Mercedes-Benz set to receive Level 3 autonomy certification / Volkswagen recalls 1,000 ID.4 EVs / Tesla starts hiring employees for lithium refinery plant

1. Mercedes-Benz has received a Level 3 autonomy certification from the state of Nevada. The company is the first to offer certified Level 3 autonomous cars in the U.S. market. 2. Volkswagen has recalled around 1,000 ID.4 electric SUVs due to a potential fire hazard. The ID.4 being all-electric is unrelated to the recall, as the issue is with the 12V battery. 3. Tesla has started hiring employees for its upcoming lithium refinery in Corpus Christi, Texas. Tesla plans to invest $365M in this lithium plant, which will employ 165 full-time employees and 250 contractors. 4. Stellantis revealed that PHEV models from Jeep and Chrysler posted strong sales numbers in Q4 2022. The Jeep Wrangler 4xe continues to be the best-selling plug-in hybrid in the U.S. and Canada. 5. Ford is set to partner with LG Energy Solution to build a battery plant in Turkey. The plant, with an annual capacity of 45GWh, is expected to open by 2025. 6. Two-wheel EVs continue to see high demand in the Indian market, the fifth largest economy in the world. Analysts expect EV sales in India to rise by between 40% and 45% by 2030, leading to 13 million vehicles sold annually. 7. Mazda is bringing back the rotary engine! No 8,000-RPM track days, though — it'll be a range extender for the 2023 MX-30 EV. A message from SUPERSIDE 450+ companies are getting high-quality creative assets fast… Without increasing their headcount And guess what - they’re all world class, executing on graphic design projects for clients like Amazon, Meta, and Epic Games. That’s the whole ethos of Superside, to delight you with top-notch graphic design projects at a fraction of the cost.  More affordable than an agency, more reliable than freelancers: With Superside, you’ll get a team of creative wizards who are at-the-ready to deliver you creative solutions on time, every time.  Heinous deadline? Superside starts working in as little as 30 minutes Ultra-thin budget? Know what you’ll be paying before projects get underway One-of-a-kind project? Superside hires the top 1% of creatives to deliver you blue-chip designs Don’t just take our word for it. See how Superside satisfies the most unique creative asks and demo it today.  Book Your Free Demo Arbër is an Inside writer who also has experience in entrepreneurship. He has experience covering Consumer Tech, Venture Capital, NFTs, Crypto, etc. Arbër holds a Bachelor's degree in Business from XAMK University in Finland. When he is not reading(and writing) business news, he chooses to watch sports or anime...and then read news about sports or anime. Editor Aaron Crutchfield is based in the high desert of California. Over the last two decades, he has spent time writing and editing at various local newspapers and defense contractors in California. When he's not working, he can often be found looking at the latest memes with his kids or working on his 1962 and 1972 Fords. If your company would like to sponsor an Inside.com newsletter, please take a look at our sponsor page here.

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