BMW Concept XM BMW BMW Group plans to invest $1.7 billion in its U.S. operations to build electric vehicles and batteries, the company announced Wednesday. The investment will include $1 billion to prepare for production of EVs at the automaker’s existing Spartanburg factory in South Carolina, and $700 million for a new high-voltage battery-assembly facility… Continue reading BMW plans to invest $1.7 billion in U.S. to produce electric vehicles
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IKEA teams with self-driving truck startup Kodiak Robotics to test deliveries in Texas
Kodiak Robotics truck in front of an IKEA store. Source: Kodiak Robotics Self-driving truck startup Kodiak Robotics said that it has begun a pilot program with IKEA in Texas. A semitruck equipped with Kodiak’s autonomous driving system is making daily delivery runs from an IKEA warehouse near Houston to a store close to Dallas, roughly… Continue reading IKEA teams with self-driving truck startup Kodiak Robotics to test deliveries in Texas
Warren Buffett-backed BYD pops more than 5% after Chinese EV maker forecasts surging profits
Warren Buffett-backed BYD said it expects a more than 300% jump in third-quarter profit. Despite headwinds including a resurgence of Covid in China, rising material costs and a slowing economy, BYD has remained fairly resilient. Nathan Laine | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Chinese electric carmaker BYD rose Tuesday after the company forecast a… Continue reading Warren Buffett-backed BYD pops more than 5% after Chinese EV maker forecasts surging profits
GM tests limits of Cadillac’s brand power with $300,000 Celestiq electric car
2024 Cadillac Celestiq Cadillac DETROIT – Cadillac is testing the limits of its brand allure and pricing power with the 2024 Celestiq – a large, bespoke electric car that will start at more than $300,000. The vehicle – unveiled Monday night – launches the General Motors brand into the ultra-luxury segment against the likes of… Continue reading GM tests limits of Cadillac’s brand power with $300,000 Celestiq electric car
Stellantis debuts pure-electric Jeep, pledges new target on energy self-sufficiency
The Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares photographed next to a Jeep Avenger at the Paris Motor Show on October 17, 2022. Nathan Laine | Bloomberg | Getty Images The CEO of Stellantis told CNBC Monday that the company would use its own sites to generate half the energy it needs for manufacturing by the middle of… Continue reading Stellantis debuts pure-electric Jeep, pledges new target on energy self-sufficiency
For GM auto union workers, there’s still a lot to learn about making EVs
UAW Local 5960 member Kimberly Fuhr inspects a Chevrolet Bolt EV during vehicle production on Thursday, May 6, 2021, at the General Motors Orion Assembly Plant in Orion Township, Michigan. Steve Fecht for Chevrolet In 2015, Marland “Lanny” Brown learned how to build an all-electric car. A member of United Auto Workers Local 5960, he’d… Continue reading For GM auto union workers, there’s still a lot to learn about making EVs
The ‘bummer’ of the $7,500 electric vehicle tax credit: Its full value may be hard to get
Tomekbudujedomek | Moment | Getty Images The historic climate legislation President Joe Biden signed in August offered a federal tax break — worth up to $7,500 — to households that buy new electric vehicles. But it may be tough for consumers to get the full value of the tax credit — at least initially. That’s… Continue reading The ‘bummer’ of the $7,500 electric vehicle tax credit: Its full value may be hard to get
New cars are still selling for over MSRP. Here’s how to avoid sticker shock
A couple browses a car’s sticker price. Don Mason | The Image Bank | Getty Images With demand for new cars still outpacing supply at many dealerships, buyers may be asking themselves if they need to pay over the average manufacturer’s suggested retail price, or the sticker price, to get the car that they want.… Continue reading New cars are still selling for over MSRP. Here’s how to avoid sticker shock
Nikola founder Trevor Milton found guilty of fraud over statements he made while CEO of the EV company
Trevor Milton CEO of Nikola Massimo Pinca | Reuters Trevor Milton, the founder and former chairman and CEO of electric heavy truck maker Nikola, was found guilty in federal court Friday of three of four counts of fraud relating to false statements he made to drive up the value of Nikola’s stock. Milton was charged… Continue reading Nikola founder Trevor Milton found guilty of fraud over statements he made while CEO of the EV company
Inside the only lithium producer in the U.S., which provides the critical mineral used in batteries by Tesla, EV makers
watch now SILVER PEAK, Nev. — On the edge of Western Nevada, hours from a major city and miles down private dirt roads, lies the United States’ only lithium-producing plant. The nearest town is Tonopah — population 2,179 — where a prospector discovered silver at the turn of the 20th century. The town’s mining roots… Continue reading Inside the only lithium producer in the U.S., which provides the critical mineral used in batteries by Tesla, EV makers