Heating or cooling the interior cabin of an EV substantially affects the vehicle’s on-road efficiency, and the HVAC system often gets the proverbial “rented mule” treatment. In an ICE vehicle—particularly an underpowered one—there is a visceral reminder that running the AC, at least, costs something, since there is a palpable hit to acceleration whenever the… Read more »
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2021 Jeep Wrangler 4xe: The legendary SUV brand’s first plug-in hybrid
The plug-in hybrid version of the Jeep Wrangler offers useful all-electric range and great electric torque—if drivers plug it in. Do they? The accelerating pace of electric vehicle launches has brought us to this: The first Jeep in the US to get a plug-in hybrid version is the legendary Wrangler. In Europe, it was smaller… Read more »
XPeng Backed HT Aero Unveils Flying Vehicle City Usage Scenarios
HT Aero, an urban air mobility (UAM) company in which XPeng Inc. is an investor, unveiled future urban usage scenarios for its fifth-generation flying vehicle XPeng X2, including autonomous flight take-off and landing for specific city scenarios, back-…
Polestar to roll out three new models as it prepares $27 billion stock listing
Polestar – owned by Geely and individuals such as Leonardo di Caprio – plans $27 billion listing and confirms three new EV models in coming years.
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Ford plans US electric truck factory, three battery plants: $11.4 billion, 11,000 jobs created
Ford on Monday announced its largest single manufacturing investment ever—$11.4 billion, which will include the creation of nearly 11,000 new jobs at two mammoth manufacturing complexes in Tennessee and Kentucky. The announcement was coordinated …
Ford commits $11.4B toward US electric truck factory, three battery plants
Ford on Monday announced its largest single manufacturing investment ever—$11.4 billion, which will include the creation of nearly 11,000 new jobs at two mammoth manufacturing complexes in Tennessee and Kentucky. The announcement was coordinated …
Ford and SK Innovation to invest $11.4 billion in electric truck plant and three EV battery factories
Ford Motor Company announced plans to bring electric vehicles at scale to American customers with two new massive, environmentally and technologically advanced campuses in Tennessee and Kentucky that will produce the next generation of electric F-Serie…
Ford announces giant new electric pickup truck factory plus 3 new battery gigafactories
Ford made a massive new announcement today about accelerating electric vehicle production with a giant new factory to produce electric pickup trucks and 3 new battery gigafactories.
The massive new project is called ‘Blue Oval City’.
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Ford picks Kentucky and Tennessee for $11.4 billion EV investment
Three battery plants and a truck factory will add 11,000 new jobs to the region.
Ford Announces Massive EV Investments In Tennessee And Kentucky
The company will build its largest auto production complex and a total of three battery gigafactories (with SK Innovation).