Tag: electric vehicles
Lamborghini CEO warns tariffs have even forced its wealthiest consumers—who have an average of 5 cars in their garage—to waver on buying a new ride
President Donald Trump’s tariff instability is putting the economy on hold, and even Lamborghini’s deep-pocketed customers aren’t immune.
CEO Stephan Winkelmann said some of its...
Get ready, EV owners: Here come the dongles | TechCrunch
Nearly a year ago, GM began selling an adapter to allow existing electric vehicles use the North American Charging Standard plugs at Tesla Supercharger...
US EV Sales Are Booming—for Now
In March, President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk appeared on the lawn of the White House to show off a line of...
In China, EVs are now cheaper than gas cars. In the U.S., the Big Three still haven’t closed a premium that’s $14,000 per vehicle
China has now crossed a massive benchmark in the electric-car race: battery-powered vehicles are now cheaper than their gas counterparts. In the U.S., by...
Group14 lands $463M from SK, Porsche, and others to make silicon anodes for EVs | TechCrunch
Battery materials startup Group14 announced Wednesday it has closed a $463 million funding round to expand its manufacturing footprint, a sign that investors remain...
Car buyers have to pay extra to unlock horsepower on Volkswagen vehicles—an ‘uphill battle’ subscription model that has drawn the ire of customers
Guacamole costs extra at Chipotle, and so does an extra shot at Starbucks. So, too, will be the case if you want to unlock...
The Global Car Reckoning Is Here. Far Too Many Auto Companies Don’t Have a Plan
Houchois describes Tesla as a reluctant carmaker, forced to spend industrial levels of capital updating a physical product from which software levels of margin...
Calling the Post Office’s switch to EVs a ‘textbook example of waste,’ GOP wants to waste millions of dollars already spent on transition
In June, the Senate parliamentarian blocked a Republican proposal in a major tax-and-spending bill to sell off the agency’s new electric vehicles and infrastructure and revoke...
Ford’s $5 billion bet on the ‘Model T’ of EVs could cost the company ‘billions’ more if it fails, analysts warn—mounting losses from its Model E woes
Ford’s renewed investment into its electric vehicles has the potential to either breathe new life into a division hemorrhaging money from past failed endeavors,...
Ford’s new EV strategy includes nearly $2 billion investment in Kentucky factory
Ford Motor Co. will invest nearly $2 billion retooling a Kentucky factory to produce electric vehicles that it says will be more affordable, more profitable to...