Toyota Executive Lashes Out at US Regulations Promoting EV Sales November 12, 2024 By Chester Dawson Toyota Motor Corp.’s North American chief operating officer criticized the U.S.’s policies promoting speedy adoption of electric vehicles, calling them...
Lithium-Ion Batteries Finally Reaching Adolescence November 4, 2024 By Tom Harries Around five years ago, grid-scale lithium-ion batteries exploded onto the scene—some literally. First, insurers faced the same questions as grid...
California Plans to Rev up Sales of Electric Motorcycles in Nationwide First October 31, 2024 By Alejandra Reyes-Velarde At New Century Motorcycles in Alhambra, a handful of electric motorcycles are relegated to the back of the store, tucked...
Report: California Auto Sales Leveling off, Tesla Sales Slip October 28, 2024 New vehicle registrations in California seem to be leveling off, while consumer tastes for Telsas cooled slightly. California’s new light...
Thieves Hunting for Copper Are Vandalizing American EV Chargers September 25, 2024 By Kyle Stock and Tope Alake Rick Wilmer spends most of his work days at the office. But every so often, the chief executive officer of...
Carmakers Adjust Electrification Plans as EV Demand Slows September 12, 2024 By Andrey Sychev, Greta Rosen Fondahn and Agnieszka Olenska Several global automakers are scaling down their electrification targets, hurt by slowing demand for fully electric vehicles due to lack...
Ford Slows EV Plans, Delaying Pickup and Axing Three-Row SUV, to Cut Costs August 23, 2024 By Nora Eckert, Nathan Gomes and Ben Klayman Ford Motor on Wednesday said it was killing a planned three-row electric SUV and pushing back a new electric version...
South Korea Urges Automakers to Disclose EV Battery Brands After Fires August 14, 2024 By Heekyong Yang and Ju-min Park South Korea will urge automakers operating in the country to identify batteries used in their electric vehicles, the government said...
Long-Range EVs Now Cost Less Than the Average New Car in the U.S. June 7, 2024 By Tom Randall The automotive industry has entered a fiercely competitive phase in the electric vehicle transition, and it’s producing an intriguing result...
Report Shows Increase in Total EV Loss Claims June 6, 2024 A new report shows a jump in total loss frequency for both electric and newer internal combustion engine automobiles. Mitchell...