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QuantumScape hires Muehlbauer to build its first 100 MWh solid-state battery production line

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If you own an EV, then you most likely share my skepticism toward battery breakthroughs. Every few months, a press release promises a miracle technology – charge in five minutes, last a million miles, and weigh next to nothing. When a company says they have a new manufacturing roadmap, I don’t get too excited – I look past the marketing,… Read more…

EU Auto Package: Committee vote to relax CO₂ rules

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In the European Parliament, standing committees have voted on the Auto Package. The votes are seen as an indicator of whether and to what extent the so-called combustion engine ban in the EU will be softened. The result: a majority of the Industry and Transport Committees are in favour of relaxing the CO2 rules, which the so-called centrist platform had internally agreed upon shortly before. Read more…

Tesla plans to start selling its Cybercab to customers by the end of this year

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Tesla announced the driver-less taxi Cybercab in late 2024 and two years later, the company is already running test drives in Austin, Texas and the fleet is slowly growing bigger. The manufacturer is already producing some units at its Texas Gigafactory, but all of those units are destined for Tesla’s own taxi fleet. However, if production goes as planned, Tesla… Read more…