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Mar 07, 2023, 05:00 PM

➤ Volvo Cars all-electric sales climb to 19% of all sales in February
➤ Volkswagen targets 200,000 Scout EV 4x4s at new US factor
➤ Tesla slashes prices for Model S and Model X in US
➤ Tesla breaks ground at South Texas lithium plant
➤ TxDoT To Add Electric Vehicle Lanes To US 75 This Year
➤ Porsche, Ferrari push e-fuels to the heart of EU engine debate
➤ Porsche 911 GT2 RS reportedly going hybrid with 919-sourced tech
➤ Honda plans EV division, hints at Tesla-like charging network
➤ Car industry expects almost 500,000 EV sales this year as demand spikes
➤ BP Pulse opens largest charging hub yet in the UK
➤ Hamburg opens largest EV-sharing hub with 120 charging points
➤ Analysis: Foxconn races to become an EV player and the clock is ticking
➤ Taiwan's Foxconn seeks cooperation with India in chips, electric vehicles
➤ JB Straubel's Redwood Materials Secures $2 Billion DOE Loan
➤ NIO officially opens first EV battery swap station in Denmark
➤ Xiaomi electric car to start mass production

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VOLVO CARS ALL-ELECTRIC SALES CLIMB TO 19% OF ALL SALES IN FEBRUARY
- Original Source: https://www.greencarcongress.com/2023/03/20230306-volvocars.html

VOLKSWAGEN TARGETS 200,000 SCOUT EV 4X4S AT NEW US FACTOR
- Original Source: https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/volkswagen-targets-200000-scout-ev-4x4s-new-us-factor

TESLA SLASHES PRICES FOR MODEL S AND MODEL X IN US
- Original Source: https://techcrunch.com/2023/03/05/tesla-slashes-prices-for-model-s-and-model-y-in-us

TESLA GIGAFACTORY MEXICO, MORE DETAILS ARE COMING IN
- Original Source: https://electrek.co/2023/03/06/tesla-gigafactory-mexico-more-details/

TESLA BREAKS GROUND AT SOUTH TEXAS LITHIUM PLANT
- Original Source: https://www.lmtonline.com/news/article/tesla-lithium-plant-17822542.php

TXDOT TO ADD ELECTRIC VEHICLE LANES TO US 75 THIS YEAR
- Original Source: https://localprofile.com/2023/03/06/txdot-electric-vehicle-lanes-us-75/

PORSCHE, FERRARI PUSH E-FUELS TO THE HEART OF EU ENGINE DEBATE
- Original Source: https://europe.autonews.com/environmentemissions/porsche-and-ferrari-center-e-fuel-debate

PORSCHE 911 GT2 RS REPORTEDLY GOING HYBRID WITH 919-SOURCED TECH
- Original Source: https://www.autoblog.com/2023/03/06/porsche-911-gt2-rs-hybrid-rumor/


CAR INDUSTRY EXPECTS ALMOST 500,000 EV SALES THIS YEAR AS DEMAND SPIKES
- Original Source: https://news.sky.com/story/car-industry-expects-almost-500-000-ev-sales-this-year-as-demand-spikes-12827166

BP PULSE OPENS LARGEST CHARGING HUB YET IN THE UK
- Original Source: https://www.electrive.com/2023/03/06/bp-pulse-opens-largest-charging-hub-yet-in-the-uk/

HAMBURG OPENS LARGEST EV-SHARING HUB WITH 120 CHARGING POINTS
- Original Source: https://www.electrive.com/2023/03/06/hamburg-opens-largest-ev-sharing-hub-with-120-charging-points/



JB STRAUBEL'S REDWOOD MATERIALS SECURES $2 BILLION DOE LOAN
- Original Source: https://insideevs.com/news/655784/redwood-materials-2-billion-dollar-doe-load-anode-foil/

NIO OFFICIALLY OPENS FIRST EV BATTERY SWAP STATION IN DENMARK
- Original Source: https://electrek.co/2023/03/06/nio-first-ev-battery-swap-station-denmark/

XIAOMI ELECTRIC CAR TO START MASS PRODUCTION IN EARLY 2024
- Original Source: https://www.laprensalatina.com/xiaomi-electric-car-to-start-mass-production-in-early-2024/

XPENG OFFICIALLY UNVEILS P7I, FACELIFT OF P7, IN CHINA
- Original Source: https://cnevpost.com/2023/03/06/xpeng-officially-unveils-p7i-in-china/

HYUNDAI TECH CAN AUTOMATICALLY LIFT OR LOWER EVS TO IMPROVE RANGE AND PROTECT THE BATTERIES
- Original Source: https://electrek.co/2023/03/06/hyundai-tech-automatically-adjust-ev-height-improve-range/

GEORGIA THIEVES BUSTED BY COPS WHEN THEY STOPPED TO CHARGE GETAWAY TESLA
- Original Source: https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/georgia-thieves-busted-cops-charge-getaway-tesla

ELECTRIFYING OSLO: HOW THE NORWEGIAN CAPITAL CITY CONTINUES TO REMAIN A PIONEER IN ELECTRIC VEHICLE ADOPTION AND USAGE
- Original Source: https://www.intelligenttransport.com/transport-articles/143162/electrifying-oslo-norwegian-capital-pioneer-electric-vehicle-adoption-usage/



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