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  • December 4, 2025
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MIT – Driving American battery innovation forward – Batteries News

MIT – Driving American battery innovation forward At MITEI’s Fall Colloquium, General Motors’ battery development expert emphasized how affordability, accessibility, and commercialization can position the US as a leader in battery tech. Advancements in battery innovation are transforming both mobility and energy systems alike, according to Kurt Kelty, vice president of battery, propulsion, and…

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  • December 1, 2025
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GM-Pilot EV charging network now spans over 25 states

GM-Pilot stations with EVgo now cover more than 130 locations The automaker also has GM Energy projects with ChargePoint and EVgo GM is also part of Ionna, seeking 30,000 fast-chargers by 2030 Automakers beyond just Tesla have been committing to the EV infrastructure buildout; and among them, General Motors remains one of the most…

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  • November 28, 2025
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You Want A Used Tesla With These Batteries

A used Tesla Model 3 is easily one of the best electric cars you can buy—and probably one of the best cars, period. Tesla’s original mainstream EV is abundant on the secondhand market, has solid range and charging specs, packs class-leading software and can be bought for well under $20,000 these days.  But what’s…

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  • November 25, 2025
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GAC Toyota launches the bZ7 at Auto Guangzhou 2025

At Auto Guangzhou 2025 on November 21, Beijing time, GAC Toyota, the automaker’s joint venture in China, launched the all-electric Toyota bZ7 – a sign that the brand is accelerating its commitment to meeting the diverse user needs in China’s highly competitive auto market. Pre-orders are now open but GAC Toyota did not disclose…

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  • November 19, 2025
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Inceptio Targets 5 Billion Kilometers of Autonomous Truck Data by 2028

Inceptio Technology has provided an updated outlook on the development of its autonomous trucking systems, projecting that cumulative real-world mileage collected from its commercial fleet will exceed 5 billion kilometers by mid-2028. The company presented the figures at the Next Truck 2025 conference in Berlin, noting its current fleet of more than 4,000 L2+/L3…

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  • November 13, 2025
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Toyota Charges into US Battery Manufacturing – Batteries News

Toyota Charges into US Battery Manufacturing Production Begins at New $13.9 Billion North Carolina Facility $2.7 Million in Education Grants to Local Schools Company Commits Additional U.S. Investment up to $10 Billion LIBERTY, N.C., Nov. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Toyota supercharged its multi-pathway approach to global vehicle electrification with the highly anticipated start of production…

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  • November 10, 2025
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Southern US states are set for the most EV range, data suggests

Extreme temperatures can affect electric vehicle range, but the extreme heat of the South is nothing to offset the extreme cold in other parts of the U.S., according to new findings. Vaisala, a Finnish instrumented measurement firm, analyzed the effect of weather and road conditions on EV range across the Lower 48 states, looking…

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  • November 7, 2025
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BMW Just Found A New Partner To Boost Its Solid-State Battery Dreams

BMW has teamed up with Korean battery giant Samsung SDI to develop solid-state batteries. The automaker also has a long-standing partnership with American battery start-up Solid Power. A prototype BMW i7 with all-solid-state batteries began testing in Germany this year. The pool of automakers and battery companies selling us the hopes and dreams of…

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  • November 4, 2025
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How Many EV Charging Stations Are There In The US? — EV Connect

The Role of Government and Industry The federal government’s recent $5 billion National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) package includes several key initiatives: Deployment of more than 500,000 new charging ports Stations spaced every 50 miles Charging hubs equipped with at least four 150 kW DC fast chargers per site, for a total of 600…

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  • November 1, 2025
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Samsung SDI joins BMW and Solid Power on all-solid-state batteries (ASSB) development

Since 2022, the BMW Group and Solid Power, Inc. have intensified their collaboration to develop all-solid-state battery technology, advancing through a technology transfer agreement that recently culminated in the integration of Solid Power’s large-format pure ASSB cells into a BMW i7 technology test vehicle. In October 2025, Samsung SDI joined the effort, forming a…

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