The Auto Industry Bets Its Future on Batteries
Carmakers, government agencies and investors are pouring money into battery research in a global race to profit from emission-free electric cars.
G.M. reports $6.4 billion profit in 2020 despite the pandemic.
The Task Ahead for Biden on Climate
The new president has shown a welcome interest in combating climate change. But more will need to be done.
E.V.s Force Carmakers to Reinvent the Wheel, and Brakes, and Mirrors …
Building electric cars, and repairing them, will require a huge change for the industry and usher in a new automotive era.
G.M. and the Electric-Car Comeback
The end of the gasoline-powered car will transform the economy.
G.M. Announcement Shakes Up U.S. Automakers’ Transition to Electric Cars
Every carmaker is trying to figure out how to make the leap before governments force it and Tesla and other start-ups lure away drivers.
Electric Cars Are Coming, and Fast. Is the Nation’s Grid Up to It?
GM’s decision this week to phase out gasoline vehicles is the latest in a major shift that will mean drastic new demands on electric utilities. Here are four things that will need to happen.
G.M. Wants to Make Electric Cars. China Dominates the Market.
With government support and lavish subsidies, Chinese companies have come to dominate the market for batteries, motors and other essentials Detroit may need for its new fleets.
G.M. Will Only Sell Zero-Emission Vehicles by 2035
The move, one of the most ambitious in the auto industry, is a piece of a broader plan by the company to become carbon neutral by 2040.
The Pandemic Sank Auto Sales. Vaccines Could Bring Buyers Back.
Carmakers say new models should also help lift the industry in 2021, after a 15 percent decline in its slowest year since it recovered from the Great Recession.