As electric vehicle sales soar, the industry is facing a host of bottlenecks: scaling up production of batteries and the raw materials that go into them takes time; global battery production is currently dominated by Asian firms; much of the …
Toyota’s in a bind, as are many other automakers around the globe. The ongoing global microchip shortage continues to haunt production and the giant Japanese auto manufacturer will have to revise its projected output numbers once again. Despite the situation, …
Recent studies about EV charging should give pause to owners, those considering buying an EV, and even the government and charging network providers. A study released by the Canadian government in late August found the country needs to speed up …
Ford is restructuring its vehicle development and supply chain operations, shuffling multiple executives just days after announcing that it would build up to 45,000 vehicles with parts missing due to shortages. The Dearborn, Michigan, automaker gave some executives new roles …
Chevrolet won’t follow sibling General Motors brands Buick and Cadillac in offering buyouts to dealerships that don’t want to sell electric vehicles, a GM executive said in a recent interview with The Verge. In fact, the dealerships that take buyouts …
General Motors announced it has now received over 90,000 reservations for the GMC Hummer EV pickup and SUV. These two large vehicles have generated more interest than most other electric vehicles over the past year and it appears that this …
If you’ve had your eye on a new Ram 1500 EcoDiesel for a while, now might be the time to make plans to buy one. That’s because the EcoDiesel V6 will leave the Ram 1500 menu in January 2023, after …
Jony Ive is the man who designed the original iMac, iPod, iPhone, and iPad but left Apple in 2019 to form his own design firm, LoveFrom, together with industrial designer Marc Newson. Ive surely has the expertise and knowledge about …
Cruise, General Motor’s self-driving research wing and autonomous taxi provider in San Francisco, was the first company to be allowed to offer fully autonomous taxi services in America. Cruise’s CEO Kyle Vogt was asked if he could see a point …
As the auto industry at large continues moving in Tesla’s direction, the EV sector has just surpassed an important milestone on its way to mainstream appeal. Battery-electric vehicles reached 10 percent of the worldwide auto market in July, according to …
With a range of newly developed materials, BMW hopes to reduce the emissions created in the production of its traditionally leather surfaces by 85 percent. Part of its commitment to achieve climate neutrality by 2050, BMW has developed leather replacements …
By combining efforts and expertise, both Mercedes-Benz and Rivian will build large electric vans for Europe. This cost-cutting measure will allow the companies to rapidly scale production to help the world transition to cleaner transportation. The two vans produced will …
