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The French automobile company has introduced Megane E-Tech Electric car at an event in Germany. The vehicles comes with up to 215 horsepower and 470 km range on a single charge in test conditions.

Ecotricity has announced a partnership with GRIDSERVE. It will bring the decade-old Electric Highway in the UK up-to-date with the latest technology to provide faster charging and double capacity.

Carmaker Volvo has announced its plan to transition to only selling electric cars by 2030, removing any internal combustion engines from its lineup. Electric cars will only be available online.

In line with the Indian government's Make in India initiative, Amazon India has entered a partnership with Mahindra Electric. The collaboration brings delivery via electric vehicles to seven cities.

Amazon has begun testing delivering customer orders in some parts of Los Angeles using electric delivery vans built and designed by Rivian, as part of The Climate Pledge initiative.

Google has announced a couple of improvements for Google Maps on electric cars, with new route planning options that accommodate charging stations. Only a couple of cars support it for now.

Israel-based StoreDot has announced the production of engineering samples for a car battery that can charge up in just 5 minutes. The batteries were produced in existing production lines.

The automaker reached a significant production milestone in 2020, reaching its goal of manufacturing half a million cars during this year. A total of 499,550 EVs were delivered to customers.

LG is forming a joint venture with Magna to advance both firms' positions in the electric powertrain market which is expected to grow dramatically in the coming decade. The deal will be done by July.

The automaker is in talks with Giga Metals, a Canadian mining company, to secure a nickel supply for batteries manufactured in a carbon-neutral way. This will help Tesla reduce its carbon footprint.

GM announced a strategic partnership with electric truck startup Nikola, stating that it would manufacture the startup's upcoming Badger vehicle. Shares of both companies jumped on partnership news.

Amazon has announced the purchase of 1,800 electric vans from Mercedes-Benz. The electric vehicles will be part of the European delivery fleet and cut Amazon's emissions by thousands of tonnes.

Citing challenges in commercial viability, Dyson has pivoted away from manufacturing its own electric vehicles to instead focus on the manufacture of batteries and other fundamental technologies.

At a time of 1:36.555, a second faster than the previous record held by a Jaguar, the Tesla Model S accoutered with a Plaid powertrain and a modified chassis conquers California at the Laguna Seca.

The feature is another step towards cutting down repair times at the company—something Tesla owners have consistently complained of—by allowing technicians to prepare in advance for the repair work.

Today Ford confirmed that it will be bringing a fully electric edition of its popular F-150 pickup line to the market. A prototype of the electric truck was also teased in a promotional video.

In a recent SEC filing, Tesla admitted that it had received a subpoena pertaining to Model 3 production figures despite denying it less than one week ago. It said the DOJ is also investigating.

Tesla has announced that it aims to churn out 10,000 Model 3 vehicles by producing 3,000 units each week at its Gigafactory 3 in China. The move will help it deal with trade tariffs too.

Phillip Hammond, the Chancellor of the UK, has issued the Autumn Budget which sets out what the Government plans to spend in the coming months and years. It included a heavy focus on digital.

Tesla has secured a deal to build a new factory in Shanghai's free-trade zone. The deal is unique because Tesla will be the first car maker to own their factory without having a local partner.