The class-defining production truck has a range of about 300 or 500 mi depending on battery capacity thanks to its less than 2-kW·h/mi energy consumption, while three independent motors on the rear axles can accelerate it from 0-60 mph in 20 s and maintain the highway speed limit up a 5% grade.
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The rental car giant will order up to 175,000 EVs from GM over the next five years, with deliveries of the Chevrolet Bolt EV and Bolt EUV to begin in the first quarter of 2023, adding to other recent electric deals with Polestar, Tesla, and UFODrive.
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Driven by electric vehicles, Roland Berger says that lithium-ion battery market growth of 30% per year until 2030 creates new supply chain risks, particularly around key materials, and mitigation requires increased vertical integration, supply-chain regionalization, and closed-loop battery recycling.
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Mercedes-Benz, Stellantis, and Hyundai/Kia have gotten behind Factorial Energy’s breakthrough solid-state technology, which addresses key issues of driving range and safety, with what it says is the first 40-Ah solid-state battery cell for EVs and other applications.
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The redesigned Mobility Confidence Index study, now done in collaboration with the MIT AVT Consortium and PAVE, finds that the industry continues to move toward fully automated vehicles but the pace is not being matched by consumer educational efforts.
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