News Articles on electric-car

Lea Pernelle, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 13 01:31 AM

A new version of Volkswagen's flagship ID.3 electric car model will go on sale from the end of March for just under 40,000 euros ($42,000). Read more »

Honda, LG to invest $4.4 billion in US battery plant

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 29 06:15 PM

Japanese auto giant Honda and South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution announced a joint venture Monday to invest $4.4 billion in a new US electric car battery plant. Read more »

Ford to cut thousands of jobs in transition to electric: US media

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 21 03:29 PM

US carmaker Ford is preparing to cut several thousand jobs to reduce costs and intensify its transition to electric vehicles, US media reported on Wednesday. Read more »

Ferrari says 80% of its models will be electric or hybrid by 2030

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 17 08:10 AM

Ferrari unveiled Thursday plans to turn 80 percent of its production into all-electric or hybrid cars by 2030 in a major shift for an iconic brand renowned for its powerful combustion engines. Read more »

Indonesia begins electric car production with Hyundai plant

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 17 09:20 PM

Hyundai has launched the first electric car assembly plant in Indonesia, as the country looks to exploit an abundance of resources used in EV production. Read more »

Musk donated over $5.7-B in Tesla shares to charity

Hyunjoo Jin, Reuters
Posted at Feb 15 12:49 PM

Analysts have said there would be a tax benefit for Musk potentially gifting Tesla stock as shares that are donated to charity are not subject to capital gains tax. Read more »

Tesla to recall nearly 54,000 vehicles that may disobey stop signs

David Shepardson, Reuters
Posted at Feb 01 08:51 PM

Tesla Inc will recall 53,822 US vehicles with the company's Full Self-Driving (Beta) software that may allow some models to conduct "rolling stops" and not come to a complete stop at some intersections posing a safety risk. Read more »

Tesla's Musk says he is 'almost done' with stock sales

Hyunjoo Jin, Reuters
Updated as of Dec 23 02:36 PM

Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Wednesday he was "almost done" with his stock sales after selling over $15 billion worth for more than one month. Read more »

Tesla's Musk says he will pay over $11 billion in taxes this year

Reuters
Updated as of Dec 20 02:29 PM

Electric-car maker Tesla Inc's Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said on Sunday on Twitter that he will pay more than $11 billion in taxes this year. Read more »

Rolls-Royce to switch to all electric range by 2030

Reuters
Posted at Sep 30 08:53 AM

Rolls-Royce will produce only electric cars by 2030, the luxury carmaker said on Wednesday, joining other premium brands making the switch such as Volkswagen's Bentley and Jaguar's Land Rover. Read more »

Volkswagen aims for half of vehicle sales to be electric by 2030

Reuters
Posted at Jul 13 08:41 PM

Volkswagen said on Tuesday it expected battery electric vehicles to account for half of its global vehicle sales by 2030, as Europe's largest carmaker prepares to phase out combustion engine cars. Read more »

Apple in talks with China firms over battery supplies for its electric car- sources

Reuters
Posted at Jun 08 05:15 PM

Apple Inc is in early-stage talks with China's CATL and BYD about the supply of batteries for its planned electric vehicle, four people with knowledge of the matter said. Read more »

UFC fighter gets Tesla after calling out CEO Musk

Reuters
Posted at May 20 04:51 PM

"Elon, where's my wife's car, bro?" Dariush said in his post-fight interview on Saturday. Read more »

Toyota group, Suzuki to jointly develop small electric vehicle for Japanese market

Kyodo News
Posted at May 01 11:01 PM

Toyota Motor Corp., its small car subsidiary Daihatsu Motor Co. and Suzuki Motor Corp. will jointly develop a small electric vehicle (EV) for the Japanese market, sources close to the matter said Saturday. Read more »

Honda to stop selling new gasoline cars, including hybrids, by 2040

Kyodo News
Posted at Apr 24 05:03 PM

TOKYO - Honda Motor Co. said Friday it will stop selling new gasoline-powered vehicles, including hybrids, worldwide by 2040, becoming the first Japanese automaker to set such a goal in response to the global trend of decarbonization. Read more »

Volkswagen vows to dominate e-car market by 2025

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 16 08:21 PM

German auto giant Volkswagen said Tuesday it is aiming to dominate the electric car market by 2025 as it accelerates the pace to catch up with US pioneer Tesla. Read more »

Cobalt prices soar as China stockpiles metal used in smartphones, electric car batteries

Jevans Nyabiage, South China Morning Post
Posted at Mar 15 01:25 PM

‘Chinese companies continue to ship cobalt hydroxide from Africa, but there have been delays which have helped drive tightness in the market,’ an analyst says. China is the world’s biggest importer of cobalt, buying about 95,000 tons of it every year. Read more »

Outgoing CEO says Panasonic must cut Tesla reliance as battery tie-up evolves -FT

Reuters
Posted at Mar 15 08:35 AM

Panasonic Corp's outgoing Chief Executive Kazuhiro Tsuga said the company will need to reduce its heavy reliance on Tesla Inc by making batteries more compatible with electric vehicles from other global carmakers, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. Read more »

Tesla’s Chinese rival Xpeng fits P7 electric saloon cars with fast-charging, short-range batteries to pass cost savings to customers

Daniel Ren, South China Morning Post
Posted at Mar 03 06:58 PM

Xpeng, one of Tesla’s most aggressive competitors in China, plans to fit its P7 all-electric saloon car with a cheaper battery to pass the cost-savings to its price-sensitive customers and help it get ahead in the country’s cutthroat vehicle market. Read more »

This Filipino engineer converted his vintage Toyota into an electric car

RHIA GRANA
Updated as of Mar 05 10:49 AM

Currently in the works is a Philippine made e-car Read more »

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