LG Will Spend $5.5 Billion on a Battery Factory in Arizona
Investment plans for U.S. battery production have increased since President Biden signed a law that offers generous incentives for electric cars and green energy.
Falling Lithium Prices Are Making Electric Cars More Affordable
An unexpected decline in the price of an essential battery material, along with those of other commodities, is good news for buyers. But experts disagree on how long low prices will last.
Just How Good for the Planet Is That Big Electric Pickup Truck?
E.V.s are usually a more climate-friendly option. But as they bulk up, their emissions savings, and other environmental and safety benefits, begin to diminish.
Carmakers Are Pushing Autonomous Tech. This Engineer Wants Limits.
Missy Cummings, who spent more than a year at the federal auto safety agency, said that drivers were putting too much trust in systems like Tesla’s Autopilot and that regulators needed to restrict their use.
Electric Vehicles Could Match Gasoline Cars on Price This Year
Competition, government incentives and falling raw material prices are making battery-powered cars more affordable sooner than expected.
General Motors Reaches Deal to Ensure Its Chip Supply
The semiconductor maker GlobalFoundries will dedicate part of its output to G.M. as the automaker offers more electric vehicles and driver-assistance systems.
GM Posts Solid Profit as It Pushes to Take On Tesla in EVs
Aiming to make a million electric vehicles a year by 2025, General Motors is investing in a Nevada lithium mine to help with battery production.
Auto Sales Likely Fell in 2022 Because of Supply Chain Chaos
Automakers have been hampered by the supply of semiconductors and higher interest rates.
Tax Credits for Electric Vehicles Are About to Get Confusing
Foreign-made cars no longer qualify. Tesla and G.M. should become eligible again. But officials are still working on the fine print.
Workers at E.V. Battery Plant in Ohio Vote to Unionize
The result, at a plant owned by General Motors and a South Korean company, is a milestone for the auto union in organizing electric vehicle workers.