G.M. to Boost Electric Vehicle Spending, Build Battery Plants
General Motors’ push to increase E.V. spending follows an announcement by Ford that it would start making an electric version of its F-150 pickup truck this year.
Lordstown Motors’ Top Executives Resign After Board Investigation
The company’s top executive resigned after the struggling automaker released an investigation by its board.
Lordstown Motors Warns it Can’t Start Production
Lordstown Motors, which bought a shuttered General Motors factory in Ohio, warned that it needs to raise more money and might not survive.
Biden Administration Moves to Unkink Supply Chain Bottlenecks
A swath of recommendations calls for more investments, new supply chains and less reliance on other countries for crucial goods.
Lordstown Motors Shares Plunge as Investors See Problems
Lordstown Motors said it would start producing and selling electric pickup trucks this year, but there is little evidence it is ready to do so. Its stock has tumbled from a high of about $30 last year to around $8.
China Is Set to Rule Electric Car Production
Fueled with money from Wall Street and local officials, automakers plan to build eight million electric cars a year there, more than Europe and North America combined.
Tesla Earnings Set Record in First Quarter
The electric-car maker’s performance reflected increasing sales and production around the world.
An E.V. Start-Up Backed by UPS Does Away With the Assembly Line
Arrival, a developer of electric vans and buses, says it has come up with a cheaper way to build vehicles in small factories. But can it deliver on that promise?
Biden’s Big Bet: Tackling Climate Change Will Create Jobs, Not Kill Them
For decades, Democrats have countered opposition to "job-killing" environmental regulation by saying combatting climate change would create well-paying new jobs. President Biden is betting on it.
Biden’s Push for Electric Cars: $174 Billion, 10 Years and a Bit of Luck
The president is hoping to make electric vehicles more affordable to turn a niche product into one with mass appeal.