Tag: Automotive technology

GM to spend more on electric vehicles, add 2 battery plants

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DETROIT — General Motors will raise its spending on electric and autonomous vehicles and add two U.S. battery factories as it gambles that consumers...

Self-driving car pioneer Waymo gets $2.5B to fuel ambitions

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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Waymo, the self-driving car pioneer spun off from Google, isn't allowing a recent wave of executive departures to detour its...

Startup Lordstown Motors says production still on track

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TOLEDO, Ohio — Startup electric truck maker Lordstown Motors said Tuesday that it's still on track to begin production this fall despite a management...

Energy Secretary says US wants ‘responsible’ lithium mining

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NORTH LAS VEGAS — Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm said the Biden administration wants to see lithium needed for electric cars to be mined...

Yellowstone National Park unveils automated electric cars

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BILLINGS, Mont. — Park officials have launched the first tests of electric vehicles in Yellowstone National Park that are capable of operating without drivers. ...

Eying deal, GM softens on tough standards for car pollution

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DETROIT — The nation's largest automaker said Wednesday it can support greenhouse gas emissions limits that other car manufacturers negotiated with California — if...

Startup Lordstown Motors warns it may not stay in business

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DETROIT — Startup commercial electric vehicle maker Lordstown Motors says it may not be in business a year from now as it tries to...

Automakers face a threat to EV sales: Slow charging times

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DETROIT — If the auto industry is to succeed in its bet that electric vehicles will soon dominate the roads, it will need to...

Amsterdam tests out electric autonomous boats on its canals

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AMSTERDAM — Electric cars, meet your competition. Electric boats are on the way. ...

Volkswagen tests electric cars, transit apps on Greek island

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ATHENS, Greece — German carmaker Volkswagen launched a five-year project Wednesday on the small Greek Aegean island of Astypalea to test the adoption of...