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China’s Karma Automotive Plans to Enter Electric Truck, SUV Fray
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The pickup truck market that has gone years without an electric entrant may have another competitor join the fray: Karma Automotive, the Chinese-owned carmaker once known as Fisker.
January 27, 2020Companies Explore Using Old Electric Car Batteries to Cut Costs
Daniel Crowley and Valentin Muenzel, co-founders of Relectrify, stand beside their battery energy storage unit during a demonstration in Australia on Jan. 17. (James Bugg/Bloomberg News)
As major players jostle for market share in large-scale power storage, American Electric Power and Nissan Motor Co. are testing new technology that reuses old electric vehicle batteries to slash costs.
January 24, 2020Fiat Chrysler in Talks With Foxconn to Develop Electric Cars
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MILAN — Fiat Chrysler is in talks with the Chinese company Foxconn to develop and manufacture battery-powered vehicles, the U.S.-Italian automaker said Jan. 17.
January 17, 2020European Carmakers Grow Charging Network for Electrics
An Ionity E super fast charging park, with a Volkswagen e-Golf at one of the stations, in Altenburg, Germany, on July 19, 2019. (Martin Schutt/dpa via Associated Press)
FRANKFURT, Germany — European automakers’ network of highway charging stations for battery-powered vehicles is taking shape ahead of an expected surge in electric car sales as manufacturers strive to meet new emission limits.
January 16, 2020Turkish Leader Unveils Prototypes of Electric Car
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan poses with a prototype of a domestically produced electric car in Gebze, Turkey, on Dec. 27, 2019. (Presidential Press Service via Associated Press)
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Dec. 27 unveiled prototypes of a domestically produced electric car, putting him closer to fulfilling a long-held dream of building Turkey’s first “national” automobile.
December 27, 2019Volkswagen Raises Forecast for Electric Car Production
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FRANKFURT, Germany — Automaker Volkswagen is accelerating its move into battery-powered cars, saying it will reach its goal of 1 million electric cars per year two years earlier than planned.
December 27, 2019Rust Belt Region Banks on Becoming Hub for Electric Vehicles
Snow covers the perimeter of the General Motors plant in Lordstown. (John Minchillo/Associated Press)
The day Youngstown’s steel mills began shutting down 40 years ago remains fresh in the minds of those who live in the blue-collar corner of Ohio. Community leaders don’t want the recent closing of General Motors’ massive assembly plant to leave that same lingering gloom.
December 27, 2019Germany Edges Out Norway as Europe’s Biggest Electric Car Market
A participant inspects a Renault Zoe model at COP22 village in Marrakech, Morocco, on Nov. 8, 2016. (Mosa'ab Elshamy/Associated Press)
Germany has pulled ahead of Norway for sales of all-electric cars since the start of the year, putting Europe’s biggest auto market in position to become the regional leader on an annual basis for the first time.
December 9, 2019GM to Build $2.3 Billion Battery Plant in Lordstown, Ohio
General Motors CEO Mary Barra. The new plant will not be at the site of the closed Chevrolet Cruze compact factory. That plant was sold to an electric pickup-truck startup called Lordstown Motors Corp. (Paul Sancya/Associated Press)
General Motors Co. and its battery partner, South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd., will jointly invest $2.3 billion in a new electric vehicle battery plant to be built in Lordstown, Ohio, the same city where the automaker controversially idled and then sold a 53-year-old compact-car factory.
December 5, 2019California Cuts Electric Car Rebates, Drops Luxury Models
Car buyers wanting to purchase a high-end Tesla costing more than $60,000 will no longer be eligible for CARB's rebate program. (David Zalubowski/Associated Press)
California’s rebate program to coax more drivers to buy electric vehicles just got less generous, especially for those looking to spend on a luxury model.
December 4, 2019