Electric Car

When it comes to carbon emissions, cars are king. In fact, the EPA found that transportation is the biggest driver of greenhouse gas emissions due to burning fossil fuels. And while electric cars offer a promising alternative, it still doesn’t address the carbon that’s already in the air. That’s why…

New research explores a hurdle sometimes missed in the excitement about the electric vehicle growth: People don't buy cars very often. The big picture: The peer-reviewed work analyzes a vast array of studies on EV growth levels that would be consistent with Paris Agreement temperature targets. One key finding: "The…

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SAVANNAH, Ga. -- The state of Georgia and local governments are giving $1.8 billion in tax breaks and other incentives to Hyundai Motor Group in exchange for the automaker building its first U.S. plant dedicated to electric vehicles near Savannah, according to the signed agreement disclosed Friday. The deal calls…

On northern Vietnam’s Red River Delta, the world’s most ambitious electric-vehicle (EV) upstart occupies a factory complex fringed with mango trees and palms. Outside VinFast’s plant by the port city of Haiphong, fishermen in conical hats still plumb mudflats for grass carp and tilapia; inside, each car negotiates an overhead…

Cadillac, like most auto manufacturers in this decade, doesn't want to be left behind by the EV hype train. Its parent company, General Motors, has committed to invest $35 billion in EVs by 2025. It recently released the 2023 Cadillac Lyriq, an all-electric SUV, and we took it for a test drive.…

A Swedish-Finnish commercial partnership could be the first step toward commercially viable wood-derived batteries for electric vehicles. Swedish battery maker Northvolt has signed a joint development agreement with Swedish-Finnish paper products company Stora Enso that lays out how the pair will work to develop batteries made with lignin, a resource…

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Speed Reads Elon Musk says need for cash is driving force but move signals more bad news for cryptocurrency Tesla has sold off most of its bitcoin holdings, sparking another crisis in the cryptocurrency market. The electric car firm revealed in February 2021 that it had invested $1.5bn in bitcoin,…

Swedish carmaker Volvo is strongly pushing toward electrification and expects half of its sales to be fully electric by 2025. If you remember, the marque promised to electrify a derivative of every new model launched from 2019 onwards to embrace cleaner mobility, hence the birth of the XC40 P8 Recharge,…