Samsung SDI batteries power world’s longest journey by EV on single charge

Samsung SDI batteries power world’s longest journey by EV on single charge

Samsung SDI said Thursday that Lucid Motors’ Lucid Air Grand Touring electric vehicle (EV), equipped with the Korean firm’s 21700 cylindrical batteries, set a Guinness World Record for the longest jou...

Samsung confirms it made the batteries inside the world's longest-range EV

Back in July, the Lucid Air Grand Touring received a Guinness World Record for EV range, having been driven 749 miles on one charge from Switzerland to Germany. Today, almost an entire month later, Samsung SDI has decided to boast that it's the one making the batteries that have powered that achievement. Specifically, Samsung's 21700 cylindrical batteries are installed in the Lucid Air. The battery pack can gain up to 249 miles of range in just …

Samsung batteries power electric car with world's longest range

Samsung SDI, the battery designing and manufacturing arm of Samsung, has announced that the batteries it made power the Lucid Air Grand Touring, which just set the world record for being the longest driven electric car on a single charge. This is a great achievement for Samsung. A Lucid Air Grand Touring recently traveled 1,205 kilometres on a single charge, setting the Guinness World Record for an electric car with the longest distance driven …

Chevrolet Silverado EV manages to go over 1,000 miles on a single charge by driving painfully slowly

2026 Chevrolet Silverado EV | General MotorsHave you ever noticed that your car has a “sweet spot” for fuel economy? Like your old four-cylinder compact car is happiest and returns the best mileage at 55 mph, not 60, 70, or 75? Well, EVs aren’t entirely different. And Chevrolet just proved it by driving a new Silverado EV over 1,000 miles by keeping things slow and oh-so-consistent. GM’s Michigan proving grounds, a 2026 Chevrolet Silverado EV, 7…