General Motors will extend the shutdown of a Michigan assembly plant to mid-October following a new recall of its Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles related to battery issues, according to Autoblog. “The largest U.S. automaker said the extension of the production …
U.S. lawmakers want to expand the tax credits for electric vehicles to include “significantly higher subsidies for union-made zero-emission models” assembled in the U.S., according to Autoblog. The proposal they laid out would give Detroit’s Big Three automakers a big …
England will become the first country globally to introduce mandatory electric vehicle charging points for new-build homes, according to Auto Express. “All new homes in England will have to be fitted with charge points for electric cars, as the government …
New York is moving forward with legislation to ban nearly all new gas- and diesel-powered vehicles in the state by 2035. “New legislation, which mandates that all new passenger cars, light trucks and off-road vehicles sold in the state be …
Ford plans to stop producing vehicles in India and will shut down both of its plants in the country—in Gujarat and Tamil Nadu states—by the second quarter of 2022. It will, however, continue to produce car engines for export, according …
Replacing the U.S. government’s federal fleet with electric vehicles could save the country’s taxpayers $4.6 billion by 2030, according to a report by the Electrification Coalition and Atlas Public Policy. “The report found that 97% of the light-duty vehicles and …
The issue around the global shortage of new vehicles is not moving in the right direction, according to Autoblog. General Motors announced its intention to idle eight North American assembly plants in September, while Ford is halting the production of …
Genesis plans to have all vehicles in its lineup be purely electric by 2025—powered by battery or hydrogen fuel cells. “The electrification strategy includes developing new fuel cell systems with higher power output,” said Driving.ca, “and next-generation technology to draw …
Tesla must send its Autopilot data to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration by October 22, according to Car and Driver. They are asking for “extensive information about every crash that a Tesla equipped with Autopilot has been involved …
Ride-hailing service Uber is donating $1 million to help Afghan refugees, increasing a previous pledge of $600,000. The company also launched an in-app donation button so customers can support the refugees more easily, and reportedly plans to match all in-app …
Smart recently released new teaser images of its upcoming electric SUV concept that will appear at the Munich motor show. It will be the first product from the brand since the joint venture between Mercedes-Benz and Chinese firm Geely. “The …
The semiconductor shortage that continues to impact a number of automakers around the globe is far from over. According to CNET, a major Japanese semiconductor chip supplier (Rohm), “said it foresees chip shortages throughout next year. It’s not that the …
