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EVs & Technology Editor

Priya Nair

Priya covers batteries, charging and software-defined cars, with an engineering degree and a spreadsheet for every range claim ever made. She has road-tripped EVs across three continents and keeps the receipts.

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Latest by Priya Nair

Aerial view of the Ultium Cells battery plant in Spring Hill, Tennessee
Industry

GM's Cheaper Long-Range EV Battery Finally Has a Factory

The GM–LG Energy Solution joint venture will retool its Tennessee plant for lithium manganese-rich cells, a chemistry aimed at long-range trucks without high-nickel costs. Work wraps up in 2028.

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Mercedes-Benz EQS solid-state battery test car on the road
EV Tech

Mercedes Just Placed a Second Solid-State Battery Bet

A joint testing agreement gives the automaker priority access to ProLogium's Gen4 cells — while a different solid-state battery, from Factorial, has already carried an EQS 749 miles on one charge.

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