Solid Power awarded millions from US Dept. of Energy to build solid-state batteries

Solid-State battery developer Solid Power continues to rally financial support to help scale its nickel- and cobalt-free cells for EVs. This week, the United States Department of Energy announced it is awarding over $5 million to help Solid Power continue developing its technology which could significantly help lower the price of EV batteries.

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Proterra rolls out its first EV battery on the US East Coast

Proterra’s new Powered 1 factory in Greer, South Carolina, has produced its first EV battery.

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2024 Jaguar I-Pace unveiled with sleek new facelift and R-Dynamic models

The Jaguar I-Pace was already a beautiful EV inside and out, but the 2024 refresh is taking it to the next level with a distinctive new design, advanced tech features, and additional R-Dynamic models.

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Lucid (LCID) hits annual production goal following strong output growth in Q4

Lucid Motors has shared some optimistic news ahead of its detailed Q4 report with investors next month. The young American automaker saw significant production growth over 50% to cap off 2022, helping it surpass its guidance of 7,000 units for the year.

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RCA (yes, the VCR brand) just unveiled a 34 mph electric bike

RCA, the century-old electronics brand that may be most famous for its consumer products like the VCR, has launched a series of electric bicycles with the unveiling of three new models. Two of the e-bikes are fairly ordinary models, but the third is a more aggressive and higher-power e-bike with a striking design.

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Quick Charge Podcast: January 11, 2023

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple PodcastsSpotifyTuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.

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Eco Wave Power is bringing its onshore wave energy tech to the US

Eco Wave Power is officially unveiling its onshore wave energy power station at public-private ocean institute AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles tomorrow.

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A Chinese solar maker being probed for skirting US tariffs will open a US trade-compliant factory

Chinese solar maker Trina Solar today announced that it’s going to open a 6.5 gigawatt (GW) silicon solar wafer facility in Vietnam in mid-2023 to supply the US market – and the company also says it will be trade compliant.

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Meet Growatt’s new VITA 550 portable power station [Video]

Power storage and solar experts Growatt have just debuted the VITA 550 Portable Power Station after the success of its INFINITY 1500 and optional solar panel arrays. The compact model is being sold at a special introductory price until January 31. Get $130 off for a limited time with coupon code “GroVita550”.

Read on to learn more about this small device that offers big possibilities for charging a wide array of appliances.

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Tesla becomes top luxury auto brand in the US

Tesla has become the top luxury brand in the US automotive market – the first time an American automaker claims the title.

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