Stellantis plans $2.5 billion factory with battery supplier Samsung SDI

Chrysler EV concept  -  Stellantis EV Day, July 2021 (screencap)The parent company of Jeep, Ram, Dodge, Chrysler, and more—Stellantis—has announced a joint-venture electric-vehicle battery plant with South Korea’s Samsung SDI, in Kokomo, Indiana. Due to start in 2025, the Indiana plant will create 1,400 jobs and will have an initial annual capacity of 23 gigawatt-hours, with aims to hit 33...

Hyundai plans to make up to 300,000 EVs annually in Georgia—batteries, too

Hyundai Seven conceptCombined across Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis brands, the Hyundai Group says that it intends to become one of the top three EV sellers in the U.S. by 2026. If you’re one of the people calling around this weekend for the wild chance a dealership might have a Hyundai Ioniq 5 in stock, hold your laugh and have a little patience. To that goal, the...

GM-based Prologue electric SUV teased: First volume Honda EV for US

Honda Prologue teaser  -  May 2022Honda has released a sketch of its upcoming fully electric SUV, to be called Prologue and arriving in 2024. Honda points to the smooth design as representing “the clean, simple and timeless values of the global Honda design direction, together with a long wheelbase, shorter overhang and strong stance outfitted with a capable tire.” It...

Review: 2022 Ford Escape Plug-In Hybrid lacks Lightning allure

Ford Escape Plug-In HybridFord knows plug-in hybrids well. Nearly a decade ago it offered a smart set of Energi models proving that drivers were eager to plug in. With a Fusion sedan and C-Max hatchback, those Energi products were the perfect on-ramp for the electric vehicles we assumed would follow in greater numbers. They’re here. But in the age of the Mustang...

2023 Cadillac Lyriq starts at $62,990, with estimated 312 miles of range

2023 Cadillac LyriqGM has revealed starting prices and released some preliminary range numbers for its 2023 Cadillac Lyriq luxury electric crossover. The first fully electric Cadillac costs $62,990, including the $1,195 destination fee, in single-motor rear-wheel-drive form, or $64,990 in dual-motor all-wheel-drive form. And in RWD form it will deliver an estimated...