Every carmaker is trying to figure out how to make the leap before governments force it and Tesla and other start-ups lure away drivers.
Tag: Electric and Hybrid Vehicles
G.M. Wants to Make Electric Cars. China Dominates the Market.
With government support and lavish subsidies, Chinese companies have come to dominate the market for batteries, motors and other essentials Detroit may need for its new fleets.
British Auto Industry Risks Slow Decline After Brexit
Lacking a strong domestic battery industry, Britain may be left behind by the shift to electric cars.
Boris Johnson Lays Out U.K. Plan for a ‘Green Industrial Revolution’
Goals include ending sales of gas and diesel cars by 2030, achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050 and, perhaps, pleasing a new sensibility in Washington.
In Electric Car Market, It’s Tesla and a Jumbled Field of Also-Rans
Most traditional carmakers are struggling to produce and market electric vehicles even as Tesla sells hundreds of thousands of its luxury models.
Coronavirus Wrecked Tesla’s Momentum and Elon Musk Is Furious
Mr. Musk opened his California factory this week in defiance of local orders. He has also criticized the response to the pandemic as “dumb” and “fascist.”
The Pandemic Will Permanently Change the Auto Industry
Plunging sales could force factories to close and lead to takeovers and mergers, but also bolster sales of electric cars.
Britain, Struggling With Brexit, Eyes Another Retreat. This One’s From Fossil Fuels.
The country, which led the industrial revolution, now aims to neutralize its carbon emissions by 2050.
With a $2 Billion Factory From China, a German City Lets Others Worry
Arnstadt’s embrace of a giant new battery plant for electric cars illustrates Europe’s ambivalence toward Chinese investment: Jobs trump geopolitics.
Inside India’s Messy Electric Vehicle Revolution
A million electric rickshaws sprang up out of nowhere and are now being used by 60 million people a day. The government and vehicle makers are struggling to catch up.