Tesla said sales doubled in the second quarter, but Ford reported a more modest increase as the industry grapples with a semiconductor shortage.
Ford has gone from being a relative latecomer to battery-powered vehicles to making them a central focus. Last week it introduced the F-150 Lightning, an electric truck.
If it sells well, an electric version of the best-selling vehicle in the U.S. could help accelerate the move to electric vehicles.
A race is on to produce lithium in the United States, but competing projects are taking very different approaches to extracting the vital raw material. Some might not be very green.
Buying an electric car can be exciting and bewildering. Consider what kind of car you want and need and where you will charge.
The long-term needs of ecosystems should come before our knee-jerk demands to get back to life.
The president is hoping to make electric vehicles more affordable to turn a niche product into one with mass appeal.
They see branding opportunities as the pandemic and a desire by cities to curb traffic propel e-bike sales to new heights.
Carmakers, government agencies and investors are pouring money into battery research in a global race to profit from emission-free electric cars.