In Congo, Bolivia and Beyond, Where the Green Future Begins
The Times’s Race to the Future series is focused on the competition for electric-car resources that will shape the 21st century.
Supply Chain Problems Mean Buying a Car Sometimes Takes a Plane Ride
The limited supply of new and used vehicles is forcing some Americans to go to great lengths to find and buy them, including traveling to dealers hundreds of miles away.
U.S. Regulator Investigating Tesla Over a Video Game Feature
Drivers can be distracted playing games while the vehicle is in motion, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said, following a New York Times report earlier this month.
How China Makes Electric Car Batteries
Everyone knows the biggest winner from electric cars: Tesla. Few outside the auto industry know the other big winner: the battery maker CATL.
How China’s CATL Became the Top Electric Car Battery Maker
Beijing gave CATL lavish subsidies, a captive market of buyers and soft regulatory treatment, helping it to control a crucial technology of the future.
Behind Manchin’s Opposition, a Long History of Fighting Climate Measures
Senator Joe Manchin III noted climate policy when he said he would vote against the Build Back Better Act. In his life and career, West Virginia coal has loomed large.
E.P.A. Announces Tighter Auto Pollution Rules
Under the new plan, designed to reduce planet-warming tailpipe emissions, new vehicles would be required to average 55 miles per gallon starting in 2026.
Rivian Plans to Spend $5 Billion on a Second EV Plant in Georgia
The company, which began trading on the stock exchange last month, said it lost $1.2 billion in the third quarter.
El litio de Bolivia, central para las energías verdes
Los gigantes industriales chinos y rusos tratan de aprovechar los depósitos de minerales indispensables para los automóviles eléctricos. Un empresario de EE. UU. tiene su propia estrategia: la paciencia.
Battling for Bolivia’s Lithium That’s Vital to Electric Cars
Chinese and Russian industrial giants seek to tap mineral deposits vital to electric cars. A Texas entrepreneur has his own strategy: the long game.
Toyota Outlines Electric Vehicle Expansion Plan
The company’s Lexus brand will only sell electric cars by 2030 in China, Europe and the United States.
Looking for a Way to Soup Up Your Car? Go Electric.
It may not be cheap, but swapping the combustion engine in your car for an electric one is getting easier.
GM’s EV Efforts Reportedly Include a Bigger Michigan Presence
The company will make electric pickups at an existing plant and batteries at a factory built with a partner, a person with knowledge of the plan said.
Volkswagen’s Herbert Diess to Remain C.E.O., With Less Control
Herbert Diess, who angered workers by mentioning the possibility of job cuts, will hand over some authority to a deputy.
Biden Orders Federal Vehicles and Buildings to Use Renewable Energy by 2050
Under an executive order, the federal government would phase out the purchase of gasoline-powered vehicles, and its buildings would be powered by wind, solar or other clean energy.
NHTSA Is Looking Into Tesla Video Games That Can be Played While Moving
“We are aware of driver concerns and are discussing the feature with the manufacturer,” the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a statement.
Climate Progress Depends on U.S.-China Competition
Competition between American and Chinese companies will be the real driver of decreased greenhouse gas emissions around the globe.
A New Tesla Safety Concern: Drivers Can Play Video Games in Moving Cars
The feature raises fresh questions about whether Tesla is compromising safety as it rushes to add new technologies.
Intel Will Take Mobileye Public in 2022
The chip maker’s Israeli subsidiary builds driver-assistance technology for major automakers and is now testing self-driving cars.
Toyota will spend $1.3 billion on a N.C. electric car battery plant.
The plant, which will employ 1,750 people, will be located outside of Greensboro.