Dec 19, 2019 | Business, Electric Vehicles
Mercedes-Benz is pushing back the US release of its first mass-market electric vehicle, an SUV known as the EQC, to 2021. The $68,000 EV was originally supposed to start shipping in the US at the start of 2020. Announced in 2018, the EQC launched in Europe earlier...
Dec 19, 2019 | Autonomous Vehicles, Detroit, Electric Vehicles, Featured, Jobs
Ford Motor Co. is adding 3,000 jobs at two factories in the Detroit area and investing $1.45 billion to build new pickup trucks, SUVs, and electric and autonomous vehDetroit area and investing $1.45 billion to build new pickup trucks, SUVs, and electric and autonomous...
Dec 5, 2019 | Climate, Electric Vehicles, Government
The plan is to produce a 25% drop in air pollution by the time the Olympics arrive in Los Angeles. What becomes of California’s waiver process and its ability to set stricter emissions and fuel economy standards will be up to the courts, following moves by the...
Nov 20, 2019 | Electric Vehicles, Mobility
If you’ve been watching the growth of the electric vehicle (EV) market, two facts stand out: the technology is advancing so quickly that buyers risk obsolescence, which makes some potential buyers hesitate to ante up; and second, EVs are truly a superior technology...
Nov 20, 2019 | Business, Electric Vehicles, Featured
After years of automakers losing money on EVs, including Ford’s first foray that started nearly a decade ago, Ford CEO Jim Hackett on Sunday said the Mach-E will be profitable. KEY POINTS Top performance models of the Mustang Mach-E will achieve 0-60 mph in the...
Nov 14, 2019 | Business, Electric Vehicles
Volkswagen has broken ground on an $800 million expansion of its Tennessee production facility that will eventually house assembly lines for electric vehicles. The Wednesday announcement marks the beginning of a shift toward battery-electric vehicles for the U.S....
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