$7.5B loan would help scale up battery production in Indiana Aiming for 67 gigawatt-hours of annual capacity there DOE loan comes from same program that supported Tesla The Department of Energy on Monday said it is prepared to loan up to $7.5 billion to Stellantis and Samsung SDI for battery production in Indiana. The conditional loan commitment...
Porsche is recalling 2,941 electric Macans because their headlights are too bright, which can reduce visibility for oncoming drivers and increase the risk of a crash. The recall includes 2024 and 2025 Porsche Macan Electric models manufactured between Mar. 15, 2024, and Nov. 04, 2024. Headlight-control software in the affected vehicles was...
Testing of an electric version of the Range Rover luxury SUV continues apace. Reservations for the electric vehicle, dubbed the Range Rover Electric, opened in late 2023, with deliveries slated to start next year. That will likely make it a 2026 model in the U.S. Before that can happen, Land Rover is conducting testing in extreme conditions to...
A concept car previewing the design direction of Jaguar's upcoming electric-vehicle lineup leaked Monday ahead of its official debut. The Jaguar Design Vision concept was due to be unveiled Monday night at Miami Art Week, but images were posted online ahead of that on the CocheSpias Instagram page. Those images show a two-door fastback coupe with...
A concept car previewing the design direction of Jaguar's upcoming electric-vehicle lineup leaked Monday ahead of its official debut. The Jaguar Design Vision concept was due to be unveiled Monday night at Miami Art Week, but images were posted online ahead of that on the CocheSpias Instagram page. Those images show a two-door fastback coupe with...
The state’s Democratic leaders had announced within days of the election that they would meet early this month on plans to defend California’s liberal policies.
The loan, from the Biden administration, was designed to withstand Republican attacks and will be used to make electric-car batteries in Indiana.
Dedicated investment assures Genesis stays distinct in tech transition Genesis SUVs will go hybrid first Plug-in range-extended EV models arrive in 2027 Hyundai has in recent months upped its hybrid targets for the next several years, and its Genesis luxury brand is going to be a significant part of it. The company confirmed in August that Genesis...
The potential high cost of EV battery replacements is a major worry for new-car shoppers, but that likely won't be the case for long, according to battery-analysis firm Recurrent. Recurrent, which produces battery health reports for used EVs, predicts that plummeting new-battery prices will make replacing a battery pack cheaper than repairing a...
Kia is recalling 62,872 EV6 electric vehicles because onboard charging control units could become damaged and trigger a reduced-power driving mode. The recall covers 2022-2024 models, which have integrated charging control units that may become damaged by certain electrical loads, preventing them from charging the vehicles' 12-volt batteries...