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Business, Technology, Fuel

Proterra Eyes US Battery-Cell Facility Within Next Few Years

Proterra Inc., the electric-bus and battery maker that joined the Nasdaq Global Select Market, is planning a domestic battery-cell manufacturing facility within the next few years.

June 23, 2021
Business, Technology, Fuel

Ford Acquires Battery-Management Startup to Charge EV Fleets

Ford Motor Co. has acquired a startup that specializes in managing charging networks for commercial electric vehicles, a business the automaker hopes could generate as much as $1 billion in revenue by 2030.

June 17, 2021
Government, Business, Fuel, TCA

Sen. Manchin Cites ‘Grave Concerns’ About US ‘Going to the EV’

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, a conservative Democrat whose vote is key to any infrastructure deal in the narrowly divided Senate, expressed “grave concerns” June 15 about the Biden administration’s drive to boost adoption of electric vehicles.

June 16, 2021
Business, Technology, Fuel

Lordstown Motors Jumps on Forecast for 11 Months of Cash on Hand

Lordstown Motors Corp. jumped after saying it has enough money to make its battery-powered trucks through May of next year, paring a record decline the previous day following the departure of two top executives.

June 15, 2021
Business, Technology, Fuel

Lordstown Motors’ Rough Road Continues as CEO, CFO Depart

The top two executives at Lordstown Motors have resigned from the Ohio electric truck startup as problems at the company continue to mount.

June 14, 2021
Business, Technology, Fuel

Peak Internal Combustion Engine May Already Be Years in the Past

The world hit a transport milestone in 2017, though most people wouldn’t have noticed it at the time.

June 10, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel

Lordstown Motors Reveals Cash Crisis

Lordstown Motors Inc., an electric-vehicle startup that recently went public, said it may not have the cash to get its debut pickup truck to market — and might not last as a company in the next 12 months if it can’t raise more capital.

June 8, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel

Automakers Face a Threat to EV Sales: Slow Charging Times

DETROIT — If the auto industry is to succeed in its bet that electric vehicles will soon dominate the roads, it will need to overcome a big reason why many people are still avoiding them: fear of running out of juice between Point A and Point B.

June 8, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel

ChargePoint CEO Sees Electric Pickups Winning Over Americans

The largest vehicle charging network in the U.S. is counting on electric pickup trucks to finally win over American drivers for EVs.

June 4, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel

Rise of Electric Vehicles Presents Questions About Transportation Funding

While electric vehicles and alternative fuels contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, their continued adoption forces states to rethink transportation funding sources that currently come from taxes on diesel and gasoline.

June 3, 2021