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Startup Peak Energy received $55 million in funding to scale up production of sodium-ion batteries that the company is positioning as an alternative to lithium-ion technology.

General Motors Co. CEO Mary Barra walked back expectations for her company’s electric vehicle program, the latest such move by a legacy automaker as momentum slows for plug-in models.

The race for lithium, the lifeblood of modern batteries, is on. Spurred by the adoption of electric vehicles, the use of lithium has extended to the trucking industry.

VinFast Auto Ltd.’s decision to delay its U.S. factory is the latest challenge to its ambition of becoming a global electric vehicle brand and places further pressure on its sales outlook.

The Biden administration is poised to lend $1.2 billion to Entek Lithium Separators to help expand the U.S. supply chain for lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles.

TANGIERS, Morocco — After the U.S. passed subsidies designed to boost domestic EV production and cut into Beijing’s supply chain dominance, Chinese manufacturers began investing in Morocco.

Renault SA pledged to reduce its battery costs by around 20%, in a bid to remain competitive by adopting a cheaper cell chemistry and new production processes for electric vehicle components.

Polestar Automotive Holding UK Plc reported deepening losses for last year as the EV maker faced weaker demand amid organizational challenges that delayed its earnings report.

Low-priced Chinese EVs pose a potentially "extinction-level event" for America’s auto industry.

Graphite is key to manufacturing the lithium-ion batteries that power electric cars, and there has been a push to grow a U.S. supply chain.