07 May 2024 15:29:37 UTC

CURATED EV NEWS ABSTRACTS

Growing Momentum for Electric Car Charging Stations In Some African Countries

25 Jun 2022 | Abstracted from How We Made It In Africa

"...investors both in public and private sectors are lining up a series of charging stations on major highways, entertainment and recreation spots in the race for a slice of what will be a multi-million dollar market."

"Most of these opportunities currently focus on South Africa, Morocco, Kenya and to a lesser extent, aspirational markets like Uganda."

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Beta's Alia Makes First Electric Flight Test at Amazon Air

25 Jun 2022 | Abstracted from Flying Magazine

"Beta's Alia electric prototype demonstrator departed from Amazon Air's "superhub" at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (KCVG) on Thursday and flew approximately 60 nautical miles to the company’s sorting hub at Wilmington Air Park (KILN) outside Dayton, Ohio."

"Last year, UPS Flight Forward...announced preliminary orders for ten Alia production aircraft, with an option for 150 more."

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Cadillac Plans Jaw-Dropping $300,000 Ultra Luxury Price Tag on its Upcoming Celestiq EV: Report

25 Jun 2022 | Abstracted from Jalopnik

"Citing unnamed sources, WSJ says Cadillac will price its upcoming EV, the Celestiq, at $300,000 to start...

"The plan is only to build around 500 or so every year. Currently the most expensive vehicle GM has offers right now is also a Cadillac; the 2023 Cadillac Escalade-V, which starts at $150,000...

"General [Motors] is set to share the Celestiq to journalists at the upcoming Monterey Car Week."

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How Batteries at Charging Locations Could Charge Every EV Faster

25 Jun 2022 | Abstracted from CNET

"ADS-TEC touts a technology called battery buffering that it says can step up grid power at the charge location using special batteries installed in the charge equipment you connect to your car. The technology can fast-charge a car using grid power that would otherwise only support slower Level 2 charging..."

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Tesla Prepares to Upgrade Gigafactory Shanghai to Produce 21,000 EVs Per Week

25 Jun 2022 | Abstracted from Electrek

"Bloomberg reports the upgrade will start in July and run through early August, and the upgrade aims to bring the total production to over 21,000 vehicles per week:

"Upgrade work at the factory south of Shanghai is expected to be complete by around Aug. 7, with output of the Model Y SUV then increased to 14,000 units a week, from...11,000 pre-pandemic, and production of the Model 3 sedan at 7,700 units a week from 5,500 previously..."

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