Tag: electric vehicles

July 24, 2023

A date has been set for North Carolina’s first car manufacturing plant to officially break ground. On July 28, VinFast will launch formal construction of its planned $4 billion electric vehicle production and assembly plant, near the Chatham County town […]

July 10, 2023

U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg (R-Mich.) has introduced a bill that would bar the Environmental Protection Agency from finalizing strong new emission standards that would push the auto industry toward electric vehicles. The legislation, dubbed the Choice in Automobile Retail Sales […]

March 15, 2023

Honda is now moving forward with the next stages as it prepares to build electric vehicles (EVs) in the US. According to Electrek, the automaker is now setting the stage for its EV Hub in Ohio, with plans to transition […]

March 6, 2023

Rivian Automotive Inc. has told employees that production of 62,000 electric vehicles is possible this year, according to people familiar with the matter, an increase from the production target it told investors on Feb. 28. The Irvine, Calif.-based company’s production […]

December 21, 2022

The president of Toyota Motor Corp. is publicly questioning whether the auto industry should transition as quickly to electric vehicles. The Wall Street Journal is reporting Akio Toyoda said during a recent visit to Thailand that a “silent majority” of […]

October 18, 2022

The funding will allow the company to purchase tools and extend development and implementation of 200mm GaN wafer manufacturing. The incorporation of scaled GaN manufacturing into the fab’s capabilities enables it to make ICs for high-power applications including electric vehicles, […]

September 13, 2022

Mexico and the United States plan to take advantage of the Biden administration’s massive investment in semiconductor production to push the integration of their supply chains and cooperate on expanding the production of electric vehicles through Mexico’s nationalized lithium industry, […]

September 7, 2022

Iconic American off-road brand Jeep has revealed its path forward as the industry shifts to electric power. The map includes both plug-in hybrids and battery-electric models, with four new electrified vehicles planned by 2025. The company’s 4xe plug-in hybrid technology, […]

August 31, 2022

Toyota Motor Corp. TM -0.17%▼ laid out plans for spending $5.6 billion on electric-vehicle battery capacity, as it moves to catch up after expressing doubts about how quickly the world should shift toward EVs. On Wednesday, Toyota said it planned […]

August 26, 2022

In Massachusetts, the use of electric school buses to supply the power grid with 80 hours’ worth of energy just shows how useful and beneficial electric vehicles can be. Largest Electric School Bus Deployment in the US Due to the […]

August 22, 2022

Companies could start mining the ocean floor for metals used to make electric-vehicle batteries within the next year, a development that could occur despite broad concerns about the environmental impact of deep-sea mining. The International Seabed Authority, a United Nations […]

August 1, 2022

Tesla is reportedly looking for a new supplier regarding its Giga Press, and it focuses on a different manufacturer that would help in making its casting machines for mass-producing electric vehicles. The first reveal of the casting machine is for […]

May 3, 2022

Stellantis NV will acquire the Share Now car-sharing venture formed by BMW AG and Mercedes-Benz AG, the latest shakeup in the industry as automakers struggle to make mobility services profitable. Stellantis’s Free2Move mobility brand didn’t disclose a price for buying […]

April 27, 2022

Saudi Arabia will purchase between 50,000 and 100,000 electric vehicles over the next decade from Lucid Group Inc., which is backed by the kingdom’s sovereign-wealth fund, in a boost to the car maker’s push to increase sales revenue. Lucid shares […]

April 5, 2022

Leading this specific segment is the Bordrin iEV7 with an estimated range of 438 miles. The company from Nanjing won’t reap any rewards coming from the third place on this list, since it was liquidated in early 2021, just five […]

March 22, 2022

The DLW series common mode choke coils (CMCC for signal and power are designed to reduce the common mode noise in differential transmission for automotive and EV charging applications. The low profile construction and high self-resonance frequency enable high cut-off […]

February 8, 2022

Tritium DCFC Limited (Tritium), a global leader in the electric vehicle (EV) charging industry, has announced that it will establish its U.S. manufacturing base in Tennessee. The company expects to create more than 500 new jobs over the next five […]

February 2, 2022

Public charging stations for electric vehicles once tended to be confined to the dark corners of parking lots and highway rest stops. Now they are getting more obvious. Companies are opening brightly lighted, canopied lots and converting gas stations into […]

January 11, 2022

China’s car market snapped a three-year decline last year, helped by strong sales of electric vehicles, though the global chip shortage and Covid-19 outbreaks in the country disrupted some production. Sales of passenger cars in 2021 rose 4.4% from a […]

January 5, 2022

In response to consumer demand Ford is upping its production of the F-150 Lightning, the all-electric pickup it rolled out to great fanfare a few months ago. Yes! Ride the lightning. We dug it then. We dig this now. Here’s […]