Stellantis — the company that owns Jeep and Ram — and Samsung plan to spend $2.5 billion to build a battery factory in Kokomo, Ind., that is expected to create 1,400 jobs. The joint venture is expected to start production by 2025 and is intended to supply battery packs for Jeeps, Ram trucks and other… Continue reading Stellantis and Samsung to Spend $2.5 Billion on an EV Battery Plant in Indiana
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Interested in Solar Panels? Here Is Some Advice.
Thanks to technological and manufacturing advances, costs for solar panels have tumbled in the last decade, making solar energy more popular for homeowners. But figuring out how to add a solar energy system to your roof can be daunting. Workers installed a solar and battery system this winter at my home in a New York… Continue reading Interested in Solar Panels? Here Is Some Advice.
A Woman Alone in Oman: Three Weeks Along the Arabian Coast
I could barely tell where the salt ended and the sky began. I was on my way to Masirah, Oman’s largest island, when the surrounding terrain turned into a massive salt flat. At its edge, near the road, two Bangladeshi workers were up to their ankles in the mixture of liquid and minerals, pushing the… Continue reading A Woman Alone in Oman: Three Weeks Along the Arabian Coast
Judge Reduces $137 Million Penalty Against Tesla in Racism Case
A federal judge has significantly reduced a $137 million damages award against Tesla in a lawsuit by a worker who said he had encountered racism on the job in the electric-car maker’s assembly plant. The jury’s award, delivered in October, was pared to $15 million on Wednesday by Judge William H. Orrick of the U.S.… Continue reading Judge Reduces $137 Million Penalty Against Tesla in Racism Case
Ford and Stellantis say car sales fell at the start of the year.
Ford Motor said on Monday that its new-vehicle sales in the United States fell 17 percent in the first three months of the year, in line with other automakers that are struggling to keep their factories running amid a global shortage of computer chips. Ford said it had sold 429,174 cars and light trucks in… Continue reading Ford and Stellantis say car sales fell at the start of the year.
Tesla, Unlike Other Carmakers, Reports Big Sales Increase
Tesla, the world’s leading electric car company, on Saturday reported a steep increase in worldwide sales in the first three months of the year as it overcame supply chain problems and moved closer to production levels on a par with established luxury carmakers like BMW and Mercedes-Benz. Tesla said it delivered 310,000 vehicles from January… Continue reading Tesla, Unlike Other Carmakers, Reports Big Sales Increase
Biden Invokes Defense Production Act to Boost Critical Mineral Supply
The United States imported more than half its supply of at least 46 minerals in 2020, and all of its supply of 17 of them, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Many of the materials come from China, which leads the world in lithium ion battery manufacturing and has been known to shut off exports… Continue reading Biden Invokes Defense Production Act to Boost Critical Mineral Supply
Jim Farley Tries to Reinvent Ford and Catch Up to Elon Musk and Tesla
Auto experts say the electric F-150, known as the Lightning, must be a success if Ford is to thrive in the age of electric vehicles. Introducing this truck now is equivalent to “betting the company,” said William C. Ford Jr., the company’s executive chairman, who is a great-grandson of Henry Ford. “If this launch doesn’t… Continue reading Jim Farley Tries to Reinvent Ford and Catch Up to Elon Musk and Tesla
Rivian affirms its 2022 E.V. production goal despite supply problems.
Rivian, the electric-vehicle maker that went public last year with big ambitions to take on Tesla and others, said Wednesday that supply-chain problems had hobbled it in the first quarter, but it stood by its production forecast for this year. The company’s shares have declined over 80 percent this year as investors have grown nervous… Continue reading Rivian affirms its 2022 E.V. production goal despite supply problems.
Want to Buy an Electric Car? Read This First
Thinking more seriously about buying an electric car now that gas prices are revving up? You and everybody else. E.V.s are hard to find, especially now. The war in Ukraine hasn’t just caused gas prices to soar. It has also disrupted car production in Europe, which sends exports to the United States. And U.S. companies… Continue reading Want to Buy an Electric Car? Read This First