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Volkswagen and EU Electric Car Battery Plans Brian Wang | March 15, 2021 | Volkswagen sources EV batteries from LG Chem, Samsung SDI, SK Innovation and CATL. VW expects annual demand in Europe to be more than 150 GWh from 2025 and to be at a similar level in Asia.…

Elon Musk, on top of being CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has added a new title: “Technoking of Tesla.” The cheeky “appointment” was revealed in a new Tesla filing with the SEC on Monday morning, without further elaboration. At the same time, the electric car maker said CFO Zach Kirkhorn…

Home News Car Tech (Image credit: Kia) Kia has revealed the first exterior and interior design images for its upcoming electric car, the EV6 – and it certainly looks like a vehicle built for the new era of electrification.  Set to become the first of the South Korean manufacturer's cars…

Two Ford family members are up for Ford Motor board election, the automaker said on Friday.  Alexandra Ford English would be the first female Ford relative on the board, per CNN Business. Ford has made several management changes in the last year, including naming a new CEO. See more stories…

Author of the article: Bloomberg News Keith Laing (Bloomberg) — President Joe Biden’s drive to increase electric car use may unintentionally thwart his other urgent priority to restore the nation’s roads, bridges and transit systems by undercutting federal gasoline tax receipts. That’s got U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg taking a…

When Edward Bartell first learned that a lithium mine might be moving into his remote corner of northern Nevada, the longtime cattle rancher wasn’t upset. “I was actually kind of excited about it,” Bartell said. He knew that lithium is a key metal used in batteries for electric vehicles and…

Australia's cheapest EV is still amazing.... Posted by Jason Cartwright on March 12, 2021 8.7 Review: Australia's cheapest electric car, the MG ZS EV The Good Affordability Build quality Comfort Android Auto, CarPlay support The Bad Charger location No mobile app Design 8.2 Features 8.5 Performance 8.2 Value 9.8 Jason…

FILE PHOTO: European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, in this file picture taken October 28, 2015. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir BERLIN (Reuters) - The European Union aims to produce battery cells for at least 7 million electric cars a year by 2025, the economy ministers of…

Nathan Bomey   | USA TODAY After years of sluggish adoption, electric vehicles are poised for a sharp increase in sales, new products and investments that could eventually make the gasoline engine a thing of the past. Look no further than Wall Street, where investors are positively giddy about the prospect of established automakers…

No results matched your search EconomyMar 10, 2021 07:25PM ET © Reuters. View of an electric car garage in Leyland LONDON (Reuters) - British employers asked the government for tax cuts on electric cars and for refitting buildings to make them more energy efficient ahead of a review of tax…