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// Stellantis Will Partner With LG To Build A Battery Factory In Canada
Stellantis and LGES will build a new battery factory in Ontario.
- InsideEVs.com says Official: Stellantis And LGES Announce 45+ GWh Gigafactory In Canada
- Just-Auto.com says Stellantis and LG Energy announce joint venture battery plant for Canada
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// LG Energy Solution Announces Cylindrical Battery Plant In U.S.
Batteries will be supplied to EV manufacturers “including prominent startups.”
- Just-Auto.com says LG to build new EV battery plants in the US, Canada
THE FLEX // SALES AND STATISTICS NEWS
// BEVs soar in gloomy Europe February
New vehicle registrations fell 5.4% year on year.
GO JUICE // BATTERY AND ALTERNATIVE FUELS NEWS
// BYD and Shell agree on EV charging deal
Both companies will provide integrated home energy products.
// SK acquires US EV charging company EverCharge
EverCharge operates 4,600 EV charging stations.
BEST OF THE REST // TODAY’S BIG STORIES
// Lucid confirms Nvidia architecture for its DreamDrive Pro driver-assistance system
DreamDrive Pro has been billed as an answer to Tesla’s Autopilot, and Lucid has hinted that it might eventually exceed the capabilities of that and other systems.
IN OTHER NEWS // HERE’S WHAT’S BEEN HAPPENING
// VW details major over-the-air update for ID.4 EV, promises more American software development
The Software 3.0 update will be made available to existing vehicles free of charge via an over-the-air (OTA) update
// Volkswagen Will Resume Production At German EV Factories
VW paused EV production temporarily in Germany, but it now has a plan to restart factory operations.
// Suzuki scaling up EV game with India Investment
Japanese automakers were late to shape up their BEV strategies but are in the race now.
// Kia EV6 Makes An Unusual High-Frequency Sound Sometimes At Low Speeds
The issue was made public in Korea, but we may have heard it too during our review of the Euro-spec EV6.
ONE LINERS // STRAIGHT TO THE POINT
- Honda e:Ny1 Electric Subcompact SUV Coming To Europe In 2023
- Tesla Model Y Joins Model 3 In Hertz’s EV Rental Fleet
- Volvo Adopts Megacasting Technology For Its Upcoming EV Lineup