Electric vehicle fires are rare, but hard to fight — here’s why

Electric vehicles provide a path to better air quality, reduced fuel costs and comprise a growing new category for automakers. But with the transition to electric transportation comes a new challenge:...

Texas Electric Grid Survives Recent Cold Snap

AUSTIN, TX – JUNE 08: (L-R) State Rep. Chris Paddie, Texas Governor Greg Abbott and State Senator … [+] Kelly Hancock attend a press conference where Abbott signed Senate Bills 2 and 3 at ...

China’s Baidu, Geely put nearly $400 million into electric car venture Jidu

An outline of Jidu’s concept car is pictured here. Jidu is the electric car company set up by Chinese internet giant Baidu and automaker Geely. Jidu plans to begin mass production and deliveries...

3M, Johnson & Johnson, General Electric and more

Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: 3M (MMM) – 3M rose 1.9% in the premarket after reporting quarterly earnings of $2.31 per share, 30 cents a share above estimates. Revenue al...

American Express, General Electric, IBM and more

Scott Eells | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. General Electric — Shares fell 6% after the company missed revenue estimates for the fiscal fourth qu...

Can Formula E New Season Take Electric Racing Further Toward Mainstream?

Formula E is aiming to make its new season the best yet for the electric motor racing series. In the UK, season 8 is being marked by the announcement of a multi-year partnership with free-to-air terre...

GM Planning $6.5 Billion Investment In Michigan Electric Vehicle Plants, State Says

Topline General Motors and Ultium Cells — a battery developer run by GM and LG Energy Solution — are planning a $6.5 billion investment in electric vehicle and battery plants in Michigan, according to...

​​Ford Isn’t Tesla Yet And Shouldn’t Be Trading Like An Electric Vehicle Stock, This Firm Says

Topline It’s too early for investors to value and trade legacy automakers such as Ford like electric vehicle stocks, according to Jefferies analysts who recently downgraded shares of the company warni...

Electric Cars Are Too Expensive For Many, But Retrofitting Could Be The Answer

Most Europeans probably can’t afford this BMW iX electric car. (Photo by HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP via … [+] Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images Europeans on average earnings could soon be forced ...

Andre Hudson, INDIEV Head Of Design Talks To Us About Blockchain Installation In Electric Vehicles

Video games, cars, and blockchain technology are integrating to become a single metaverse matchup. All that was not possible until recently with advancements in these technologies. One company that sp...

Electric Jaguar May Gamble On Risky Move Upmarket After Self-Imposed Limbo; Report

Jaguar needs new designs to wow buyers, like this old E-Type (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images … [+] for Jaguar) Getty Images for Jaguar While Jaguar reimagines its future, there’s a dange...

Are The Batteries In This Hypercar The Future Of Electric Vehicles?

The technology in EV batteries is developing fast. For starters, the cost is now about 10% of what it was a decade ago for the same capacity and continuing to drop. But as the price goes down and the ...

Here’s the full list of the best-selling electric cars in China for 2021

A Neta (Nezha) V electric car is on display at the Hozon Auto stand during an auto show in Tianjin, China, on Oct. 4, 2021. VCG | Visual China Group | Getty Images BEIJING — Tesla and BYD remained by ...

Ford’s Amped Up Electric Vehicle Strategy Boost Shares, Tops GM’s Market Cap

Ford CEO Jim Farley with the electric F-150 Lightning truck in Dearborn, Michigan. Bill Pugliano/Getty Images Ford Motor Co.’s plans to accelerate production and sales of battery-powered crossovers an...

Ford Blows Past $100 Billion Market Valuation As Shares Surge Thanks To Hot Electric Vehicle Plans

Topline Shares of Ford continued to move higher on Thursday—with the legacy automaker’s market value surpassing $100 billion for the first time ever—as more Wall Street analysts bet on the company suc...

QuantumScape Is Expanding Beyond Electric Vehicles. It’s a Huge Move.

Text size QuantumScape Lab Courtesy QuantumScape Solid state battery technology company QuantumScape is moving beyond electric vehicles, looking at applying its rechargeable battery technology into th...

New GreenPower Electric School Bus Plant Announced As Concern For Student Health Builds

Electric school bus built by Vancouver, BC-based GreenPower in front of West Virginia state capitol … [+] in Charleston. GreenPower plans to build an electric school bus plant in South Charlesto...

General Electric, Rivian, Illumina and more

Offices of Illumina, in San Diego, California. Mike Blake | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Illumina – Illumina shares surged 12.7% a day after the biotechnology co...

New Study Suggests Ongoing Issue With Selling Electric Vehicles

Many a sales plan has assumed the global market will shift towards electric vehicles, but a new … [+] study suggests this planning might be too aggressive. getty Approximately ten years ago, an ...

California proposes $6.1 billion on electric vehicle initiatives

California Governor Gavin Newsom holds a copy of the California State budget after ceremonially signing it during a rally in Los Angeles, Tuesday, July 13, 2021. Hans Gutknecht | MediaNews Group | Get...

Coal Decline Accelerates, Federal Funds Spur Clean Energy, Millions Of New Electric Vehicles And Chargers

2021 was a landmark year for clean energy and climate policy, from dozens of nations pledging to phase out coal, to the most ambitious federal climate proposals in United States history, to automakers...

Electric Car Owner Says His Hacked Tesla Model 3 Mined up to $800 a Month Mining Ethereum – Mining Bitcoin News

According to the 2018 Tesla Model 3 owner, Siraj Raval, he mined up to $800 a month in crypto assets with his hacked-out electric car. Similarly, Chris Allessi, the owner of a Tesla Model S tethered a...

Electric Car Crusaders Must Acknowledge Problems Or The Revolution Will Fail

Angry woman is kicking her electric car with empty battery and looking for help getty While electric car sales continue to boom in Europe and politicians speed the demise of conventional engines, the ...

Chip shortage leaves Tesla and other electric car buyers in China waiting months for new vehicles

The ongoing global chip shortage has left car buyers in China waiting several months for newly purchased vehicles to arrive, as assemblers and component manufacturers struggle to keep up with demand. ...

Should I buy General Electric shares after a positive view from Credit Suisse?

General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) shares have advanced more than 5% since the beginning of the 2022 year, and the current share price stands at $101.40. Credit Suisse has a positive view for the sha...

Electric Capital’s Report On Best Blockchain Ecosystems At Present

A report that shows the top blockchain ecosystems has been revealed by the Electric Capital and has built the report based on developer engagement. The report shows that the active developers that joi...

Proterra Stock Sank in the SPAC Selloff. Now the Electric Bus Maker Looks Like a Bargain.

Proterra Greenville Facility Courtesy of Proterra Text size Proterra would seem to have a lot going for it. The electric-vehicle technology company operates in a hot sector and has avoided head-on com...

Vietnamese Car Maker VinFast Invests In Israeli Electric Vehicle Battery Startup

A VinFast VF 5 electric vehicle is displayed at the VinFast booth at CES 2022 at the Las Vegas … [+] Convention Center on January 5, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Alex Wong/Getty Images VinFast, th...

Electric Motorcycle Startup Damon Motors Adds 200hp Naked-Style ‘HyperFighter’ To The Lineup

The Damon Motors HyperFighter has more stripped down look than the HyperSport, but will be just as … [+] quick. Damon Motors Canadian electric motorcycle startup Damon Motors revealed a new high...

Walmart and FedEx sign deals for thousands of GM’s new electric vans

Walmart signed an agreement to reserve 5,000 of BrightDrop’s EV600 and smaller EV410 electric delivery vans to support the retail giant’s last mile delivery network and goal of operating a...

Vietnamese Car Maker VinFast Accelerates Electric Vehicle Push

Vingroup vice chair and VinFast CEO Le Thi Thu Thuy. COURTESY OF Vingroup On Thursday, VinFast, a rather obscure automaker from Vietnam, revealed three new electric vehicle models at this year’s...

GM’s EV Push Yields Orders For Thousands Of Electric BrightDrop Vans From Walmart, FedEx

A BrightDrop EV600 all-electric light commercial vehicle. BrightDrop General Motors unveiled an array of new battery-powered models Wednesday at CES, including electric versions of the Silverado picku...