Ford, General Motors and others are striking deals with mining companies to avoid raw material shortages that could thwart their electric vehicle ambitions.
Category: Electric and Hybrid Vehicles
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5 Electric Vehicle-Friendly Road Trips With Ample Charging Stations
Want to hit the road with your electric vehicle? These U.S. road trips offer gorgeous overlooks, welcoming stops and ample charging stations.
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Volkswagen Replaces Audi Chief Amid Pressure to Electrify
Gernot Döllner, who is considered close to Volkswagen’s chief executive, Oliver Blume, will take over at the luxury brand starting Sept. 1.
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Auto-Industry Group Assails Biden’s Plan to Electrify America’s Cars
The E.P.A.’s plan is “neither reasonable nor achievable,” the lobbying group said, using strong language in the face of the urgency to cut planet-warming emissions from vehicles.
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Can China Export Its Way Out of Its Economic Slump?
No country has had more export success than China. But Beijing faces risks in turning to the tested method of selling more abroad.
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Lordstown Motors, an Electric Truck Maker, Files for Bankruptcy
The company bought a shuttered General Motors plant in Ohio but struggled to produce its pickup truck.
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Tesla May Have Already Won the Charging Wars
Deals with Ford and G.M. will make it easier to find a charger but could give Elon Musk control of critical infrastructure.
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John B. Goodenough, 100, Dies; Nobel-Winning Creator of the Lithium-Ion Battery
An unassuming professor who remained active into his 90s, he is credited with the breakthrough that gave rise to the batteries powering today’s electronic devices.
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Ryan Reynolds Invests in Alpine F1 Team
The actor Ryan Reynolds, the private equity firm RedBird Capital and Otro Capital are among the investors taking a stake in Renault’s Alpine team.
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Deal for Formula 1 Team Reflects Growing U.S. Interest in the Sport
The actor Ryan Reynolds and the private equity firm RedBird Capital are among the investors taking a stake in Renault’s Alpine team.
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Ford’s Battery Joint Venture to Get $9.2 Billion Government Loan
The money will help finance three plants the automaker and its partner, SK On, are building in Kentucky and Tennessee.
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E.V. Ride-Sharing Programs Bring Cleaner Transportation to Low-Income Communities
An innovative E.V. ride-sharing program is bringing low-cost clean transportation to an agricultural town in California’s Central Valley. Others are following suit.