September 2021

Ford unveils big plans for an EV factory and 3 battery plants in Tennessee and Kentucky

Here at Charged, we don’t usually repeat superlative claims—“the first, the biggest, the fastest”—we leave those to the Guinness Book of Records. In this case, however, we’ll make an exception. Ford says its plan to build two new manufacturing complexes in Tennessee and Kentucky represents “the largest ever manufacturing investment at one time by any […]

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GM starts making BrightDrop EV600 electric delivery van, reveals shorter EV410 model

General Motors on Tuesday announced completion of its first BrightDrop EV600 electric delivery vans, and revealed a second version dubbed EV410. It’s a fairly quick turnaround considering that GM only announced the EV600, as well as plans to build it in Ontario, Canada, in January. The EV600 is the first model for BrightDrop, a new

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Tesla’s Elon Musk admits that FSD Beta should probably not have NDAs

After nearly 12 months of real-world testing, Tesla’s first batch of ~2,000 FSD Beta testers have not recorded a single accident. But in a recent expose from VICE, the publication revealed that participants in the beta program are currently required to sign a nondisclosure agreement. This, according to the publication, helps the company protect itself from

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