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Xpeng Mona M03 is a hatchback with 621 liters trunk space

We thought that the Xpeng Mona M03 was going to be unveiled last week, it wasn’t. Instead, Xpeng seems to be intent on teasing us with information bit by bit. Last week it was the low drag coefficient. This week it’s that the trunk space is 621 liters. What’s more news to us, though, is […]

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Volkswagen takes a $5B stake in Rivian

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McLaren CEO asks UK to lead “power-dense battery cell manufacturing”

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