reader comments 94 with Lordstown Motors has filed for bankruptcy protection, marking the end of the road for an ailing electric truck manufacturer that promised a corner of the US Rust Belt hundreds of jobs tied to the auto industry’s green transition. The company said the move followed the unraveling of a deal with Taiwan’s ..
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Jacqui VanLiew; Getty Images reader comments 131 with In November 2019, Tesla CEO Elon Musk stepped onto a stage in California to launch a new kind of EV: the Cybertruck, an angular cyberpunk-styled pickup with bodywork made of brushed stainless steel and “unbreakable” glass. What happened next has entered into public relations folklore. Under the ..
reader comments 300 with Electric-vehicle market share has soared in the last decade, but there has been no measurable change in the share of consumers who want to buy an EV just because it’s an EV. This finding, from a recent paper in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, indicates that the growth in ..
reader comments 181 with 0 posters participating Share this story The only statewide climate measure on California’s ballot Tuesday failed, even though it would have raised billions to help meet the state’s ambitious greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets by subsidizing electric vehicles and charging infrastructure, among other things. Its downfall resulted largely from the high-profile ..
reader comments 89 with 42 posters participating Share this story Last month, California finalized a rule that will ban the sale of new gas-powered cars, starting in 2035. Obviously, that’ll accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles and encourage other states to do the same. (Oregon has already followed California’s lead.) But less obviously, spurning carbon-spewing ..
reader comments 106 with 58 posters participating Share this story The Jeep Recon. Stellantis Like the Wrangler, the Jeep Recon has removable doors and windows. A mockup of the Wagoneer S. The subcompact Jeep Avenger will be available in Europe next year. Although Stellantis has been doing great business with electric vehicles across the pond—the ..
Enlarge / A 2021 VW ID.4, the brand’s battery-electric crossover. Jonathan Gitlin reader comments 101 with 52 posters participating Share this story Volkswagen, the world’s second-largest electric vehicle manufacturer by volume, has “sold out” of battery-powered models in the US and Europe for this year as persistent supply chain bottlenecks hit global production. The Wolfsburg-based ..
Enlarge / Used Tesla model 3 sedans available to purchase at an all-EV dealership. shaunl | Getty Images reader comments 80 with 46 posters participating Share this story David Cottrell got his $39,999 Tesla Model Y last February. The compact electric hatchback was a fantastic car, he says. But just a few months later, he ..
Enlarge / A Rivian R1T showing off its off-road capability. Jonathan Gitlin reader comments 113 with 71 posters participating Share this story With supply chain disruptions messing with the auto industry, it’s an especially challenging time for startups like Rivian. After warning of production challenges due to parts shortages early in December, the Illinois-based electric ..
Enlarge / “I think this might be the best-looking EV yet,” Cars Technica’s Jonathan Gitlin in 2018 about the Jaguar I-Pace. Jonathan Gitlin reader comments 344 with 186 posters participating Share this story Last week, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee—the guy who, while running for president two years ago, proposed a nationwide ban on sales of ..