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Ford Completes $2 Billion EV Factory Retooling For The $28,000 Fathom Truck In Under A Year
Ford's Louisville Assembly Plant in Kentucky made gas-powered cars for more than 70 years. Now it has been converted to make fully electric models only, starting with the Fathom next year. Retooling is a massive undertaking which Ford finished in…
GM And LG Restart EV Battery Production In Ohio After Seven-Month Shutdown
Ultium Cells’ battery factory in Ohio will once again churn out pouch cells for GM EVs. The joint venture between General Motors and LG Energy Solution halted production in January. The Ohio plant is Ultium Cells’ first manufacturing facility, with…
Volvo Wants To Make You A Safer Driver—And Lower Your Insurance Bill
Volvo is taking a page out of Tesla’s book when it comes to car insurance. The Swedish automaker is launching an optional app that monitors how a car is driven. Available on 2020-and-newer Volvos, the Safety Coach app will come…
They Bought A 78,000-Mile Tesla With An Unknown Past. Then They Tested The Battery
The four-year-old Model 3’s LFP battery retained 92% health after nearly 78,000 miles. Its previous charging history was unknown, making the healthy result particularly reassuring. Charger data couldn’t reliably verify the result, so Tesla’s official battery-health score remains the best…
DC Fast Charging Satisfaction Is Up, And Ionna Takes The Top Spot
JD Power found that DC fast charging satisfaction has increased 12 points from last year. During the same time, reported DC fast charging failures have dropped to the lowest ever surveyed. Level 2 charging satisfaction has dropped 12 points since…
Here’s A Mechanic’s Take On The Subaru Trailseeker
Customers might write off the Subaru Trailseeker as just a Toyota BZ Woodland ripoff. And in many ways, they're right. It is almost identical to the Woodland in almost every way. However, in this new video from The Car Care Nut…
Voltpost’s Lamppost EV Chargers Are Now Live In New York State
Voltpost’s lamppost-mounted EV chargers are now available in New York. The startup’s pole-mounted dispensers can be found in the Village of Larchmont. More chargers are slated to go online in Yonkers and Rye. Voltpost, the American startup that wants to…