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Cybertruck production to begin mid-2023 with new “Hardware 4” self-driving computer

Cybertruck production to begin mid-2023 with new “Hardware 4” self-driving computer

Elon Musk says Cybertruck will be his every day car, but warns that significant volumes will not be produced until 2024.
Oil giant unveils Europe’s first public charging corridor for electric trucks

Oil giant unveils Europe’s first public charging corridor for electric trucks

BP unveils Europe’s first public charging corridor for electric trucks, which has been built along a major logistics route in Germany.
Australian battery start-up launches bid for Britishvolt after spectacular crash

Australian battery start-up launches bid for Britishvolt after spectacular crash

Geelong-based battery start-up Recharge Industries has reportedly lodged a last-minute bid to salvage failed UK battery maker Britishvolt.
Global spending on EV chargers to cross $US100 bn, set to double in only three years

Global spending on EV chargers to cross $US100 bn, set to double in only three years

Global investment in electric vehicle (EV) chargers is expected to cross the $US100 billion mark this year.
Electric vehicle laggard Honda signals it’s finally getting with the program on EVs

Electric vehicle laggard Honda signals it’s finally getting with the program on EVs

Japanese automaker will seek to play catch up with booming EV market and “strive to further accelerate its electrification business” after slump in sales and market value.
BMW to build first demonstrator EV with solid state batteries by 2025

BMW to build first demonstrator EV with solid state batteries by 2025

BMW to included prototype production line for solid state batteries in its own facilities and produce a demonstrator vehicle before 2025.
China turns tables on German car industry as BYD plans to buy Ford factory to make EVs

China turns tables on German car industry as BYD plans to buy Ford factory to make EVs

Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD is in discussions to buy a Ford factory in Germany to make EVs. Can local car makers catch up?
Volta boasts more than 300 electric truck production orders worth €85 million

Volta boasts more than 300 electric truck production orders worth €85 million

Volta Trucks says it has customer production orders for the first 300 manufacturing slots of its fully electric 16-tonne Volta Zero.