The president’s son was part owner of a venture involved in the $3.8 billion purchase by a Chinese conglomerate of one of the world’s largest cobalt deposits. The metal is a key ingredient in batteries for electric vehicles.
A New York Times investigation examines the global demand for raw materials as the clean energy revolution takes off. This is what we found.
A New York Times investigation examines the global demand for raw materials as the clean energy revolution takes off. This is what we found.
Its battery supply chain runs through China, and that’s not changing any time soon.
Tesla, which makes about two-thirds of electric vehicles sold in the United States, has long produced the cars with the best range.
Tesla, which makes about two-thirds of electric vehicles sold in the United States, has long produced the cars with the best range.
A push to increase sales of electric vehicles favors companies that already have all-electric cars on the market and could penalize those that don’t.
The initiative would also promote the construction of charging stations and include financial incentives for consumers and carmakers.
Trump gutted emissions reductions. The president must make up for time lost.
Tesla said sales doubled in the second quarter, but Ford reported a more modest increase as the industry grapples with a semiconductor shortage.
