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Government, Business, Technology, Fuel

Tesla, Utility Giants Form ZETA, Calling for 100% EV Adoption by 2030

Tesla Inc. is joining rideshare company Uber Technologies Inc., Lordstown Motors, Rivian and others to lobby for 100% electric-vehicle adoption by 2030.

November 17, 2020
Business, Technology, Autonomous

Tesla Gets Green Light for S&P 500 Inclusion

Tesla Inc., Elon Musk’s 17-year-old upstart carmaker, took a giant step toward blue-chip respectability, getting named to one of the world’s most famous stock indexes in an action that will greatly broaden its investor base.

November 17, 2020
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel

EV Optimism Surges on Prospect of Biden Administration

Electric vehicle startups extended their winning streak on Nov. 13, buoyed by strong earnings results from some of their peers and Joe Biden’s projected presidential win.

November 13, 2020
Business, Technology, Fuel

Ford May Build Batteries to Power New Wave of EV Models

Ford Motor Co. is considering building the batteries to power a fleet of new electric vehicles as it prepares to cut back production of engines for its traditional gasoline-powered models.

November 13, 2020
Business, Technology, Autonomous

VW Boosts Tech Spending Within $177 Billion Investment Plan

Volkswagen AG will reserve a bigger slice of its 150 billion euro ($177 billion) budget for investment in electric cars and software in the next five years, stepping up technology spending to navigate a tectonic industry shift even as the COVID-19 pandemic roils markets.

November 13, 2020
Business, Technology, Fuel, TCA

Ford Announces Michigan Investments, Plans to Debut New Electric Van

Ford’s newest electric vehicle — a commercial van called the E-Transit — will be unveiled by the company Nov. 12, assembled at Ford’s Kansas City, Mo., plant and be available by late 2021.

November 10, 2020
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Fuel

COVID-19 Jolts Workhorse Production; Year-Over-Year Losses Widen

A COVID-19 outbreak has upended production at electric truck startup Workhorse Group as nearly 40% of the company’s factory workforce have become infected or exposed to the virus.

November 9, 2020
Business, Technology, Fuel, Autonomous

General Motors Plans 3,000 Hires for EV Development

General Motors Co. is going on a hiring binge to accelerate its development of electric vehicles.

November 9, 2020
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel

VW CEO Diess Says Existential Electric Race Awaits After Pandemic

Volkswagen AG CEO Herbert Diess vowed to pursue a sweeping transition to electric cars, declaring it a matter of survival even as the coronavirus risks upending business in the near term.

November 5, 2020
Business, Technology, Fuel

Volvo Plans to Sell First Heavy-Duty Electric Trucks in December

Volvo Trucks North America announced it will begin selling its Volvo VNR Electric model Dec. 3 as production at its New River Valley manufacturing plant in Dublin, Va., is slated for early 2021.

November 5, 2020