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Volkswagen will unveil first EV from its entry-level lineup tomorrow
The ID. Polo is set to kick off a new chapter at Volkswagen as the first model from its new family of entry-level...
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Charged EVs | HPQ Silicon’s industrial GEN4 21700 cells surpass 7,000 mAh
Battery technology developer HPQ Silicon has announced that 21700 cylindrical cells manufactured using Novacium SAS’s GEN4 silicon-based anode material have surpassed 7,000 mAh...
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CATL says sodium batteries are mainstream-ready, signs massive 60 GWh deal
Dr Wu Kai, CATL's chief scientist (Source: CATL)
CATL, the world’s largest battery maker, signed a 60 GWh sodium-ion battery deal with energy storage...
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Charged EVs | Megawatt charging is coming, but most test systems aren’t ready
Sponsored by ITECH.
From bidirectional energy flow to MW-scale cycling, here’s how validation requirements are evolving and what engineers must prepare for.
As EV...
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EIA: 80 GW of new solar, wind + storage capacity coming in 2026
Photo: Avangrid
Utility-scale solar, wind, and battery storage will add more than 80 gigawatts (GW) of new generating capacity in the US by February...
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Charged EVs | Migrating a charging network to a new software platform: case studies from AMPECO
AMPECO provides a crucial layer of the EV charging stack: software. The company often finds that a new customer needs to migrate their...
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who should be allowed to drive ICE vehicles?
This week, we’ve been running a sidebar survey asking who Electrek readers think should be allowed to drive gas- and diesel-powered vehicles. After getting more...
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Ford’s 2,200-HP electric Mustang runs 6.87-sec quarter mile, smashes EV record
Ford Racing’s new Mustang Cobra Jet 2200 just became the quickest electric car on the planet, running a 6.87-second quarter mile at 221...