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Ford Is About to Make a Big Strategic Decision
Ford (F) – Get Ford Motor Company Report wants to go fast. The automotive group does not hide its ambitions to be one of the largest manufacturers of electric vehicles within five years. The c...
BP Chooses Tritium For Next Move Toward Global EV Charging Expansion
bp Pulse electric vehicle recharging station. bp Pulse Fueling its plan to widely expand its electric vehicle recharging network, U.K.-based oil giant bp has entered a multi-year agreement with Tritiu...
Ukraine war sees some countries focus on food, fuel, not clean energy
Concerns related to both the energy transition and energy security have been thrown into sharp relief by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. At the same time, recent months have also seen commodity pr...
Japanese car giant Honda targets EV expansion, earmarks billions for R&D
With several major economies looking to cut the number of diesel and gasoline vehicles on their roads, Honda and other carmakers are attempting to develop electrification strategies that will allow th...
Elon Musk The Miner? Tesla Founder Implies It Could Happen
TOPSHOT – CEO of Tesla Motors Elon Musk speaks at the Tesla Giga Texas manufacturing “Cyber Rodeo” … [+] grand opening party on April 7, 2022 in Austin, Texas. – Tesla we...
Elon Musk Opens Tesla’s ‘Giga Texas’ That He Says Is The Biggest U.S. Plant
Elon Musk celebrates the opening of Tesla’s Giga Texas plant in Austin. Tesla via YouTube Elon Musk marked the official start of production at Tesla’s new Giga Texas plant in Austin, saying it’s...
Electric Vehicle Checkpoint: DeLorean Releases Sneak Peek of Its EV
Nearly two months after its debut at the Super Bowl, DeLorean Motor is inching closer to revealing itself to the public. The electric-vehicle maker, which shares the name of the vehicle from the R...
Tesla’s Water Worries Don’t End In Berlin; Giga Texas In Booming Austin May Also See Drier Times
Tesla is throwing a party on April 7 to mark the official opening of Giga Texas, its plant near Austin. Tesla Tesla’s first European auto plant opened in eastern Germany after delayed approval from lo...
Fuel Dictators And Climate Change, Or Help Americans Drive Electric
President Biden’s brave decision to halt Russian oil and natural gas imports in response to the unprovoked Ukraine invasion shows the United States stands in solidarity with democracies everywhere. Bu...
Toyota Keeps a Crown Coveted by GM, Ford
What if the big winner of the difficulties that the automotive industry is currently going through was Toyota (TM) – Get Toyota Motor Corp. Report? The Japanese vehicle manufacturer seems to be...
The Horizon Darkens for Faraday Future, Dubbed “Next Tesla”
Faraday Future Intelligent Electric (FFIE) – Get Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc. Report was long seen as the electric vehicle maker that would challenge Tesla’s (TSLA) – G...
Vietnamese Carmaker Makes Bold and Risky Move to Challenge Tesla, Ford
It’s a bold and risky bet but it sends a clear message to local vehicle manufacturers: the cards for the American electric vehicle market are not yet completely distributed. There are still plac...
Biden Administration Wants New Vehicles To Average 49 MPG By 2026
A customer pumps gasoline into his car at a station in Mill Valley, California. Getty Images The Biden Administration, which is pushing automakers to get more electric vehicles on the road, is setting...
Rivian Stock Alert: Tesla Rival Asks for Patience
The first quarter was brutal for Rivian (RIVN) – Get Rivian Automotive, Inc. Class A Report. The stock took a beating on Wall Street after the company failed to deliver on its vehicle delivery...
Cathie Wood Watch: Ark Buys Into Drug-Discovery, Protein-Testing Firms
The prominent asset manager Cathie Wood, chief executive of Ark Investment Management, on Wednesday bought into a drug-discovery-technology stock, again bulked up on a major cryptocurrency stock, and ...
Russia-Ukraine War Helps Drive Nickel Prices, EV Headaches
Emily Pickrell, UH Energy Scholar NORILSK, RUSSIA – JULY 17: Excavators load ore in a dumpster July 17, 2002 in the Medvezhya … [+] mountains near Norilsk, Russia. In total, Norilsk produc...
High Gas Prices Drive High Demand For Electric Vehicles, TrueCar Says
The Ford F-150 Lightning battery powered electric pickup is built at Ford’s Rouge Electric Vehicle … [+] Center in Dearborn, Mich. PHOTO: Ford High gas prices tied to Russia’s invasion of ...
Cathie Wood Watch: Ark Buys Crypto Stock, Buys and Sells EVs
Asset manager Cathie Wood, chief executive of Ark Investment Management, traded again on Tuesday, buying a major cryptocurrency stock and selling shares of a big electric vehicle maker. She also conti...
UAW Says It’s Had No Contact With Tesla As Musk Amps Up Attacks On Union
Elon Musk is amping up his attacks on the United Auto Workers union. AFP via Getty Images Elon Musk’s invitation to the United Auto Workers to attempt to organize Tesla’s California assembly plant has...
Tesla Cut From California EV Rebate Program After Price Hikes
Elon Musk speaks at the opening of Tesla’s new electric car plant near Gruenheide, Germany. Getty Images Tesla may be the top-selling electric vehicle brand but in California, its biggest market...
Our Days As An Oil Exporter Are Limited, And So Are Dreams Of Energy Independence
Loren Steffy, UH Energy Scholar PORT ARANSAS, TEXAS – MAY 27: In this aerial drone view from a drone, a petroleum tanker ship passes … [+] through the Aransas Channel from the Gulf of Mexi...
Elon Musk Drops Hollywood, Beauty Pageant and UFC
Elon Musk is an eccentric CEO and does not hide it. He is also a very busy entrepreneur. The billionaire, who built his fortune with the financial services company PayPal (PYPL) – Get PayPal H...
Auto Sales Fall Again In March; Chips Are Down, Prices Are Up
A 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe on the assembly line at GM’s Arlington Assembly plant. Photo: GM U.S. auto sales are expected to fall more than 25% in March vs. March 2021, due to the shortage of new cars and ...
Londoners should avoid unnecessary car journeys after pollution alert
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has issued a high pollution alert for the U.K. capital. Andrew Holt | Photolibrary | Getty Images LONDON — Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has issued a high pollution alert...