electric vehicle
Q and A With Hyliion CEO Thomas Healy: ‘We Were Fortunate on Timing’
In a screenshot from a video, Hyliion CEO Thomas Healy, center, is seen behind the NYSE opening bell Oct. 5. (NYSE via Twitter)
Thomas Healy was secretly arranging a deal to turn his Texas-based truck electrification startup into a publicly traded company when the coronavirus pandemic struck.
October 5, 2020Tesla Inches Near Annual Goal With Record Sales in Quarter
New Tesla vehicles sit on the dockside after being imported to the Port of Southampton in the United Kingdom. (Luke MacGregor/Bloomberg News)
Tesla Inc. delivered a record number of cars worldwide in the third quarter, smashing analysts’ estimates and maintaining its dominance in electric-vehicle sales — making a difficult year-end sales goal slightly more attainable.
October 2, 2020Nikola Postpones Forum Where Electric Pickup Was to Debut
A promotional photo for the Nikola Badger electric pickup truck. (Nikola Motor Co.)
Nikola Corp. is rescheduling its in-person Nikola World conference, where it was planning to show its electric pickup truck, as the company regroups in the wake of a stock sell-off and the departure of its chairman.
September 30, 2020Nikola Pushes Back on Skeptics by Showcasing In-House Technology
A Nikola Two prototype. (Nikola Motor Co.)
Nikola Corp. wants to put allegations of deception behind it with a push to showcase its own innovations and detail how it plans to get its clean-powered trucks to market.
September 29, 2020Electrifying California Cars Could Crush the Grid, or Save It
Tesla vehicles sit in a lot at a Tesla store in Colma, Calif., on Sept. 24. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News)
Electrifying all new cars in California could be an immense burden on the state’s struggling power grid — or a whole new line of defense against blackouts.
September 28, 2020Tesla’s $25,000 Car Doesn’t Worry Biggest Rivals in China
(Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg News)
Tesla Inc.’s plan to build a $25,000 car within the next three years doesn’t seem to have fazed China’s most-promising electric vehicle startups, with executives at the Beijing Auto Show saying Elon Musk can bring it on.
September 28, 2020Daimler Will Retool Century-Old Engine Plants in Electric Shift
Sunlight reflects in a Mercedes-Benz logo on top of an office building in Berlin, Germany. (Michael Sohn/Associated Press)
Daimler AG has entered discussions with its powerful German labor unions to convert key engine and transmission factories for the electric-car era.
September 24, 2020VW Aims to Turn Legions of SUV Buyers Into Electric Converts
A VW ID.4 stands in a street during a presentation in Germany on July 29. (Sebastian Kahnert/dpa via AP)
Volkswagen AG is setting a high bar for the first electric vehicle it will build around the globe.
September 23, 2020Tesla Falls on Musk Cautioning Battery Output Is Years Away
Tesla shares fell ahead of its Battery Day as Elon Musk tweeted to temper expectations. (Nina Riggio/Bloomberg News)
Elon Musk tempered expectations for Tesla Inc.’s long-awaited battery day by cautioning that the company will unveil something that won’t be widely produced for two years.
September 22, 2020Rivian Faces Ban From Michigan Car Dealers in Direct-Sales Fight
The Rivian R1T electric pickup truck. (Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg News)
Michigan auto dealers are trying to block startup electric carmakers including Rivian Automotive Inc. and Lucid Motors Inc. from following in Tesla Inc.’s footsteps by selling vehicles directly to consumers and servicing them in the state.
September 21, 2020