From Battery to Bright Lights🎄: Chevrolet's EV Truck Transforms Holiday Celebrations
December 17, 2024
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- Toronto & San Diego power up holiday trees with a Chevy Silverado EV
- Honda marks 25 years of hybrid-electric sales
- Kimi meets the electric CLA – in energetic, festive film
- BMW Group Plant Regensburg sets new record
- Ice & easy: winter tips for EV owners from Ford
- DOE announces $1.25B loan to EVgo
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1. The Chevrolet Silverado EV RST demonstrated its PowerBase feature by illuminating holiday trees in Toronto and San Diego, showcasing the truck's 205 kWh battery and external outlets to power festive events.
2. Celebrating 25 years of hybrid-electric innovation in the U.S., Honda introduced the groundbreaking Insight in 1999 and now relies on hybrid models like the Civic, Accord, and CR-V to account for over 25% of its sales.
3. A playful short film highlights Kimi Antonelli, the 2025 Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula 1 driver, showcasing the energy recuperation capabilities of the all-electric Mercedes-Benz CLA as it powers festive lights during a snowy Alpine drive. Video Link
4. Setting a new milestone, BMW Group Plant Regensburg produced over 100,000 fully-electric vehicles in 2024, contributing to a total annual production exceeding 330,000 units, with more than a third being electrified models like the BMW iX1 and iX2.
5. Winter driving tips for EV owners, such as preconditioning the battery, maintaining proper tire pressure, and using features like Ford's Vapor Injection Heat Pump, can help optimize EV performance and range during cold weather.
6. The U.S. Department of Energy announced a $1.25 billion loan to EVgo to support the deployment of approximately 7,500 DC fast chargers nationwide, with over 40% placed in disadvantaged communities.
7. A strategic partnership between IONNA, a charging network founded by eight leading automakers, and convenience store chain Sheetz will introduce over 50 "Rechargeries" across the Midwest and Eastern U.S. by 2026, with the first three locations opening in December 2024.
8. Set to debut in 2026, the revolutionary Van Electric Architecture (VAN.EA) ushers in a new era of modular, scalable electric vans, as announced by Mercedes-Benz Vans, catering to luxury family, VIP, and premium commercial markets.
9. The U.S. Energy Department has finalized a $9.63 billion loan to BlueOval SK, a joint venture between Ford and SK On, to support the construction of three EV battery manufacturing plants in Kentucky and Tennessee, aiming to produce over 120 gigawatt hours of battery capacity annually starting in 2025.
10. As part of Malaysia's effort to boost EV and hybrid sales to 20% of new car sales by 2030, the country's first EV, the Proton e.MAS 7, has been launched, with the basic and premium models priced at $24,674.
11. The Colorado Energy Office and ChargePoint have completed six EV fast-charging corridors across the state, adding 33 DC fast-charging sites with over 80 ports, funded by $10 million in state and private contributions, which has doubled the state's fast-charging coverage to nearly 80% of highway corridors within 30 miles of a charger.
12. TÜV Rheinland certification has been awarded to ProLogium Technology for its next-generation lithium ceramic batteries, recognizing record-breaking energy densities of 811.6 Wh/L and 359.2 Wh/kg.
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