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It's EV News briefly for Thursday, September 18th.
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Everything EV in less than five minutes.
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The 2026 Cadillac OPTIQ is getting a big adjustment in its power train,
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gaining a new base single motor,
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rear-wheel drive trim, that's 315 horsepower,
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more than the dual-motor all-wheel drive.
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With the top OPTIQ-V, now 519 horsepower,
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range estimates stand at 300 miles for the rear-wheel drive version,
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and the base price is now lower as well.
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BMW will begin assembly of the new iX3
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in its innovative Debrecen plant in Hungary,
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using what they say digital-first planning
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and delivering 90% fewer CO2 emissions
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compared to the other BMW factories.
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The newer-class facility runs purely on renewables.
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Lucid Motors is transforming its King Abdullah Economic City facility
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from kit assembly into being a full vehicle production factory,
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preparing for 155,000 annual vehicle capacity.
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Lucid Gravity SUV now supports a comprehensive
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towing safety and convenience package,
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following the software update.
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UX 3.3 is what you're looking out for,
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a new trailer brake control, hitch view,
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and remote trailer light check.
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Owners can also test new security features
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like live view and drive recorder.
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Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi deepen their ties in Europe,
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assigning the Ampere plant in France
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to make the upcoming Nissan Micra
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and Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross small electric vehicles.
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The new full electric SUVs debut
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on the Ampere platform late this year.
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Renault completed a $1.16 billion share offering
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using proceeds for EV tech investment,
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network expansion, and balance sheet strengthening.
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Renault is one of the Chinese companies doing really well.
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The vehicles are incredible,
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and even they have one eye on,
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well, more than one eye, on simple survival.
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The Tesla Cybertruck and Model 3 achieved good crash ratings
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from the IIHS, though neither qualified,
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and this certainly will hurt, I think, Tesla,
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neither got awarded the top safety pick
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due to the headlight glare from the Cybertruck
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and the rear passenger seat belt in the Model 3.
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Well, Tesla made structural changes to the Cybertruck
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after April 2025, affecting the results.
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Both vehicles' test scores were very strong, though.
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They're not bad vehicles in the slightest.
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The EU and nine member states are launching
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what they call the Clean Transport Corridor Initiative
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to rapidly expand EV truck-charging networks,
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fast-tracked grid approvals,
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and streamlined permitting of the order of the day.
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China and Poland are exploring
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some trade and export licensing agreements
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for Chinese rare earth products
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aiming to support Poland's EV industry.
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Both governments' joint document
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highlighting today their intent to cooperate deeper.
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UK supermarkets increased their EV charger installations
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by 34% since January last year,
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Tesco and Aldi leading the way.
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Ford will eliminate 1,000 jobs at its Cologne EV facility
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and move to a single shift in the face of the demand
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for Ford EVs being more sluggish than they hoped.
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There's a whole bonus episode in the Patreon feed,
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by the way, about Ford's future in Europe,
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and I think in a day or two,
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that flicks over to being on the free ad-supported feed,
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where you may be listening to this to look out for that show.
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Tiger Motors has launched two electric jet skis,
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the Orca P2, a two-seater,
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and the Orca WX3, three-seater jet ski.
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And talk about rage-quitting,
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a Tesla engineer that's been there eight years,
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just left the business and didn't miss a beat
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in accusing the CEO of harming the mission
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and criticizing his leadership
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on political and company issues.
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