Tag: Green 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...

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. ...

Edmunds: Consider leasing when new car prices soar

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New and used car prices remain high as a global semiconductor chip shortage, combined with increased consumer demand, has caused a shortage of vehicles...

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...

Interior gauging interest in Gulf of Mexico wind power

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NEW ORLEANS — President Joe Biden's administration wants to know whether offshore wind companies want to move into the Gulf of Mexico. ...

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...

California urges EPA to let state set car-emissions standard

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WASHINGTON — Officials from California, New York and other states urged the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday to allow California to set its own...