon battery technology company Group14 closes additional $214M for $614M Series C funding round

Green Car Congress

The growing importance of market-ready, transformational battery technology to power the electrification of everything has given rise to a wave of interest from strategic, financial and impact investors in commercial manufacturers of silicon battery technology such as Group14.

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Hyundai and Kia recall 170,000 EVs in Korea over software glitch, is the US next?

Baua Electric

The Hyundai and Kia EVs were found to have a software glitch in the ICCU that could affect power to the battery. This can cause charging issues or possibly a loss of power while driving. The 2022 Kia EV6 is also being investigated over loss of power complaints. If there’s still a faulty code, they will replace the ICCU.

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Iain Curry’s best electric car of 2023: Hyundai Ioniq 5 N

EV Central

It’s over double the price of the highest-spec petrol-powered Hyundai i30N: a seriously good value benchmark hot hatch. An N Grin Mode adds an additional 30kW and 30Nm for a ten second burst, upping the power to Porsche 911 Turbo S levels. Months later I had similar dramas in South Korea.

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This electric supercar maker is launching a robotaxi service with Kia’s help

Baua Electric

Founded in 2009, Rimac Automobili has focused on building the most powerful electric hypercar. That’s 30 seconds faster than the Tesla Model S Plaid (Porsche also just ran a 7:07:55 lap in a pre-series Taycan). Rimac, the Croatian EV maker behind the record-setting Nevera electric supercar , is launching a robotaxi service.

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