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IEA’s plan to cut oil use
Cyclists photographed in Lisbon, Portugal, in October 2018. Kamisoka | Istock Unreleased | Getty Images Speed limits on highways should be cut by at least 10 kilometers per hour (6.2 mph) to help lowe...
EV mechanic Carl Medlock found a niche fixing Teslas
There’s an opportunity for entrepreneurs in the electric vehicle market. Electric vehicles are sweeping the auto industry, and while all the attention is directed at flashy car unveilings and au...
Hydrogen-powered train a step closer to passenger service in Germany
A model of Siemens Mobility’s Mireo Plus photographed in 2019. Nicolas Armer | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Plans to deploy a hydrogen-powered train in the southern German state of Bavaria to...
VW and Goldman Sachs-backed Northvolt plans German gigafactory
A lithium-ion prismatic cell battery from Northvolt, photographed on Feb. 17, 2022. Mikael Sjoberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Northvolt said Tuesday it would look to build a gigafactory in Germany, wi...
Rivian Makes a Major Bet – Will It Pay Off?
Rivian (RIVN) – Get Rivian Automotive, Inc. Class A Report has something to prove and the young manufacturer of electric vehicles, recently presented as one of Tesla’s great rivals, knows...
Rivian About to Make a Crucial Decision to Solve Its Big Problem
It is an understatement to say that Rivian is going through a tough period. The young electric-vehicle manufacturer has just poured cold water on investors’ hopes by announcing a pessimistic ou...
Ford says it will ramp up EV offering in Europe
A Ford facility in Cologne, Germany, photographed in February 2021. Oliver Berg | AFP | Getty Images Ford has laid out plans to roll out three new passenger electric vehicles and four new commercial E...
Rivian Makes an Unexpected Gift to Tesla, Ford and GM
Things aren’t working out so well for Rivian (RIVN) – Get Rivian Automotive, Inc. Class A Report these days. The young manufacturer of electric vehicles seems to be experiencing a series...
BMW Hit by News That Could Slow Its Efforts Against Tesla
BMW (BMW) just got a bit of bad news, and it couldn’t have happened at a worse time. The German luxury-vehicle manufacturer is, like all players in the industry, racing to offer electric cars...
Rivian Racks Up $4.7 Billion Loss, Sees Supply Snags Curbing EV Output
Newly built Rivian R1 T electric pickups. Rivian Rivian, the best-funded electric vehicle startup in U.S. history, said losses during its initial year of electric truck production were nearly $5 billi...
Russian Nickel Compounds Pain For Carmakers Contending With Chip Shortages
Volkswagen ID.5 electric cars being built at the company’s Zwickau, Germany, plant Getty Images Carmakers have struggled to maintain production levels for over a year owing to a computer chip sh...
Lucid, Rivian and Fisker Miss a Huge Opportunity to Knock Tesla Out
In sport, the challengers know that they must solidify the rare opportunities that will present themselves to bring down the big favorites. They must be realistic and seize any opportunity to destabi...
Aston Martin inks deal to develop batteries with Britishvolt
The Aston Martin Rapide E electric vehicle on display at the Auto Shanghai 2019 show in Shanghai, China. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Aston Martin is to work with Britishvolt on the developme...
Korean Auto Giant Hyundai Unveils $16 Billion Plan To Accelerate Electric Vehicle Push
Hyundai Motor’s Euisun Chung. NurPhoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images South Korean auto giant Hyundai Motor plans to invest about $16 billion and roughly double its market share in the global electri...
Tesla Rivals Lucid, Rivian, Fisker Struggling to Compete
The love at first sight between investors and young manufacturers of electric vehicles seems to have died. As often in every relationship, the beginnings are marked by great promises. Everything seem...
Why Ford’s big EV split decision may get even bigger in the future
Attendees look at the all-electric Ford F-150 Lightning pickup truck at the Washington Auto Show in Washington on Tuesday, January 25, 2022. Bill Clark | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images In the bigge...
Tesla Receives a Permit That Will Scare Its Rivals
Tesla (TSLA) – Get Tesla Inc Report and Chief Executive Elon Musk are officially very close to starting production of cars at their Berlin-based European factory. After several months of uncert...
Ford Rises On Plan To Carve Out ‘Model e’ Electric Vehicle Business
Ford CEO Jim Farley at a briefing in Dearborn, Michigan, on the carmaker’s new business structure. Ford Motor Ford Motor Co. is doubling down on plans to compete with Elon Musk’s Tesla, General Motors...
Opportunity Or A Fool’s Errand?
Emily Pickrell, UH Energy Scholar Bolivian President Evo Morales (R) receives from Mining Minister Roberto Echazu, the first … [+] laboratory samples of lithium carbonate, a compound used in med...
Embattled Electric Truck Maker Nikola Makes a Big Promise
When Nikola (NKLA) – Get Nikola Corporation Report Mark Russell said the electric truck maker had an extraordinary year in 2021, nobody argued with him. Russell was detailing the company’...
Nikola Shifting To Electric Semi Production, Building First Hydrogen Fuel Plant
Nikola’s Tre FCEV hydrogen truck goes into production in 2023, though prototype versions are being tested by Anheuser-Busch in Los Angeles. Nikola Corp. Nikola Corp. didn’t generate revenue last...
Volkswagen Wants to Launch Porsche in Pursuit of Tesla
A long-awaited duel in the lucrative and promising electric-vehicle sector is taking shape. It’s a dream poster. And guessing the winner would be difficult as each of the two adversaries have st...
Rivian Makes a Bold Move To Solve Its Biggest Problem
In the world of fencing, when a fencer moves too far back to avoid danger, they end up with their back to the wall. So they have no other choice but to face their adversary. This is the situation in...
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Wants to Split Its Shares
Is SpaceX a victim of its own success? We have to believe that the new conquest of space is attracting a large number of investors. The rocket and space tech company started by Tesla (TSLA) – ...
Texas Provides Model For Much-Needed Supply Chain Overhaul
Emily Pickrell, UH Energy Scholar US President Joe Biden holds a microchip as he speaks before signing an executive order on securing … [+] critical supply chains, in the State Dining Room of th...
Tesla Hits the Brakes on Its New Big Thing
Elon Musk made a particular product the star of Tesla’s (TSLA) – Get Tesla Inc Report earnings conference call at the end of January. He was full of praise for the impact this product wo...
EVs dominated Super Bowl ads, but only 9% of passenger car sales
Visitors wearing face masks check a China-made Tesla Model Y sport utility vehicle (SUV) at the electric vehicle maker’s showroom in Beijing, China January 5, 2021. Tingshu Wang | Reuters Six of...
Tesla CEO Elon Musk Has Found a Smart Way to Get Free Money
You don’t change a formula that wins, says an adage. In this case, the formula is doubly winning. The electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Tesla (TSLA) – Get Tesla Inc Report continues to ...