Ultium Cells LLC, the joint venture between General Motors (GM) and LG Energy Solution (LGES) to build proprietary battery cells and all-electric powertrains, has scrapped plans to build its fourth battery cell making facility. The original three EV battery cell factories are either in production now or have broken ground. Ultium Cells in Warren, Ohio,… Continue reading General Motors’s ambitious EV plans cause battery supply wobble
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Nissan to electrify Qashqai, Juke and X-Trail in mass-market EV push
Nissan is preparing for a full-scale mass-market EV push, with electrified versions of the Nissan Qashqai, Nissan Juke and Nissan X-Trail being primed for sale from 2025. The move would build on the popularity of the firm’s e-Power hybrid powertrain, Nissan Europe boss Guillaume Cartier has said, and aid its push to ensure that EVs… Continue reading Nissan to electrify Qashqai, Juke and X-Trail in mass-market EV push
All-new Citroen C3 Aircross to arrive with electric power in 2025
The Citroën C3 Aircross is being prepared to enter its second generation, with styling and construction heavily influenced by the Citroën Ami quadricycle and Citroën Oli concept car. Seen by our spy photographers tackling icy conditions on European roads, the compact crossover is currently in an early stage of development. As well as various ICE… Continue reading All-new Citroen C3 Aircross to arrive with electric power in 2025
Cadillac to reveal 3 new EVs this year and which factories will build them
When Cadillac Vice President Rory Harvey told reporters Wednesday that General Motors’ luxury brand would reveal three brand-new electric vehicles this year, it was a tease meant to whet the appetite. It did just that and more. He was barraged with questions about the mystery machines and joked he was getting kicked under the table… Continue reading Cadillac to reveal 3 new EVs this year and which factories will build them
Ford F-150 Lightning issue to keep production down at least 3 weeks
Ford Motor Co. will keep production of its all-electric F-150 Lightning pickup truck on hold for at least another week until Feb. 24, the automaker’s spokeswoman told the Free Press on Wednesday. On Tuesday, the company confirmed it was in the second week of shutdown so engineers could identify and fix a problem with the… Continue reading Ford F-150 Lightning issue to keep production down at least 3 weeks
Tesla Will Open Some Chargers to All Electric Vehicles
An agreement with the White House to allow electric cars made by other automakers is part of a broad effort to improve charging and increase sales of battery-powered vehicles. Go to Source
Carmakers Are Pushing Autonomous Tech. This Engineer Wants Limits.
Missy Cummings, who spent more than a year at the federal auto safety agency, said that drivers were putting too much trust in systems like Tesla’s Autopilot and that regulators needed to restrict their use. Go to Source
Ford F-150 Lightning EV production to be halted at least through end of next week
Ford CEO Jim Farley pats a Ford F-150 Lightning truck before announcing at a press conference that Ford Motor Company will be partnering with the world’s largest battery company, a China-based company called Contemporary Amperex Technology, to create an electric-vehicle battery plant in Marshall, Michigan, on February 13, 2023 in Romulus, Michigan. Bill Pugliano |… Continue reading Ford F-150 Lightning EV production to be halted at least through end of next week
Tesla commits to open 7,500 chargers in the U.S. to other electric vehicles by end of 2024
A Tesla, Inc. electric vehicle charges at supercharger location in Hawthorne, California, on August 9, 2022. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images The Biden administration wants to see at least 500,000 electric vehicle chargers on U.S. roads by 2030, and announced a slate of initiatives on Wednesday to help make that a reality,… Continue reading Tesla commits to open 7,500 chargers in the U.S. to other electric vehicles by end of 2024
Chinese EV startup Jidu plans to use ChatGPT-like tech
Visitors look at a Jidu Robo-01 electric SUV during the 20th Guangzhou International Automobile Exhibition at Canton Fair Complex on Dec. 30, 2022 in Guangzhou, China. Zou Wei | Visual China Group | Getty Images BEIJING — Baidu’s ChatGPT-like product is set to come to electric, assisted-driving cars, startup Jidu said Tuesday. Jidu, backed by… Continue reading Chinese EV startup Jidu plans to use ChatGPT-like tech