There’s more to electric vehicles than just the vehicles themselves, and in this edition, we’re bouncing around several pieces that make up the EV sector. In batteries, our top story explains a record-breaking battery platform that could give an EV 250 miles of range in as little as five minutes. Meanwhile, Mullen executives prepare to hold on to the little cash the company has left, and a former Nikola leader celebrates a pardon. Further down, California tries to keep charger reliability and availability insulated from political whims and a survey confirms what has long believed to be true: although it may seem a bit dim right now, the future of EVs still remains bright.

   — Jennifer Ramsay