Tesla launches new showroom in Turkey where officials want a factory

Tesla has launched a new showroom in Istanbul, Turkey, a country where government officials have courted the electric vehicle maker for a new factory. Tesla has opened its new store in Istanbul in a mall known as Metropol AVM, recognized as one of the most prestigious shopping centers in the country. Its first location is […]

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GM CFO estimates variable EV profitability in second half of 2024

General Motors (GM) may not be catching up to electric vehicle leaders like Tesla anytime soon, but CFO Paul Jacobson has noted that the automaker’s EV business is still on the right path. The executive seemed optimistic about GM’s electric vehicle business, even noting that he sees variable profitability being achieved sometime in the second […]

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Only 13 EVs currently qualify for a US tax credit


Sometimes public policy gets skewered on the horns of a dilemma. The Buy American provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act are aimed at protecting US jobs (and national security) by making EVs with substantial amounts of battery components from “nations of concern”—namely China—ineligible for tax credits. That’s a worthy goal, but to a certain extent… Read more »

Iveco Bus to supply electric models to QBUZZ in the Netherlands


Italy-based bus manufacturer Iveco Bus, one of the eight commercial vehicle brands of Iveco Group, has won a tender to supply 140 electric buses to public transport operator QBUZZ in the Zuid-Holland Noord concession area in the Netherlands. The 102 CROSSWAY Low Entry ELEC and 38 E-WAY units are scheduled to begin service by December… Read more »