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RIVIAN BOOSTS R2 ANNUAL CAPACITY TO 175,000 VEHICLES https://evne.ws/495HBvP

GLOBAL SEPTEMBER PLUG-IN SALES REACH RECORD 2.1M https://evne.ws/47qJnX9

GM TAKES $1.6B CHARGE ON CUTTING BACK EV CAPACITY https://evne.ws/47aqeY6

SK ON EXPANDS LFP PRODUCTION IN GEORGIA https://evne.ws/4qb869n

GREAT WALL MOTORS RELAUNCHES IN EUROPE WITH FOCUS ON HAVAL https://evne.ws/46TL3sb

EV INCENTIVES AND DEALS STILL EXIST MID-OCTOBER https://evne.ws/4780lZb

CHINA SEEKS WTO TALKS OVER INDIA'S EV SUBSIDIES https://evne.ws/4nVy8fl

EVS IN THE UK COST £350+ LESS TO RUN YEARLY https://evne.ws/4nOZraX

FACTORY IN ROMANIA STARTS GLC ELECTRIC DRIVE ASSEMBLY https://evne.ws/4nRUb6z

NEW YORK INVESTS NEARLY $80M IN ZERO-EMISSION BUSES https://evne.ws/48slD60

FIRST U.S. HOME INSTALLATIONS OF BIDIRECTIONAL WALLBOX CHARGERS https://evne.ws/4qht4DI

OREGON’S FIRST SOLAR-PLUS-STORAGE FAST CHARGERS https://evne.ws/46TA0za

EVERYTHING ELECTRIC FARNBOROUGH: 25,703 ATTENDEES WEEKEND https://evne.ws/43fUyzl

WARATAH SUPER BATTERY REACHES FULL OUTPUT https://evne.ws/3W858oq