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Tesla Model 3 tops U.S.-made vehicle rankings for sixth straight year as EV market slams brakes

Tesla\'s Model 3 again ranked No. 1 in a U.S.-made vehicle assessment, holding the top spot for a sixth consecutive year. Model Y was second for a second year. The Cars.com American-Made Index covered 86 vehicles, down from 99 last year, and the share of electrified models fell. U.S. EV sales dropped 27 percent in the first quarter after a $7,500 federal EV tax credit ended in the third quarter.

Industry

China develops high-performance electrolyte for all-solid-state batteries, maintaining 84 percent capacity after 350 cycles

Chinese researchers have developed a new electrolyte system for all-solid-state batteries that maintained 84.15 percent of its initial capacity after 350 charge-discharge cycles. The team at the Chinese Academy of Sciences\' Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics applied a PVDF-based gel composite electrolyte and focused on reactions between lithium oxychloride and PVDF to improve bonding and ion conduction. The study did not provide figures for energy density, driving range or charging speed.

Mobility

Stellantis, Factorial begin first solid-state battery road test in North America

Stellantis and solid-state battery developer Factorial Energy have begun the first on-road test of a solid-state electric vehicle battery in North America. The companies are using a Dodge Charger Daytona development vehicle equipped with Factorial\'s FEST cells. They said the test is the first to integrate a solid-state battery into a North American EV platform for validation in real road conditions. Factorial recently listed on Nasdaq under the symbol FAC.