The car was to be the first electric model to be produced at the main plant in Wolfsburg. Volkswagen has now announced that it will continue to build the ID.3 exclusively in Saxony. Demand remains too low.
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VW cancels ID.3 production in Wolfsburg
The car was to be the first electric model to be produced at the main plant in Wolfsburg. Volkswagen has now announced that it will continue to build the ID.3 exclusively in Saxony. Demand remains too low.
Nissan Leaf production draws to a close in Sunderland
Nissan is ending production of the Leaf as it prepares its British plant for the car’s replacement and two more BEV models. The Japanese carmaker announced a Leaf successor last year alongside electric versions of the Qashqai and Juke.
Here’s how Ducati made its motorbikes reliable under VW Group
The Italian motorcycle maker has made great improvements in reliability.
The contradiction of environmentally sustainable supercar manufacturing
We also discover how ill-suited the Aventador SVJ is for stop-and-go traffic.
Welcome to Normal: The town that holds the keys to Rivian’s future
Cash-burning EV startup recruits workers in central Illinois pursuing 50,000-delivery goal.
Genesis builds the Electrified GV70 in Alabama: Why that’s important
As of last month, the 2023 Genesis GV70 is now built in the U.S.—but only one in one of its variants, a new battery-electric version dubbed Electrified GV70. Behind that debut lies a story. When President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction …
EV makers counted on batteries getting cheaper; war changed the picture
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine may halt slide in cost of manufacturing batteries.
To support EV battery production, Biden turns to Defense Production Act
As part of a series of actions being taken to address gas prices and energy affordability, the Biden administration last week turned to a wartime tool to help ramp up the availability of critical materials needed for electric vehicles, sooner. Accordin…
Ford plans US electric truck factory, three battery plants: $11.4 billion, 11,000 jobs created
Ford on Monday announced its largest single manufacturing investment ever—$11.4 billion, which will include the creation of nearly 11,000 new jobs at two mammoth manufacturing complexes in Tennessee and Kentucky. The announcement was coordinated …
