17 May 2022 | Cadillac LYRIQ Pricing and Range

May 17, 2022, 11:05 AM

➤ Cadillac Lyriq tops 300 miles in range as GM reveals new pricing
➤ Audi to release fully electric A3
➤ ABB and Shell to launch first nationwide network of world’s fastest EV charger in Germany
➤ Electrify America Announces Purchase Agreement for 75 Megawatts Solar Generation
➤ Michigan installing 30 electric vehicle charging stations at state parks this summer
➤ Samsung drops plan to enter electric vehicle market
➤ Help to buy EVs in ‘landmark’ New Zealand net zero climate plan
➤ The Next Generation of EV Batteries Arrive
➤ Uber launches new 'Comfort Electric' product to get Tesla and Polestar vehicles
➤ Tesla loses some footing among luxury car shoppers
➤ Rivian Warns Dispute With Seat Supplier Threatens Production of Amazon Delivery Vans
➤ European Commission’s phase-out of diesel and petrol cars by 2035

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CADILLAC LYRIQ TOPS 300 MILES IN RANGE AS GM REVEALS NEW PRICING

- The Cadillac 2023 Lyriq SUV will top 300 miles in range and offer two new colors, but it is getting a price bump from initial estimates.

- The rear-wheel drive Lyriq will start at $62,990, a $3,000 price bump from the Lyriq Debut edition. The all-wheel drive model starts at $64,990. Initial deliveries of the all-wheel drive model will start early next year and the EPA-estimated range for that model will be announced closer to the start of production.

- Cadillac has 250,000 hand-raisers and "time will tell how many of those will convert into actual sales." But of those interested in the Lyriq, 70% are new to Cadillac and 68% are of the younger generation, bringing down the average age of the brand's customer.

- "With the launch of the 2023 Lyriq Debut Edition, we offered a special price for our first EV customers of $59,990," Tatulli said. "As we move into the regular life cycle of the vehicle, we’ve adjusted pricing to reflect the content of the vehicle."

- BMW iX is $85,000, according to Kelley Blue Book. The 2023 Mercedes-Benz EQC is expected to start at $70,000. The 2022 Jaguar I-Pace starts at $69,900. The 2023 Tesla Model Y subcompact SUV is expected to start at $61,000.

- either two years of unlimited public charging credits at EVgo charging stations or a credit of up to $1,500 toward home charger installation through Qmerit


AUDI TO RELEASE FULLY ELECTRIC A3

- According to media reports, Audi will only offer its compact A3 model in pure electric form for the next generation due in 2027, as part of its accelerated electric vehicle course.

- As reported by Auto Motor und Sport, the new A3 e-tron will be based on the Volkswagen Group’s Scalable Systems Platform (SSP) with unit battery cells. There will probably not be an e-model in the “classic” compact car layout based on the MEB from the Ingolstadt manufacturers.

- According to Auto Motor und Sport, the electric A3 will be based on the Scalable Systems Platform (SSP). VW presented this last year as part of its ‘New Auto’ strategy. VW gave only few key data on the SSP. As Audi boss Markus Duesmann, who also heads group research, stated, an “800 Volt Flex” system is to become standard for the mechatronic platform.


ABB AND SHELL TO LAUNCH FIRST NATIONWIDE NETWORK OF WORLD’S FASTEST EV CHARGER IN GERMANY

- Today, ABB E-mobility and Shell announce plans to launch the first nationwide network of Terra 360’s, the world’s fastest all-in-one electric car charger.

- With over 200 Terra 360 chargers to be launched across Germany in the next 12 months, ABB E-mobility and Shell will help to ensure greater charger availability and charging speed for more than 1.7 million German electric car drivers2.

- The Terra 360 is available in different configurations that can charge multiple vehicles simultaneously. Its modular design ensures peak utilization of the charging station with dynamic power distribution. The new charger also has a maximum output of 360 kW and is capable of fully charging3an electric car in 15 minutes or less.1


ELECTRIFY AMERICA ANNOUNCES PURCHASE AGREEMENT FOR 75 MEGAWATTS SOLAR GENERATION

- Electrify America announced today it has entered into a 15-year virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with developer Terra-Gen to build a solar photovoltaic renewable energy generation project in San Bernardino County, California called Electrify America Solar Glow™ 1.

- The new solar project is expected to generate 75 Megawatts (MW) per hour at peak solar capacity or an estimated annual production of 225,000 Megawatt hours. It is projected to produce enough 100% renewable energy annually to more than offset the energy currently delivered on an annualized basis to Electrify America’s customers charging on its extensive network. The solar project is targeted to be operational by mid-2023.

- Electrify America’s first solar project in the Southern California Mojave Desert may also be expanded at the option of Terra-Gen to include a co-located battery energy storage system to further increase the delivery of renewable energy to the grid during times when more costly – and often more polluting – peaking power plants may be used to meet customer needs


MICHIGAN INSTALLING 30 ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS AT STATE PARKS THIS SUMMER

- Michigan state parks will get some shiny new toys this summer when electric vehicle charging stations are installed at several sites in the next few months.

- Beginning in Warren Dunes in the southwest section of the state, state parks that dot Lake Michigan's coastline will be the first to receive an estimated 30 charging stations this year. The buildup of charging stations is widely seen as a key component to wide-scale adoption of electric cars and trucks.

- The implementation of state parks will happen in phases. Phase two, which includes state parks in the Upper Peninsula will take place next year.


SAMSUNG DROPS PLAN TO ENTER ELECTRIC VEHICLE MARKET

Original Source : https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/tech/2022/05/129_329197.html

HELP TO BUY EVS IN ‘LANDMARK’ NEW ZEALAND NET ZERO CLIMATE PLAN

Original Source : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/16/help-to-buy-evs-in-landmark-new-zealand-net-zero-climate-plan


UBER LAUNCHES NEW 'COMFORT ELECTRIC' PRODUCT TO GET TESLA AND POLESTAR VEHICLES

Original Source : https://electrek.co/2022/05/16/uber-comfort-electric-tesla-polestar-vehicles/


RIVIAN WARNS DISPUTE WITH SEAT SUPPLIER THREATENS PRODUCTION OF AMAZON DELIVERY VANS

EUROPEAN COMMISSION’S PHASE-OUT OF DIESEL AND PETROL CARS BY 2035

Original Source : https://www.theclimategroup.org/call-european-parliament-and-eu-governments-support-european-commissions-proposed-phase-out-new

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