EVs: Page 3

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    Toyota shuffles its North American C-suite operations

    The new executive assignments are aimed at bolstering the automaker’s leadership in its software and electrification segments.

    By • Jan. 10, 2025
  • A photo of two people looking at an outdoor electric vehicle charging cabinet, with one of the cabinet's connectors hooked into the charging port on a truck. Lettering on the truck reads "SPATCO."
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    Dover Fueling Solutions debuts EV charger

    The company’s Wayne PWR fast charger debuted last month at a Chevron site in Loganville, Georgia.

    By Jessica Loder • Jan. 10, 2025
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    Cyclum receives approval for first travel center

    The Tulare, California, site will offer EV charging and several other fuel types, including hydrogen and renewable diesel.

    By Jessica Loder • Jan. 8, 2025
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    BMW shores up EV rare earth materials source

    The automaker’s private equity firm invested in mining startup Phoenix Tailings, which is building a New Hampshire plant expected to begin production in June.

    By • Jan. 6, 2025
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    Toyota Motor North America lands $4.5M DOE grant

    The funding will go toward the development of an industry template for EV battery recycling.

    By • Jan. 6, 2025
  • A person kneels with two large dogs in front of a garage with a Ford residential EV charger mounted on a wall.
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    Ford extends free home EV charger promotion though March

    The automaker is extending the offer following record EV sales in 2024. 

    By • Jan. 3, 2025
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    Rise in EV financing may signal growing interest among consumers: Experian

    The arrival of new, more affordable models alongside the federal EV tax credit has boosted leasing.

    By Kalena Thomhave • Jan. 3, 2025
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    Honda, Nissan merger would boost automakers’ global position: analysts

    The potential deal promises to create the world’s third largest automotive company with significant technology, manufacturing and supply chain synergies.  

    By • Jan. 2, 2025
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    California approves $1.4B to deploy 17,000 EV chargers, hydrogen fueling infrastructure

    California has about 152,000 public and shared private chargers installed today, and it expects that number to reach 250,000 in the next few years.

    By Robert Walton • Dec. 19, 2024
  • A R1T electric pickup on the assembly line of the Rivian factory in Normal, Illinois.
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    Key tech details of Rivian and VW’s joint venture partnership

    Significant work has been done to ensure Rivian’s electrical architecture and software are compatible with Volkswagen vehicles.

    By • Dec. 19, 2024
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    GM, ChargePoint partner to deploy 500 ultra-fast EV chargers

    The chargers will support electric vehicles equipped with either CCS or NACS charging ports without the need for adapters.

    By • Dec. 18, 2024
  • The Stellantis "STLA Large" electric vehicle platform shown without a vehicle body attached.
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    Stellantis, Zeta Energy ink deal to develop lithium-sulfur EV batteries

    Zeta Energy's lithium-sulfur batteries do not require critical raw materials, such as cobalt, nickel manganese or graphite.

    By • Dec. 18, 2024
  • An exterior view of the BlueOval SK battery plant under construction in Tennessee showing the building's steel framing.
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    DOE closes on $9.6B loan to Ford’s BlueOval SK battery joint venture

    The funds will finance construction of up to three electric vehicle battery plants in the U.S., two in Kentucky and one in Tennessee.

    By • Dec. 17, 2024
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    EVs leap to almost 9% of US light duty vehicle sales in Q3: EIA

    Hybrid, plug-in hybrid and battery electric vehicles accounted for 21.2% of new vehicle sales in the quarter, EIA said.

    By Robert Walton • Dec. 13, 2024
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    Volkswagen, SAIC extend partnership to 2040

    The joint venture will focus on product, production and decarbonization initiatives, including an accelerated electrification strategy. 

    By • Dec. 12, 2024
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    Inventory management key amid EV uncertainty, affordability woes, experts say

    Automakers might struggle to manage inventories as federal support for electric vehicle purchases could change with the new administration.

    By • Dec. 11, 2024
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    E-Storage subsidiary to build $712M plant in Kentucky

    Shelbyville Battery Manufacturing is establishing a cell, module and packaging facility and is set to begin production in 2025.

    By • Dec. 9, 2024
  • A person charges a blue Rivian R1S SUV outdoors with the sun shining at the company's Joshua Tree Charging Outpost in California
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    Rivian to open its charging network to all EV drivers

    The move follows Tesla’s decision to open its Superchargers to other automakers to improve public access and promote EV adoption.

    By • Dec. 6, 2024
  • Volkswagen ID.3 electric cars stand in the storage tower following assembly at the "Gläserne Manufaktur" ("Glass Manufactory") production facility on June 08, 2021 in Dresden, Germany.
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    Volkswagen’s PowerCo secures battery materials supply deal

    The five-year agreement with Australia-based Novonix, a manufacturer of synthetic graphite material, is slated to start in 2027.

    By • Dec. 6, 2024
  • An aerial view of the Ultium Cells electric vehicle battery cell plant in Lansing, Michigan.
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    GM sells stake in Ultium Cells joint venture battery plant

    The plant is one of three U.S. facilities that the automaker planned to operate as part of its joint venture with LG Energy Solution.

    By • Dec. 4, 2024
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    GM Energy partners with a Texas utility to provide free EV charging

    The program for Chevrolet electric vehicle owners will utilize renewable energy while offsetting charging costs.

    By Kalena Thomhave • Dec. 4, 2024
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    Where Michigan stands as an auto hub in the electrification era

    The state’s reputation as the heart of the auto industry offers a solid foundation for the transition to EVs.

    By Megan Ruggles • Dec. 3, 2024
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    North Carolina microgrid EV charging hub is a model for fleet electrification, Duke Energy says

    The charging hub can serve light-, medium- and heavy-duty electric fleet vehicles with 100% renewable energy from Duke’s integrated microgrid.

    By Robert Walton • Dec. 3, 2024
  • A red Lynx & Co. fully electric O2 model parked outside on a sunny day.
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    Volvo sells 30% stake of Lynx & Co. to Zeekr

    The automaker’s equity was valued at $747.4 million and the divestment is part of a new ownership structure for the jointly operated brand.

    By • Dec. 3, 2024
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    Meijer to add nearly 500 electric charging stalls

    The electric vehicle charging company plans to deploy up to 480 fast-charging stalls in as many as 60 of the retailer’s locations.

    By Catherine Douglas Moran • Dec. 2, 2024