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Business, Technology, Fuel

GM to Plan Third EV Plant in Big Plug-In Bet

General Motors Co. is investing more than $2 billion in six U.S. plants, including a makeover of a former Saturn plant in Tennessee into its third factory to produce electric models.

October 20, 2020
Business, Technology, Fuel, Autonomous

Tesla to Start Exporting China-Made Model 3 Cars to Europe

Tesla Inc. will start exporting Model 3 cars made at its gigafactory on the outskirts of Shanghai to Europe later this month, the automaker said in a statement sent via WeChat.

October 19, 2020
Business, Technology, Fuel

Workhorse Falls on Short-Seller Claim It Misled Investors

Workhorse Group Inc. shares fell briefly after a short seller published a report accusing the startup electric-vehicle manufacturer of misleading investors and alleging its unlikely to win a key contract to supply postal trucks.

October 8, 2020
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Q and A With Hyliion CEO Thomas Healy: We Were Fortunate on Timing

Thomas Healy was secretly arranging a deal to turn his Texas-based truck electrification startup into a publicly traded company when the coronavirus pandemic struck.

October 5, 2020
Business, Technology, Fuel, Autonomous

Tesla Inches Near Annual Goal With Record Sales in Quarter

Tesla Inc. delivered a record number of cars worldwide in the third quarter, smashing analysts estimates and maintaining its dominance in electric-vehicle sales making a difficult year-end sales goal slightly more attainable.

October 2, 2020
Business, Technology, Fuel

Nikola Postpones Forum Where Electric Pickup Was to Debut

Nikola Corp. is rescheduling its in-person Nikola World conference, where it was planning to show its electric pickup truck, as the company regroups in the wake of a stock sell-off and the departure of its chairman.

September 30, 2020
Business, Technology, Fuel

Nikola Pushes Back on Skeptics by Showcasing In-House Technology

Nikola Corp. wants to put allegations of deception behind it with a push to showcase its own innovations and detail how it plans to get its clean-powered trucks to market.

September 29, 2020
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel

Electrifying California Cars Could Crush the Grid, or Save It

Electrifying all new cars in California could be an immense burden on the states struggling power grid or a whole new line of defense against blackouts.

September 28, 2020
Business, Technology, Safety, Fuel, Autonomous

Teslas $25,000 Car Doesnt Worry Biggest Rivals in China

Tesla Inc.s plan to build a $25,000 car within the next three years doesnt seem to have fazed Chinas most-promising electric vehicle startups, with executives at the Beijing Auto Show saying Elon Musk can bring it on.

September 28, 2020
Business, Technology, Fuel

Daimler Will Retool Century-Old Engine Plants in Electric Shift

Daimler AG has entered discussions with its powerful German labor unions to convert key engine and transmission factories for the electric-car era.

September 24, 2020