Tag: Automotive technology
GM: Software, new battery parts will solve Bolt fire issues
DETROIT — Engineers at General Motors have figured out how to fix a battery problem with the Chevrolet Bolt electric hatchback that caused five...
Edmunds: Five new EVs to wait for in 2021
Electric vehicle shoppers have an increasing number of models to choose from. There are nearly two dozen EVs on the market today, and that...
Auto group backs guidelines for partially automated vehicles
DETROIT — The trade association representing most major automakers is offering guidelines for manufacturers to advertise partially automated driving systems and to make sure...
Ford to develop, produce its own electric vehicle batteries
DETROIT — Saying that it wants to control the key technology for electric vehicles, Ford plans to open a battery development center near Detroit...
Late taxes another troubling sign for electric truck startup
CLEVELAND — The failure of an Ohio-based electric truck startup to pay $570,000 in real estate taxes due in early March is yet another...
Tesla posts $438M 1Q profit on strong electric vehicle sales
DETROIT — Charged up by strong sales of its electric cars and SUVs, Tesla on Monday posted its seventh-straight profitable quarter.
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America’s gas-fueled vehicles imperil Biden’s climate goals
DETROIT — For President Joe Biden to reach his ambitious goal of slashing America’s greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030, huge reductions would...
Countering Biden, GOP pitches $568B for infrastructure
WASHINGTON — A group of Senate Republicans on Thursday unveiled a public works proposal with a much smaller price tag and a narrower definition...
Meituan raises $10 bln for self-driving cars, drone delivery
HONG KONG — Chinese food delivery giant Meituan raised nearly $10 billion in a sale of convertible bonds and additional shares and plans to...
Dems push $25B to electrify school buses, a Biden priority
WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers are unveiling legislation that would invest $25 billion to convert the nation’s fleet of gasoline- and diesel-powered school buses to...