Ford F -2.46%▼ Motor Co. is preparing new rules for how it sells electric vehicles, a shift that is concerning some dealers and seen as challenging the traditional franchise model. Executives from the Continue Reading
Many drivers aren’t looking for free upgrades when they rent cars for summer road trips. They are more concerned with fuel efficiency. The cost of gasoline has retreated slightly from the record highs Continue Reading
The White House said on Tuesday that companies are planning to invest more than $700 million to boost U.S. manufacturing capacity for electric vehicle (EV) chargers – actions set to Continue Reading
China’s capital city is offering subsidies for purchases of new-energy vehicles to replace old cars, the latest attempt by local authorities to boost consumption in a slowing economy. The financial Continue Reading
High gasoline prices are prodding more people to consider an electric vehicle. But car shoppers are likely to face sticker shock at the dealership, too. Auto makers have been raising prices on Continue Reading
Mary Barra, General Motors Co.’s chief executive, spent weeks preparing for an onstage unveiling of the electric Chevrolet Silverado , GM’s big play in the fledgling market for battery-powered pickup Continue Reading
Highlights Grant was always temporary: government Supporting purchase of other road vehicles EV running-cost savings often exceed grant: minister The UK government has decided to close the plug-in vehicles grant Continue Reading
European Parliament lawmakers on Wednesday voted to support an effective EU ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2035, rejecting attempts to weaken the proposal to Continue Reading
Buick is committing to an all-electric portfolio by the end of the decade. In support of General Motors’ vision of a zero-emissions, all-electric future, Buick will bring its first electric Continue Reading
Tesla (TSLA.O) CEO Elon Musk has a “super bad feeling” about the economy and wants to cut about 10% of jobs at the electric carmaker, he said in an email Continue Reading
Ford Motor Co. plans to add 6,200 union manufacturing jobs and invest $3.7 billion into plants in Michigan, Ohio and Missouri, as it looks to expand vehicle production and prepare Continue Reading
The opening of Tesla’s Shanghai factory in 2019 was a breakthrough for electric vehicles and for overseas carmakers: it was the first wholly foreign-owned plant in the world’s largest car Continue Reading
Surging battery prices and shortages of metals and materials are likely to last for some time, Toyota Motor Corp.’s chief scientist warned trends that could weigh on the world’s embrace Continue Reading
A surge in battery metal prices means it could take several years longer for electric vehicles to become as affordable as conventional cars, according to BloombergNEF. Prices of lithium, cobalt Continue Reading
Electric vehicle sales are poised to more than triple by 2025, and yet governments and manufacturers need to lean even harder into eliminating emissions from road transportation by the middle Continue Reading
The displacement of oil as a road fuel will accelerate through 2025 as the uptake of electric vehicles ramps up, according to a new report. Electric passenger car numbers are Continue Reading
Brine pools at the Albemarle Corp. Lithium mine in Calama, Chile The electric car market is driving insatiable demand for lithium. But a supply crisis of the wonder metal could Continue Reading
Highlights Lithium-ion to be used for short duration Increased power price volatility expected Cost and limits on the availability of key materials currently used in battery manufacture have set a Continue Reading
Several electric-vehicle startups that went public by merging with special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, in the last two years made some nervy disclosures this week. Canoo, the buzzy electric-van Continue Reading
The vulnerability of global energy markets is once again back in focus due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The race for a renewable future will come with its own geopolitical Continue Reading
Apple Inc. has recruited a longtime Ford Motor Co. executive who helped lead safety efforts and vehicle engineering, a sign the iPhone maker is again ramping up development of an Continue Reading
Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. easily maintained its pole position as the world’s biggest maker of electric-car batteries as of the end of March with its share edging slighter higher Continue Reading
As the global energy transition continues to accelerate, the demand for key battery metals is soaring and demand is struggling to keep up. The inconvenient truth of the energy transition Continue Reading
Buyers around the world are lining up to purchase electric vehicles this year even with sticker prices surging, flipping the script on a decade and a half of conventional auto Continue Reading
There is growing fear these days that the move to electric vehicles spells certain doom for a lot of low-skilled factory work. It mostly comes from the prediction, proffered by Continue Reading
Lithium prices are beginning to slow their climb after a 500% rally. High lithium carbonate prices have begun to dampen demand. The EV industry has failed to secure a sufficient Continue Reading
With all of the chaos taking place in Shanghai as a result of a new round of mysteriously overbearing Covid lockdowns, there has been very little attention paid to Tesla’s Continue Reading
Battery manufacturers are confronting a severe lithium shortage, highlighting the need to challenge China’s dominance of raw material supply chains, an Australian lithium producer has warned. Stuart Crow, chair of Continue Reading
The world is about to pass another important milestone in electric vehicle adoption: 20 million plug-in vehicles on the road globally, come June, according to BNEF estimates. That’s remarkable growth Continue Reading
High prices dampen battery metals demand Facing a fresh wave of COVID-19 outbreaks , China’s strict lockdown measures are dealing a huge blow to the NEV industry, just two weeks Continue Reading
Hertz Global Holdings Inc. plans to buy 65,000 electric vehicles from Polestar over the next five years, betting its renters are both EV curious and eager to drive brands beyond Continue Reading
The car industry’s multibillion-dollar bet on electric vehicles was built on a single premise: that batteries would carry on getting cheaper. In 2019, Volkswagen executives even brandished charts predicting a Continue Reading
President Joe Biden is preparing a new plan to boost domestic supply of key battery metals. Currently, the United States imports more than half of its annual consumption of 31 Continue Reading
Just outside the English market town of Bicester, 15 miles from Oxford, lies the shell of a factory that sits at the forefront of the electric vehicle revolution in the Continue Reading
Aggressive emission and carbon neutrality targets set by regulators worldwide entails a faster transition from traditional automakers to next-gen electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers. Therefore, automakers are committing operational investments of Continue Reading
Recently I’ve been analyzing the growth in the public charging network in 2021, as we’ve just released BNEF’s 2022 Global EV Public Charging Update . Not surprisingly, Tesla is a Continue Reading
Benchmark Mineral Intelligence held its inaugural Battery Megafactories Europe 2022 event in Berlin; the event zeroed in on a number of pertinent points for the continent’s EV and battery supply Continue Reading
Biden Wants to Boost Metal and Mineral Production The Biden administration announced it will invoke Cold War powers to boost domestic production of materials for batteries needed to power electric Continue Reading
For years, Volkswagen AG thrived as a global company, building and selling its cars all around the world. But as war, health scares and trade disputes roll back decades of Continue Reading
Geely is examining its future in Russia, casting doubt on expectations that China’s carmakers would push further into the country to take advantage of the exodus of international groups following Continue Reading
Battery prices for electric vehicles are seeing a “ridiculous” increase on the back of soaring raw material prices, and carmakers will soon have to raise prices if they haven’t done Continue Reading
Key battery metals are facing a shortage as the Ukraine-Russia war heats up An already voracious commodity supercycle is now witnessing even greater momentum amid fears of major supply-chain disruption Continue Reading
Americans looking to offset surging gasoline prices with a more fuel-thrifty vehicle aren’t likely to find much on the car lot today. The sharp rise in fuel costs, driven in large Continue Reading
The $100 billion Western rental car industry, flush with cash from a profitable pandemic, is gradually getting its electric show on the road, and Chinese-made vehicles are poised to play Continue Reading
Ford F 8.38% Motor Co. is reorganizing its operations to create two separate divisions—one for its conventional gas-engine business and another to focus on developing electric vehicles and software. Ford said Wednesday that Continue Reading
California surpassed 1 million electric vehicles (1,054,095 units)—battery-electric, plug-in hybrid, and fuel-cell electric—sold cumulatively through the 4 th quarter of 2021, according to the California Energy Commission (CEC), making it Continue Reading
Ford Motor Co. is exploring options for separating its electric-vehicle operations, with CEO Jim Farley even reportedly considering a spinoff of the unit. Ford Motor Co. is looking at ways Continue Reading
Europe has just introduced a new emissions standard that will go into effect in 2025. Automakers are racing to electrify their vehicles. While Euro 7 may put fear into some Continue Reading
The $5 billion program to create a national network of electric-vehicle charging stations will give priority to interstate highways and fast chargers before expanding into remote rural and crowded urban Continue Reading
A Tesla Model 3 inside the company’s showroom in Shibuya. Tatsuya Arai, a 36-year-old entrepreneur in Tokyo, never saw the appeal of owning a car until he watched a YouTube Continue Reading
