A Tesla logo is pictured on a car in the rain in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., May 5, 2021. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo Aug 8 (Reuters) – Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) is telling workers at its Nevada battery factory they will be required to wear a mask indoors starting Monday regardless… Continue reading Autos & TransportationTesla mandates masks at Nevada battery factory – WSJAugust 8, 2021
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@GM: Ford, GM and Stellantis Joint Statement on Electric Vehicle Annual Sales
Ford, GM and Stellantis Joint Statement on Electric Vehicle Annual Sales 2021-08-05 Today, Ford, GM and Stellantis announce their shared aspiration to achieve sales of 40-50% of annual U.S. volumes of electric vehicles (battery electric, fuel cell and plug-in hybrid vehicles) by 2030 in order to move the nation closer to a zero-emissions future consistent with… Continue reading @GM: Ford, GM and Stellantis Joint Statement on Electric Vehicle Annual Sales
Tesla Cybertruck production delayed to 2022
Production on Tesla’s Cybertruck, the automaker’s first electric pickup truck, has been delayed until 2022 according to its order page on the company’s website. First reported by Electrek, under the “due today” section of the Cybertruck’s order page it now reads “you will be able to complete your configuration as production nears in 2022.” This… Continue reading Tesla Cybertruck production delayed to 2022
Auto supplier Lear to create hundreds of jobs at old Cadillac Stamping site
Auto supplier Lear Corp. said Friday that it plans to set up a seat manufacturing operation with “hundreds” of new jobs at the location of the former Cadillac Stamping Plant on Detroit’s east side. The Southfield-based supplier would presumably be a tenant in the new $48 million, 684,000-square-foot manufacturing center that is planned for the 43-acre site at 9501 Conner St. The center is… Continue reading Auto supplier Lear to create hundreds of jobs at old Cadillac Stamping site
Tesla finally confirms Cybertruck electric pickup is delayed to 2022
Tesla has now finally confirmed that the Cybertruck electric pickup truck is delayed to 2022 after months of hinting at the possible delay in reaching production. When Tesla unveiled the Cybertruck back in 2019, Tesla said that the electric pickup truck would make it to market by the end of 2021. Over the last year,… Continue reading Tesla finally confirms Cybertruck electric pickup is delayed to 2022
Lear to make seats for GM, create ‘hundreds of jobs’ at Cadillac Stamping Plant site
Lear Corporation will operate a seat manufacturing facility that will create “hundreds of new jobs” at the site of the former Cadillac Stamping Plant on Detroit’s east side, officials said Friday. The Southfield-based company will produce seats for General Motors Co. electric vehicles, as first reported by Crain’s Detroit Business. “We are excited to be… Continue reading Lear to make seats for GM, create ‘hundreds of jobs’ at Cadillac Stamping Plant site
Bridgestone Announces its Progress of Restructuring Diversified Products Business Based on Mid Term Business Plan (2021-2023) Restructuring Its Production Activities at Iwata Plant
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EV shift puts engine jobs on chopping block in Japan and Germany
TOKYO — For decades, the internal combustion engine has powered cars and household incomes worldwide. Now, the future of jobs making thousands of engine components looks as murky as that of the technology itself. Driven in part by government policy, the global shift to electric vehicles will affect hundreds of thousands of automotive jobs in… Continue reading EV shift puts engine jobs on chopping block in Japan and Germany
Honda launches low-cost U-GO electric scooter
Honda may have dragged its feet for years when it came to electric two-wheelers, but the company has now released a number of new and interesting designs. The latest is the ultra-affordable Honda U-GO electric scooter. Honda launched the U-GO through its Chinese arm Wuyang-Honda as a follow-up to its other low-cost Chinese electric scooters… Continue reading Honda launches low-cost U-GO electric scooter
ZEV provides UK-made charging cables to reduce carbon footprint of UK EVs
The British firm Zero Emission Vehicles Ltd (ZEV) supplies charging cables to automakers—in 2020 the company provided over 35,000 individual lead sets to OEMs, to be included with their production EVs and PHEVs. Now ZEV has released a new range of British-made EV charging cables. The new cables are designed to be flexible and easy… Continue reading ZEV provides UK-made charging cables to reduce carbon footprint of UK EVs