Before Invasion, Ukraine’s Lithium Wealth Was Drawing Global Attention
Chinese and Australian investors had been lining up to explore for lithium, a metal that is critical to batteries and the world’s transition to clean energy.
Ford Splits Into Electric and Gas Divisions to Speed Up Transition
E.V. operations will focus on technology and growth while the traditional business continues to chase profits. “You can’t have people work on both at the same time,” the chief executive said.
Ford Splits Into Electric and Gas Divisions to Speed Up Transition
E.V. operations will focus on technology and growth while the traditional business continues to chase profits. “You can’t have people work on both at the same time,” the chief executive said.
Lucid Motors Will Produce Fewer Cars Than Expected
The electric car start-up cited shortages of semiconductors and other supply chain problems.
Stellantis Reports Big Profit Even as Chip Shortage Cut Output
The automaker, which owns Jeep, Ram and Fiat, said its profit more than doubled, thanks to higher prices and cost-cutting measures that outweighed interruptions caused by the semiconductor shortage.
The U.S. is planning to boost supply of minerals needed for electric vehicles.
The White House effort is part of a push to reduce America’s dependence on foreign products, particularly those from China.
Volkswagen Is Considering a Plan to Spin Off Porsche in an I.P.O.
The move would raise money at a time when automaker is investing heavily in electric cars and batteries.
Ukraine’s Russia Crisis Reveals the West’s False Sense of Energy Security
America must secure the raw materials that a clean energy future requires.
Regulators Investigate Tesla Over Reports of ‘Phantom Braking’
Some drivers have complained that cars using the company’s Autopilot system have been slowing down suddenly even when there are no hazards ahead.
California Sues Tesla, Saying It Permitted Racial Discrimination at Factory
The suit comes months after a jury awarded a former Black employee at the electric carmaker’s San Francisco-area factory $137 million.