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On today’s Plugged-In Podcast, we talk Rivian R2 driving impressions with Jason Fenske, of the YouTube channel Engineering Explained.

New details reveal the Great Han, BYD’s upcoming full-size luxury electric sedan, will offer a driving range of over 1,000 km (621 miles). Here’s what else we know.

UK battery company EQONIC Group has won a grant from the UK government’s Battery Innovation Programme, a £452-million initiative run by Innovate UK and the Department for Business and Trade. The funding will support development of a full-stack digital twin of EQONIC’s proprietary manufacturing process and a reconfigurable production and Read more

Payment platform provider Nayax has begun rolling out a new all-in-one AC charging solution for commercial sites looking to offer and manage paid EV charging. The new EV Meter solution combines Nayax payment technology, charger hardware and a cloud-based charge point management system into a single platform, reducing the need Read more

Belgian battery startup SOLiTHOR has published a technical update showing that its sol-gel Solid Composite Electrolyte has reached 465 Wh/kg and 1,400 Wh/L at stack level in a multilayer pouch design—achieved by impregnating the electrolyte into a high-loading cathode with an areal capacity of 8 mAh/cm². The result requires no Read more

Dukosi, A123 Systems and Nuvation Energy have released a joint design brief for an end-to-end battery energy storage system proof of concept that includes A123’s 587 Ah large-format LFP prismatic cells with Dukosi’s contactless cell monitoring system, and Nuvation’s utility-grade BMS. The reference platform is built for North American BESS Read more

BMW unveiled the M Concept Neue Klasse on Friday, offering a sneak peek at the all-electric quad-motor i3 M EV.

Xiaomi has unveiled a home robotic arm charger that autonomously plugs and unplugs your EV — delivering on a concept that Tesla prototyped over a decade ago but never brought to market. The compact device, only 152 mm wide, is designed to fit in tight home garage parking spaces and Read more

The R2 is billed as a relatively affordable adventure-ready EV. For an extra $755, owners can get some peace of mind.

It looks like a close-to-production preview of the production BMW i3 M, but the specs are still under wraps.