2025 Ford Ranger Plug-in Hybrid confirmed for Australia: Toyota HiLux rival scores seriously potent powertrain as electric utes power in

The Ford Ranger is set to go electric, starting with a plug-in hybrid EV version in early 2025. Ford this week confirmed one of its worst kept secrets: that the country’s top selling four-wheel drive and second best selling ute will soon get electric assistance within 18 months. Ford is in the final stages of…

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Factorial claims largest US solid-state EV battery plant yet

Factorial Energy recently announced the opening of a new manufacturing facility it claims is the largest thus far in the U.S. for solid-state batteries—although there’s not yet a timeline for scaled-up production. Located in the Boston suburb of Methuen, Massachusetts, near Factorial’s existing headquarters and R&D center, the $50 million facility “will accommodate up to…

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TPEM and JLR join forces for premium pure electric ‘Avinya’ series, ET Auto

The ‘Avinya’ series, initially unveiled in 2022, aspires to redefine electric mobility by delivering a superior in-cabin experience, enhanced connectivity, advanced driver-assistance systems, performance, refinement, and safety. Tata Passenger Electric Mobility Ltd (TPEM) and Jaguar Land Rover Plc (JLR), subsidiaries of Tata Motors Limited (TML), have formed an agreement to collaborate on the development of…

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