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Business, Technology, Safety

Lotus Debuts All-Electric Super Coupe Evija

Lotus unveiled its first all-electric supercar, the Evija, in London on July 16.

July 16, 2019
Business, Technology, Logistics

Tesla Readies Production Boost, Hints of Return to Hiring Mode

Tesla Inc. is poised to increase production at its California car plant and is back in hiring mode, according to an internal e-mail sent days after the company wrapped up a record quarter of deliveries.

July 10, 2019
Business, Technology, Fuel, Autonomous

Electric Jaguars to Be Made in UK Despite Brexit Uncertainty

LONDON Jaguar Land Rover says it will manufacture a range of electric cars in the U.K., a boost to an industry braced for turmoil ahead of Britains departure from the European Union.

July 5, 2019
Business, Technology, Fuel, Autonomous

Ford Readies for Push in Electric Cars, Morgan Stanley Says

Ford Motor Co. is preparing to make a bigger push in electric vehicles, according to Morgan Stanley.

July 3, 2019
Business, Technology, Fuel

Saving the Planet With Electric Vehicles Means Strangling This Desert

Mining for lithium for electric vehicles is having an irreversible impact on the Atacama desert in Chile.

June 11, 2019
Business, Equipment, Safety

Audi Recalls First Electric SUV in US on Battery Fire Risk

Volkswagen AGs luxury brand Audi is recalling its first all-electric vehicle sold in the U.S. due to a potential risk of a battery fire.

June 11, 2019
Business, Technology

GMs Mark Reuss: Electric Cars Will Be Average Cost and Profitable

General Motors Co. is making a big claim about its future electric cars: The automaker will be able to sell them at very average transaction prices and be profitable, GM President Mark Reuss said in a presentation June 5.

June 5, 2019
Government, Technology, Autonomous, TCA

Texas, Other States Look to Boost Fees on EVs to Fund Highway Maintenance

Texas is considering whether to impose additional registration fees on electric and hybrid vehicles, following nearly half the states that assess higher fees on battery-powered vehicles to compensate for lost gasoline taxes used to maintain roads and highways.

May 24, 2019
Business, Technology

VWs ID.3 Seen as Direct Challenge to Teslas Supremacy in Electric Market

Volkswagen AG is about to find out whether consumers will back its 30 billion-euro strategy to topple Tesla Inc. as the electric-car leader. The German auto giant is taking 1,000-euro deposits to secure one of the first in a new range of battery-powered models.

May 8, 2019
Government, Business, Technology, TCA

Bill Aims to Boost Electric-Car Battery Mineral Production

A group of U.S. senators is introducing legislation to boost domestic production of critical minerals that are often imported from China to make electric car batteries.

May 6, 2019