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Lucid Gravity deliveries start

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Lucid announced the Gravity SUV in November of 2023, with orders finally opening in November this year. Then, production started in early December, and a few weeks later it’s now time for the first deliveries to take place. Lucid has revealed that this past weekend, the first Gravity customers received their vehicles in a special ceremony, with them departing the… Read more…

The California grid ran on 100% renewables with no blackouts or cost rises for a record 98 days

A new study published in the journal Renewable Energy uses data from the state of California to demonstrate that no blackouts occurred when wind-water-solar electricity supply exceeded 100% of demand on the state’s main grid for a record 98 of 116 days from late winter to early summer 2024 for an average (maximum) of 4.84 (10.1) hours per day. Read more…

Internal letter from XPeng CEO details 2025 goals, warns of an impending EV ‘price war’

As we bid adieu to 2024, XPeng founder and CEO He Xiaopeng is setting the stage for a big 2025. The EV executive posted an internal letter to XPeng staff outlining the company’s key goals for the upcoming year, imploring all to prepare for fiercer competition in the EV segment and even predicted a price war on the immediate horizon. Read more…

Xiaomi delivered a staggering 135k EVs in 2024 and looks to more than double that in 2025

Infantile EV automaker Xiaomi Automotive has capped off 2025 with delivery numbers that cannot be ignored. The company has delivered an impressive 135,000 units of its flagship SU7 EV… after launching it in late March 2024. Looking ahead to 2025, Xiaomi looks to more than double that EV output with the help of a second model and an additional phase of its production footprint. Read more…