Electric Mobility

Reuters

Dec 19, 2021, 7:21 PM

EV Startup Rivian To Build $5 Billion Plant In Georgia, Posts Quarterly Loss

The new plant east of Atlanta, with construction set to begin next summer, will join the one in Normal, Illinois. Rivian intends to eventually open plants in Europe and China.

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  car&bike Team | Dec 18, 2021

  U.S. Auto Safety Nominee Seeks To Finish Probes Of Tesla Crashes

  NHTSA in August opened a formal safety probe into Tesla's Autopilot system in 765,000 U.S. vehicles after a series of crashes involving Tesla models and emergency vehicles.

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  Reuters | Dec 18, 2021

  BASF To Carve Out Auto Catalyst Ops To Enable Strategic Options

  The move is the latest shakeup in the automotive catalyst industry after smaller rival Johnson Matthey last month laid out plans to put its battery materials business up for sale amid overwhelming competition.

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  Reuters | Dec 18, 2021

  Rivian Warns Supply Issues To Hit Production, Shares Drop To Record Low

  Rivian announced plans on Thursday to build a $5 billion plant in Georgia to boost capacity, while flagging production challenges even as it receives about 2,000 pre-orders every week.

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  Sahil Gupta | Dec 18, 2021

  Volkswagen Confirms ID Branded California Electric Van

  While the ID. Buzz is expected to launch next year, the California model could take longer.

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  Shubham Parashar | Dec 18, 2021

  Arun Vinayak's Exponent Energy Bags $ 5 Million Funding In Pre-Series A Round

  Exponent Energy is led by Arun Vinayak who is also a former co-founder of Ather Energy and served the brand as its Chief Product officer from 2014 to 2020.

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  Sahil Gupta | Dec 18, 2021

  Volkswagen Partners With Three More Battery Companies For EVs

  Volkswagen has closed a number of deals which will ensure that it has end to end control of its EV battery supply chain

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  Sahil Gupta | Dec 18, 2021

  Tesla Under Fire For Adding Video Games In Infotainment System

  For Tesla's part, this system is meant to be used while the car is parked and charging.

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  car&bike Team | Dec 18, 2021

  Revisiting the Story of How Indias first Electric Car was Created

  While the EV revolution is steadily sweeping India today, there was a time when its first ever electric car created a mild flutter.

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