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Cadillac Set to Debut First All-Electric Vehicle
Cadillac's first fully-electric car, the Lyriq, will be sold in the U.S. and China. (Cadillac)
Cadillac is turning to its next chapter as an electric-vehicle brand with the debut of the 2022 Cadillac Lyriq crossover.
August 6, 2020Global EV Charging Stations Top 1 Million
A pedestrian passes an electric vehicle charging space in Germany on Jan. 13. (Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg News)
The electric vehicle industry has quietly hit one of its biggest milestones to date, as the number of public charging plugs around the world ticks above the 1 million mark.
August 5, 2020Electric Car Startup Fisker Misses Deadline for Supply Deal With VW
The Fisker Inc. Ocean electric sports utility vehicle. (Bridget Bennett/Bloomberg News)
Fisker Inc. missed a self-imposed deadline for a technology-sharing deal with Volkswagen AG that the electric-vehicle startup had described as key to cutting costs.
July 31, 2020GM to Build Nationwide EV Charging Network
Electric vehicles at a charging station in Seattle. (Seattle Department of Transportation)
General Motors Co. is working with electric-vehicle charging operator EVgo Services to build a nationwide fast-charging infrastructure.
July 31, 2020GM Prodded to Catch Electric-Car Zeitgeist With Name Change
Charging stations for the SAIC GM internal vehicle sharing service stand in China in July 2019. (Gilles Sabrie/Bloomberg News)
General Motors Co. has weathered depressions, wars and pandemics under its century-old name, but the coming shift to battery-powered vehicles may be an opportunity to rethink its generic-sounding corporate moniker in favor of something avant-garde.
July 30, 2020Ryder Offers Workhorse Electric Step Van
A Workhorse C 1000 electric step van. Ryder will place the first group of Workhorse C 1000 vehicles through COOP. (Youtube via Duane Hughes)
Workhorse Group Inc. announced Ryder System Inc. is offering the C-Series Workhorse all-electric step van and that Ryder will place the first group of Workhorse C 1000 vehicles through COOP.
July 24, 2020VW’s EV Expansion in Tennessee Is ‘On Plan’
A VW logo is reflected in the wing mirror of a VW ID electric automobile. (Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg News)
Walls are up enclosing Volkswagen’s new $800 million electric vehicle production site in Chattanooga, Tenn., as factory equipment is shipped in for installation, an official says.
July 22, 2020Tesla Slashes Deposit for China Customers to Just $143
The Tesla logo is seen outside one of the company's showrooms in Beijing, China. (Giulia Marchi/Bloomberg News)
Tesla Inc. lowered the deposit that buyers in China have to put down on its cars, seeking to keep sales momentum in the face of intensifying competition and reductions in the government’s electric-vehicle subsidies.
July 22, 2020Tesla Shares Take a Breather After Historic Run
A man walks past a Tesla Model X electric vehicle on display at a showroom in Hong Kong. (Justin Chin/Bloomberg News)
After a torrid rally that saw shares more than double since early May, Tesla Inc. is taking a pause on July 15, even as the broader market rises on the hopes for a coronavirus vaccine.
July 15, 2020Michigan Creates Office to Navigate Emerging Tech in Transportation
The Michigan State Capitol Building in Lansing, Mich. (Steven Kriemadis/Getty Images)
Michigan is creating a centralized team to handle future technology issues, with the new Office of Future Mobility and Electrification.
July 13, 2020