Volkswagen of America announced earlier today it has started production of its flagship electric vehicle in the United States, the ID.4, at its factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee. “We’re just starting to write a new chapter for Volkswagen in America, and it is very much an American story,” Thomas Schäfer, Chairman of the global Volkswagen brand, […]
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General Motors (NYSE: GM) reported its earnings for the second quarter of 2022 this morning. The automaker stated that its net income sank 40 percent during Q2 compared to the same quarter in 2021 due to major parts shortages and production bottlenecks. The Detroit-based GM remains committed to its outlook for the full year, affirming […]
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Just recently, GM CEO Mary Barra stated that the veteran automaker can still outsell Tesla in the United States’ electric vehicle market by the middle of the decade. This target is ambitious, but GM seems quite serious about its EV efforts nonetheless, with the company recently announcing that it has secured enough cathode active material […]
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According to recent SEC filing, Faraday Future (FF) is delaying the start of production and deliveries of its debut EV to later this year. The EV startup stated it would push back the start of production and deliveries of its FF 91 flagship to the third or fourth quarter of 2022. Faraday Future cited supply […]
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Ford will reportedly eliminate as many as 8,000 jobs in the next few weeks, and the cuts are expected to come to positions in combustion engine manufacturing. Ford has made a primary push toward electrifying its lineup with a full commitment to EVs. Eliminating ICE jobs would surely help boost profits as it would funnel […]
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Amazon announced this morning that its Rivian Electric Delivery Vans (EDVs) will make deliveries in over 100 cities across the United States by the end of the year. Rivian plans to have EDVs operational in 100,000 U.S. cities by 2030. Amazon and Rivian have collaborated on sustainable electric delivery vehicles since 2019, with pilot deliveries […]
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The United States Postal Service announced today that it would increase the concentration of battery electric vehicles that would make up the 165,000 new vehicles it plans to purchase as a part of its plan to modernize the mail fleet. Previous projections placed the USPS’s order concentration of BEVs at just 20 percent of the […]
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Volkswagen is planning to enter the United States’ rapidly growing electric pickup and SUV market by utilizing the Scout brand, the company’s new CEO told Axios. President and CEO of Volkswagen’s North American operations, Scott Keogh, is set to become the new CEO of Scout on September 1. Keogh, who has overseen VW’s growth in the […]
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An exclusive group of Cadillac Lyriq buyers are being offered a considerable discount by the automaker if they agree to sign an NDA that will restrict who they can talk about the car with and let General Motors track how they use the vehicle. A new report from the Detroit Free Press says Cadillac offered a […]
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Extreme weather events put energy supplies at risk. Consumers can boost their resilience with everything from solar-powered torch to an EV.
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