GM’s electric-vehicle future: President Mark Reuss offers some hints

2016 Chevrolet Cruze with Mark Reuss unveiling, Detroit, Jun 2015When General Motors brought five green-car reporters to Michigan this week to announce its Detroit-Hamtramck plant would produce only electric vehicles, it threw in an Easter Egg: a small-group interview with GM president Mark Reuss. Scheduled to last only 5 minutes, the fast-paced chat stretched to 20 minutes and covered a broad range of topics...

GM names Hamtramck as first US plant to build only electric cars

Cruise Origin driverless vehicle introductionQuick! List all the car factories in the U.S. that produce only electric vehicles. It’s a trick question, really, because today, there’s only one. That’s the Tesla assembly plant in Fremont, California, where the company’s three EV models are all built. On Monday, GM announced the U.S. will get another all-EV plant. The...

Toyota vs. electric cars: Smart strategy, or Innovator’s Dilemma?

2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime, 2019 LA Auto ShowAs we enter 2020, carmaking giant Toyota produces and sells the majority of the world's hybrid cars and SUVs. That may prove to be a problem over the next decade. The world’s most profitable mass-market carmaker has made no secret of its antipathy toward battery-electric vehicles during the past 10 years. In 2012, it canceled its plans for a...

We rode in the 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E: Here’s what it felt like

2021 Ford Mustang Mach-EThe 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E, the company’s first all-electric SUV, was officially revealed to the world Sunday night in a globally broadcast event. Actual cars won’t show up at dealers until next autumn, but we can already tell you a little about what they’ll be like. Friday evening, groups of three journalists were able to ride...

2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E preview: Electric SUV targeting 300-mile range

2021 Ford Mustang Mach-EThe 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E was formally unveiled Sunday night after several teasers, corporate promises, position statements, and at least one premature release of information. It will offer two battery capacities, rear- or all-wheel drive, and a top EPA-rated range projected at 300 miles or more for at least one version. Most important of all...

Eight Chinese electric-car companies: Headed for boom or bust?

ChinaAt almost twice the volume of the U.S., China is the world’s largest car market. Its government has aggressive plans to put the country at the forefront of global electric-car development, deployment, and sales. China’s entrepreneurs have responded energetically, with more than 60 electric-car brands now on the market or promised. Some...

Eight China-connected electric-car companies: Headed for boom or bust?

ChinaAt almost twice the volume of the U.S., China is the world’s largest car market. Its government has aggressive plans to put the country at the forefront of global electric-car development, deployment, and sales. China’s entrepreneurs have responded energetically, with more than 60 electric-car brands now on the market or promised. Some...

Seven China-connected electric-car companies: Headed for boom or bust?

ChinaAt almost twice the volume of the U.S., China is the world’s largest car market. Its government has aggressive plans to put the country at the forefront of global electric-car development, deployment, and sales. China’s entrepreneurs have responded energetically, with more than 60 electric-car brands now on the market or promised. Some...