September 2022

Tesla Megapack factory in Lathrop posts more job openings

Tesla posted more jobs for its Megapack Factory in Lathrop. The company listed around 50+ new positions in Lathrop within the past week alone.  About 17 of the jobs Tesla posted in Lathrop the past week mentioned the Megapack or the Megafactory. The positions range from Logistics Analyst for the Megapack to Process Engineer. Tesla is also […]

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Ford F-150 Lightning buyers get 250 kWh of free fast charging from Electrify America

Through the FordPass Rewards program, F-150 Lightning buyers will receive 250 kilowatt-hours of complimentary charging at Electrify America, which currently has around 800 charging stations with 3,500 individual chargers in the US. (Mustang Mach-E buyers receive the same deal—250 kWh of free electrons.) For Lightning owners with the standard-range battery, the 250 kWh is equal

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Toyota to invest $5.6 billion to boost EV battery production in Japan and North Carolina

Toyota, that most enigmatic of major automakers, is slowly increasing investment in its struggling electrification efforts, even as it continues to lobby against government climate action, and sings the praises of ICEs in its corporate communications. The company recently announced plans to invest an additional $2.5 billion in a US facility that will manufacture batteries

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Plugsurfing EV charging platform acquired by FLEETCOR Technologies

Business payment service provider FLEETCOR Technologies has acquired Plugsurfing, the operator of an “EV charging ecosystem platform.” Plugsurfing, which has offices in Berlin, Stockholm and Helsinki, aims to enable “a seamless driver experience” by connecting drivers, charge point operators and carmakers. The company’s platform incorporates a network of over 390,000 charge points across Europe, as

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VW ID.Buzz review, EPA diesel-truck crackdown, Lightyear funding: Today’s Car News

The EPA cracks down on diesel “tunes” for trucks with millions in fines. Lightyear gets more investment for its higher-volume solar EV. And we drive the ID.Buzz electric Microbus, but for Americans it remains a couple years off. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. In a review of the VW ID.Buzz electric van—in

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