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How Cadillac plans to use its $300,000 Celestiq EV to rebuild the brand – TechCrunch
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The Cadillac Celestiq, the brand’s halo EV set to debut during Monterey Car Week in August, will reportedly start around $300,000, pushing it well above the top variants from other luxury EVs, including the Lucid Air Dream Edition, Porsche Taycan Turbo S and Tesla Model X Plaid.
While Cadillac...
Volkswagen unveils ID.AERO concept that will provide the basis for 2023 flagship EV – TechCrunch
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Volkswagen Group unveiled its ID.AERO concept in China on Monday — slated to serve as the inspiration behind the automaker’s flagship EV, and first-ever global all-electric sedan, next year.
A version of the Volkswagen ID.AERO concept will go into production for the Chinese market in the second half of...
An older, cheaper and safer battery technology already dominating China’s electric vehicle industry is now poised to reshape battery manufacturing worldwide and boost EV sales in the United States — if the global lithium supply remains stable.
A slew of patents for lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) chemistries due to expire in...
The startup, valued at $2.2B, has sights set on an IPO — but certainly not a SPAC
Rimac Group made headlines in June after it raised €500 million ($537 million) in a Series D round led by Goldman Sachs and SoftBank Vision Fund 2. The deal valued the Croatian...
Surging demand for this year’s most hotly anticipated EVs is smashing order books and lengthening waitlists.
The $60,000 Cadillac Lyriq SUV is the latest model to close its 2023 order book. The automaker said it has shifted the Lyriq’s waitlist to the 2024 model, which is still open for...
Polestar is finally adding Apple CarPlay to its all-electric Polestar 2 sedan via an over-the-air software update, opening the automaker to a large swathe of iPhone-wielding car shoppers.
Polestar said in a tweet June 6 it would release the update later this month. The company tweeted an update Wednesday...
Ford said Wednesday it will build its next-generation of electric vehicles for Europe at its plant in Valencia, Spain.
The automaker said it chose the Valencia factory over its facility in Saarlouis, Germany, for its ability to build profitable EVs that meet the demand of European customers, according to...
Tesla sued by former workers for allegedly violating federal law during ‘mass layoffs’ – TechCrunch
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Two former Tesla employees filed a lawsuit against the EV maker Sunday alleging that the company did not provide the 60 days of advance notice required by federal law during a recent round of layoffs.
It’s the latest in a recent spate of suits brought by former employees against...
Commercial EV maker Electric Last Mile Solutions said Monday that it will file for bankruptcy, the first among a spate of troubled EV manufacturer SPACs to go out of business.
Electric Last Mile Solutions, which went public in June 2021 through a $1.4 billion merger with Forum Merger III,...
Jaguar Land Rover rolls out what3words geocoding tech to vehicles already on the road – TechCrunch
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Jaguar Land Rover is the latest automaker to integrate geocoding company what3words into its cars and SUVs.
JLR said Thursday that it will incorporate both its new and used vehicles with the voice-activated what3words system, which divides the world into a grid to give each 100-square-foot area an address...