04 Jul 2022 | Volvo Cars To Build New $1.3 Billion EV Plant

Jul 04, 2022, 11:05 AM

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➤ Electrifying luxury: Production launch of the new BMW 7 Series in Dingolfing
➤ Volvo Cars to Build $1.3 Billion EV Plant in Slovakia
➤ Our 2022 Rivian R1T Has a Secret Software Mode, and We Accessed It
➤ Rivian 'Pet Comfort' mode added in free OTA software update
➤ Tesla Delivers 254,695 Cars In Q2 2022
➤ Texas-made Tesla Model Y with 4680 battery charges 0-97% in under 1 hour
➤ German road traffic agency says 59,000 Tesla vehicles have software glitch
➤ Elon Musk halts Tesla assembly line in struggling Berlin plant for 2 weeks over production problems
➤ Tesla can now scan for potholes and adjust vehicle suspension to avoid damage
➤ Volkswagen launch Electrification-as-a-Service (EaaS) for fleets
➤ Under-$5,000 Chinese EV hits speed bump after price hike

Show #1521

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VOLVO CARS TO BUILD $1.3 BILLION EV PLANT IN SLOVAKIA

Original Source : https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-01/volvo-cars-to-build-1-3-billion-ev-plant-in-slovakia

OUR 2022 RIVIAN R1T HAS A SECRET SOFTWARE MODE, AND WE ACCESSED IT

RIVIAN 'PET COMFORT' MODE ADDED IN FREE OTA SOFTWARE UPDATE

Original Source : https://driveteslacanada.ca/news/rivian-pet-comfort-mode-ota-software-update/

TESLA DELIVERS 254,695 CARS IN Q2 2022

Original Source : https://insideevs.com/news/594873/tesla-q2-2022-deliveries/

TEXAS-MADE TESLA MODEL Y WITH 4680 BATTERY CHARGES 0-97% IN UNDER 1 HOUR

Original Source : https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-model-y-texas-4680-battery-charges-0-97-under-1-hour-video/

GERMAN ROAD TRAFFIC AGENCY SAYS 59,000 TESLA VEHICLES HAVE SOFTWARE GLITCH

Original Source : https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/german-road-traffic-agency-says-59000-tesla-vehicles-have-software-glitch-2022-07-03/

ELON MUSK HALTS TESLA ASSEMBLY LINE IN STRUGGLING BERLIN PLANT FOR 2 WEEKS OVER PRODUCTION PROBLEMS

TESLA CAN NOW SCAN FOR POTHOLES AND ADJUST VEHICLE SUSPENSION TO AVOID DAMAGE

Original Source : https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/4/23194285/tesla-pothole-automatic-suspension-adjust-software

VOLKSWAGEN LAUNCH ELECTRIFICATION-AS-A-SERVICE (EAAS) FOR FLEETS

Original Source : https://www.electrive.com/2022/07/03/volkswagen-launch-electrification-as-a-service-eaas-for-fleets/

UNDER-$5,000 CHINESE EV HITS SPEED BUMP AFTER PRICE HIKE

Original Source : https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Electric-cars-in-China/Under-5-000-Chinese-EV-hits-speed-bump-after-price-hike

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