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Biden EV charging network rules outlined, even Tesla must comply

Tesla Supercharger station V3, Las VegasThe U.S. Department of Transportation and the Biden administration on Wednesday laid out a set of requirements for charging hardware—and charging network behavior—that any company looking at claiming federal funds in the buildout of the $7.5 billion national EV charging network will need to submit to. Even Tesla. The final requirements...
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What are LFP batteries and why will some Ford EVs soon have them?

Ford Mustang Mach-E, F-150 Lightning getting CATL LFP batteriesFord announced on Monday that it’s planning the installation of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries into its Mustang Mach-E starting later in calendar year 2023 and its F-150 Lightning in calendar year 2024. The shift will potentially bring lower EV prices, although that will “depend on what happens with the market,” according...
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Battery plant key to Ford EV affordability reportedly set for Michigan

Ford Mustang Mach-E, E-Transit, and F-150 Electric prototypeFord is reportedly partnering with the world’s largest supplier of EV battery cells, China’s CATL, for a plant in Michigan that will produce them for upcoming Ford electric vehicles, according to Friday afternoon reports from the Detroit News and Bloomberg. Outside of Ford’s $11.4 billion electric truck manufacturing complexes in...