Most EVs for US sale have American-made batteries

Conceptual drawing of Ultium Cells plant in TennesseeGiven the push by the Biden administration to shore up a local supply chain and enable more American manufacturing for electric vehicles, it may come as a bit of a surprise that the vast majority of EV battery packs and cells are already made in the U.S. According to a recent update from the U.S. Department of Energy Vehicle Technologies Office...

Aston Martin to debut electric sports car in 2025, CEO says

2021 Aston Martin DBXAn Aston Martin electric car due in 2025 will replace one of the automaker's current front-engine sports cars, CEO Tobias Moers said in an interview with Automotive News Europe (subscription required) published Tuesday. The British automaker said in March that it was working on an electric sports car and an electric crossover, with the sports car...

Study busts myth about EV greenhouse gas emissions and dirty grids

Charging stations at Volkswagen Arizona Proving GroundsA new study confirms that, even when charged from the dirtiest electricity grids, electric cars are still cleaner than internal combustion engines over their lifecycles. First spotted by The Verge, the International Council for Clean Transportation (ICCT) study estimates overall emissions from medium-sized EVs registered in the United States...