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Lordstown is selling its Ohio plant to iPhone maker, the electric Silverado is headed to CES, and the Lucid Air Dream Edition is the real deal. But first:

2022 Volvo C40 Recharge Production Begins.

This week Volvo launched production of its first EV-only model, with the first examples of the C40 Recharge rolling off the assembly line in Belgium. Intended as a companion to the XC40 Recharge and sharing its powertrain, the C40 Recharge is powered by two electric motors, one at each axle, drawing juice from a 78-kWh (total) battery for a combined 402 hp and 486 lb-ft of torque. That's plenty of power for a crossover of its size, which will also permit it to sprint from 0 to 60 mph in just 4.7 seconds.
Just about the only number we don't know at this point is the EPA range, but with its XC40 Recharge sibling having just received a bump up to 223 miles thanks to a software update, it's safe to assume that the C40 Recharge will offer a similar or even slightly better range.

The C40 Recharge joins the XC40 Recharge as Volvo's second EV, not counting Polestar models.

This will allow it to compete with the Audi Q4 e-tron and the Tesla Model Y, among others, but it will certainly be premium-priced, with a starting sticker of $58,750, prior to any federal or local incentives.
"The C40 Recharge is a car that represents our future," said Javier Varela, senior vice president for industrial operations and quality at Volvo Cars. "Our Ghent plant is ready for an all-electric future and will be an important part of our global industrial network for the years to come."

Tesla Deliveries Hit Record amid Industry Woes

Tesla has managed to increase deliveries even with two models accounting for a tiny percentage of sales.

Speaking of production starts, Tesla appears ready to start Model Y production at two new plants soon, as this model and the Model 3 now account for the significant majority of Tesla sales. The automaker is set to begin Model Y production in Austin, Texas, and also at the Berlin-Brandenburg plant in Germany, prioritizing the two of its smaller and newer offerings amid record deliveries.
The automaker recently released its third quarter numbers, revealing that it has delivered a record 241,300 vehicles in that three-month period, with the Model 3 and the Model Y accounting for 232,025 of that total. Among other things, this indicates that the Model S and Model X are not exactly being produced in optimal volumes, with the two models accounting for just 9275 deliveries in the third quarter. Almost a year into the production slump that was first linked to supplier issues, Model S and Model X production are still under a cloud of sorts, and it's hard to tell what's causing it: fading demand or lingering supplier issues that may now be stretching into their tenth month.
But it's also not lost on industry observers that the yoke-shaped steering has not been the runaway hit when the updated Model S production started in the spring and summer, raising some long-term questions about Tesla's large sedan. With the Model 3 and Model Y now doing the heavy lifting when it comes to sales, and the start of Cybertruck production being about a year away, Tesla's two older models are now facing pressure from a wave of newcomers, most of them from Germany.

Lordstown Is Selling Its Ohio Plant to Foxconn for $230 Million

Lordstown Is Selling Its Plant to Foxconn for $230 Million

Lordstown Motors, the EV start-up behind the troubled Endurance pickup, plans to sell its Ohio plant to Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Foxconn, best known in the west for producing iPhones. Foxconn plans to build vehicles in the same 6.2-million square foot plant, which Lordstown itself bought from GM in 2019.

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Electric Mercedes eActros Truck Production Starts

The first electric Mercedes-Benz eActros trucks are already headed to work, with the automaker sending the first pre-production trucks from the truck plant in Wörth, Germany, into the real world days ahead of the start of series production later this week. Four trucks assembled as part of trial runs will each undertake very different jobs.

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