China has ordered Tesla, the world’s dominant maker of electric vehicles, to recall 1.1 million vehicles, citing an issue with the acceleration and braking systems of certain models manufactured in China and abroad. China’s market regulator announced the decision after carrying out an investigation into a reported defect, according to a statement issued on Friday.… Continue reading China Orders Tesla to Recall 1.1 Million Vehicles Over Braking Risks
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United Auto Workers Hold Off on Backing Biden, for Now
The United Auto Workers, a politically potent labor union, is planning to withhold its endorsement of President Biden in the early stages of the 2024 race, according to an internal memo from its president to members on Tuesday. The memo, written by Shawn Fain, the Detroit-based union’s president, said the leadership of the United Auto… Continue reading United Auto Workers Hold Off on Backing Biden, for Now
Ford Reports $1.8 Billion Profit in Quarter
Ford Motor reported a solid profit in the first quarter, although the automaker indicated that its turnaround was not complete and that it had a ways to go before it starts making money on electric vehicles. On Tuesday, the company said it made $1.8 billion in profit in the first three months of 2023 as… Continue reading Ford Reports $1.8 Billion Profit in Quarter
Shift to Electric Cars Gives Design Centers a New Look, Too
The electric vehicle revolution isn’t on its way. From where Kenny Anderson sits, it has already broken ground. “There’s no stopping it,” said Mr. Anderson, an advanced manufacturing operations lead at DPR Construction, a builder focused on factories like the mammoth battery plants powering this industrywide change. “Every couple of weeks, there’s a new multibillion-dollar… Continue reading Shift to Electric Cars Gives Design Centers a New Look, Too
G.M.’s Profits Fell 18.5% in the First Quarter
General Motors on Tuesday reported an 18.5 percent drop in profits in the first quarter, mainly because of the cost of job cuts and slowing new-vehicle sales in China. The company also announced that it would build a fourth battery factory in the United States while retiring the electric car that accounts for most of… Continue reading G.M.’s Profits Fell 18.5% in the First Quarter
Canada Lands Volkswagen Battery Plant With Billions in Subsidies
Volkswagen’s first North American battery plant for electric vehicles will be built in Canada, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other Canadian politicians made it clear on Friday that the country had effectively been in a bidding war with the United States. “We put up a lot of money,” Mr. Trudeau said at a news… Continue reading Canada Lands Volkswagen Battery Plant With Billions in Subsidies
GM to invest more than $1 billion to produce new heavy-duty pickups
Line workers work on the chassis of full-size General Motors pickup trucks at the Flint Assembly plant in Flint, Michigan, June 12, 2019. JEFF KOWALSKY / AFP / Getty Images DETROIT – General Motors plans to invest more than $1 billion in two Michigan plants for production of next-generation heavy-duty trucks, the company said Monday.… Continue reading GM to invest more than $1 billion to produce new heavy-duty pickups
How new lithium extraction technology could help us meet electric vehicle targets
The world contains vast quantities of lithium, an integral element in electric vehicle batteries. And though lithium is commonly mined from hard rock, the majority of the world’s lithium reserves are actually found in brine, extremely salty water beneath the Earth’s surface. Today, brine mining involves evaporating the brine in massive, extravagantly colored pools over… Continue reading How new lithium extraction technology could help us meet electric vehicle targets
China’s EV battery sector is preparing a new breakthrough
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Electric vehicles are taking off in parts of conservative Texas
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