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Government, Business, Technology, Fuel, Autonomous

Workhorse Passed Over as Oshkosh Wins USPS EV Contract

Electric-vehicle maker Workhorse Group Inc. plunged on Feb. 23, triggering multiple trading halts, after a key U.S. Postal Service contract that some had expected it to win went to rival Oshkosh Corp. instead.

February 24, 2021
Business, Technology, Fuel, Autonomous

Lucid Motors Reportedly Near Deal to Go Public

Lucid Motors Inc. is nearing a deal to go public through a merger with a blank-check company started by investment banker Michael Klein that could be announced early this week, according to people familiar with the matter.

February 22, 2021
Business, Technology, Fuel, Autonomous

Jaguar to Go All-Electric by 2025

LONDON — Struggling luxury car brand Jaguar will be fully electric by 2025, the British company said Feb. 15 as it outlined a plan to phase out internal combustion engines.

February 16, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

California Leads in Electric Vehicle Policies, Practices, Energy Nonprofit Says

California is by far the national leader in enabling the use of electric cars and medium- and heavy-duty electric trucks, according to a state-by-state evaluation of electric vehicle policies and practices compiled by a leading nonprofit energy efficiency group.

February 3, 2021
Business, Technology, Fuel, Autonomous

EV Startup REE Plans Merger With 10X Capital SPAC

REE Automotive, an electric-vehicle technology startup, has agreed to go public through a merger with 10X Capital Venture Acquisition Corp., a blank-check company, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

February 3, 2021
Business, Technology, Fuel

GM Sets Goal of Going Largely Electric by 2035

General Motors Co. has set a goal of making the vast majority of the vehicles it produces electric by 2035, and the entire company carbon neutral, including operations, five years after that.

January 28, 2021
Business, Technology, Fuel

EV Charging Firm FreeWire Closes $50 Million Funding Round

FreeWire Technologies Inc., an electric vehicle charging and power startup, has raised $50 million in a Series C funding round.

January 26, 2021
Business, Technology, Fuel

SPAC Boom Propels EV Makers to Public Markets

Until June last year, Tesla Inc. was the only dedicated electric carmaker based in the U.S. on the stock market. Then special purpose acquisition companies took over Wall Street.

January 22, 2021
Business, Technology, Fuel

EV Mania Propels Record Legacy Automaker Gains in 2021

Investors are rewarding U.S. automakers as they embrace electric vehicles to boost growth amid a burgeoning demand for environment-friendly cars.

January 21, 2021
Business, Technology, Fuel

GM’s Mary Barra Boosts Stock as Tech Story Gains Credibility

All General Motors Co. CEO Mary Barra needed to hit a stock record was $27 billion and a bit of braggadocio.

January 20, 2021