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Recycling startup Redwood Materials is partnering with Proterra to supply EV battery materials sustainably
1:11 pm PDT • March 29, 2021
A growing number of companies have emerged over the last few years determined to reduce waste in the electric vehicle battery market. Chief among these is recycling firm Redwood Materials,…
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EV makers oppose delay to automotive emissions penalty increase
10:58 am PDT • March 25, 2021
Electric vehicle manufacturers are pushing back against a decision to delay penalty increases for automakers who fail to meet fuel efficiency standards. A lobbying group representing legacy automakers — many…
Chinese automaker Geely Automobile Holdings is launching a new brand of premium electric vehicles as it aims to capture a share of the luxury EV market that has been dominated…
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BMW and PG&E team up to prepare the electric grid for millions of EVs
10:17 am PDT • March 22, 2021
BMW Group and California utility Pacific Gas & Electric are rolling out the next phase of a pilot that aims to test — and learn — how electric vehicles could…
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Lucid Motors sees a second life for its EV batteries in energy storage
11:20 am PDT • March 17, 2021
Lucid Motors has designed the battery packs in its luxury electric vehicle for two lives. The company, which is already experimenting with energy storage systems for commercial and residential customers,…
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Ford expands robotics research into $75 million University of Michigan facility
7:52 am PDT • March 16, 2021
Ford Motor Company will be embedding 100 of its researchers and engineers in a new $75 million robotics and mobility facility on the University of Michigan’s Ann Arbor campus. This…
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Volkswagen will bring 240 gigawatt hours of battery production capacity to Europe by 2030
7:32 am PDT • March 15, 2021
Volkswagen AG is gearing up to seize the top spot as the world’s largest electric vehicle manufacturer with plans announced Monday to have six 40 gigawatt hour (GWh) battery cell…
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Elon Musk, Tesla board sued in lawsuit alleging ‘erratic’ tweets violate fiduciary duty
1:18 pm PST • March 12, 2021
Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s tweets are the subject of another lawsuit. A Tesla investor is suing the company board and Musk for continuing to send “erratic tweets” that violate a…
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Canoo combines work and play in its new electric pickup truck
7:38 am PST • March 11, 2021
Los-Angeles based startup Canoo revealed its newest — and now third — electric vehicle, a pickup truck that does away with the sharp corners and huge engine housing of both…
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Polestar, ChargePoint introduce seamless charging in new partnership
6:39 am PST • March 9, 2021
A new alliance between Swedish electric performance automaker Polestar and EV infrastructure startup ChargePoint takes aim at the charging experience with the debut of an in-car app that will let…
Elon Musk is bringing his utility-scale battery ambitions to the Lone Star state. An under-the-radar Tesla subsidiary has been at work building a 100 MW energy storage project in Angleton,…
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GM, LG Chem studying the feasibility of a second battery cell plant in the US
8:27 am PST • March 4, 2021
General Motors is exploring building a second U.S. battery cell manufacturing plant with its joint-venture partner, Seoul, South Korea-based LG Chem. If the plant moves forward, it would be the…
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EV rivals Tesla, Rivian unite to target direct sales legislation
8:59 am PST • March 3, 2021
Tesla, Rivian, Lordstown Motors and Lucid Motors — potential rivals in the burgeoning EV market — are working together to pass laws that would allow direct sales in at least…
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Hyzon Motors’ hydrogen fuel ambitions include two US factories
4:32 pm PST • March 1, 2021
Hyzon Motors plans to produce fuel cells, including a critical component required to power hydrogen vehicles, at two U.S. factories in a move aimed at kickstarting domestic production at a…
