WASHINGTON—General Motors Co. said Monday it is extending a production halt at its Orion Assembly plant in Michigan, which makes the Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicle, through the end of February. The largest U.S. automaker in August widened its recall of the Bolt to more than 140,000 vehicles to replace battery modules after a series of…
GM to Extend Production Halt for Chevrolet Bolt EV Through February
December 20, 2021
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Japan’s Toyota Promises More Electric Models, Investment
December 14, 2021
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TOKYO—Japanese automaker Toyota is beefing up its electric vehicle lineup, offering 30 new fully electric models by 2030, its president, Akio Toyoda, said Tuesday. Toyota Motor Corp. plans to sell 3.5 million electric vehicles globally in 2030, he said, up from its earlier plan to sell 2 million zero emission hydrogen and battery electric vehicles…
VP Harris Unveils Plan for Electric Vehicle Charging Network
WASHINGTON—The Biden administration released an ambitious federal strategy Monday to build 500,000 charging stations for electric vehicles across the country and bring down the cost of electric cars with the goal of transforming the U.S. auto industry. “The future of transportation in our nation and around the world is electric,” Vice President Kamala Harris said…
Ford Expects to Triple Electric Mustang Output by 2023
December 11, 2021
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Ford Motor Co. expects to triple the output of its all-electric Mustang Mach-E SUV to over 200,000 units per year by 2023 for North America and Europe, its Chief Executive Officer Jim Farley said in a tweet on Friday. “It’s hard to produce Mustang Mach-Es fast enough to meet the incredible demand, but we are…
Volkswagen Ramps Up E-mobility Spending to $59 Billion by 2026
FRANKFURT—Volkswagen on Thursday said it would ramp up spending for battery-powered electric vehicles by around 50 percent to 52 billion euros ($59 billion) by 2026 as part of the group’s far-reaching transformation. The investment is part of Volkswagen’s new revolving 5-year spending plan, which foresees total investments of 159 billion euros in the 2022–2026 period,…
BMW Hits 1 Million EV Sales, Targets 2 Million Fully Electric Sales by 2025
BERLIN—BMW has sold its one millionth electric vehicle (EV)—including purely electric and hybrid vehicles—and plans to reach two million sales of purely electric vehicles by 2025, the German carmaker said on Tuesday. Around 70 percent of EVs sold so far were hybrids, board member Pieter Nota said in a roundtable with journalists, adding that the…
Tesla Launches Electric Quad Bike in US for Kids
December 2, 2021
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Tesla Inc. has launched an electric quad bike for kids in the United States for $1,900, two years after the electric-car maker introduced the all-terrain vehicle (ATV) along with its pickup vehicle Cybertruck. The four-wheel ATV—”Cyberquad for Kids”—is inspired by the Cybertruck model and will begin shipping in 2–4 weeks, according to the company website….
Ford, Rivian Dump Plans to Jointly Develop a Ford Electric Vehicle
November 20, 2021
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Ford Motor Co. and Rivian Automotive Inc. have dropped plans to jointly develop an electric vehicle, Ford confirmed on Friday. “We respect Rivian and have had extensive exploratory discussions with them,” a spokesperson told Reuters. “However, both sides have agreed not to pursue any kind of joint vehicle development or platform sharing.” Ford owns about…
Schools Across US Convert Old Buses to Electric
For several years, the Miami-Dade County Public schools had toyed with replacing some of its 1,000 diesel buses with cleaner electric vehicles. But school leaders said the change would be too costly. Then 12-year-old student Holly Thorpe showed up at a school board meeting to tout the benefits of going electric and returned to encourage…
Ford to Make Electric Power Units in Northwest England
LONDON—Ford Motor Co. plans to spend up to 230 million pounds ($315 million) to turn a transmission factory in northwest England into a plant that will make electric power units for cars and trucks sold throughout Europe. The carmaker said on Monday that the Halewood plant would begin producing the power units, which replace the…
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