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Lucid leads Tesla in EV tech by ‘a number of years,’ according to CEO

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Lucid CEO Peter Rawlinson was interviewed in a video segment of Fox Business on Thursday, during which he said that Tesla used to be the tech leader, though Lucid had since “taken that mantle.” I believe we’re a number of years ahead in terms of our core technology from Tesla. among other topics, still.

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Most advanced EV tech yet? Mercedes-AMG’s new super-SUV that’s set to take down the new Porsche Cayenne EV and Lotus Eletre

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architecture, advanced new e-motors and state-of-the-art battery tech when it arrives in 2026. If you’re wondering why AMG didn’t use an off-the-peg platform for both its all-new EVs, AMG.EA The post Most advanced EV tech yet? architecture. Total power is set to exceed 750kW.

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Game-changing battery tech is coming to Australia: New Zeekr electric car sets 10-80 per cent record with Tesla-taming charging time

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minutes to charge from 10-80 percent, thanks to its advanced next-generation lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery pack. Aussie-bound Zeekr 7X is yet another Chinese rival for the Tesla Model Y If you’re wondering what that means, the ‘C’ is an indicator of battery to charging capacity.

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New Renault Kangoo E-Tech electric van with an increased range

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It also has a new name: the Renault Kangoo Van E-Tech electric. The new Kangoo van can rapid charge at up to 80kW, which can add 106 miles of range in just half an hour – however this feature is an option. Also, an option is the ability to charge at 22kW public chargers. The 90kW electric motor produces 245Nm of torque.

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EV startup Atlis Motor Vehicles to host “Battery Day” to demo small-scale prototype of battery tech, XP platform

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Atlis Motor Vehicles, an electric vehicle technology startup designing an electric pickup truck (Atlis XT pickup), announced the first Atlis Battery Day event, where it will showcase early prototypes of its proprietary ultra-fast charging battery technology and 100% electric XP Platform. —Atlis CEO and founder Mark Hanchett.

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Will the Dodge Charger Daytona become the world’s most advanced EV with next-gen solid-state batteries?

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READ MORE: Volkswagen’s 1000-charges solid state battery success story. Solid state battery promises for the all-electric Dodge Charger Daytona It’s difficult to know who now leads the race to introduce solid-state cells after many false starts (and claims) that they’re just around the corner.

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ion Ventures and LiNa Energy conclude successful test of solid-state sodium-nickel battery platform

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Using this skill set, they developed the LiNa Platform, an innovative re-engineering of the operationally proven sodium-nickel-chloride (Na-NiCl 2 ) chemistry, where power is produced by sodium ions conducting across a fast sodium ion conducting ceramic membrane in the solid-state.

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