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Fires on vessels carrying EVs prompt calls for increased safety regulations
The process of transporting an electric vehicle (EV) to market via cargo shipments is facing renewed scrutiny after a series of incidents with costly and deadly results. A recent string of fires on vessels carrying EVs has prompted regulators to draw up new rules due to the safety risks posed. Electric vehicle battery fires burn… -
Battery manufacturers cut production as demand for EVs drops
Electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturer Panasonic has announced plans to scale back product development in response to “rapidly reduced demand.” The company is slashing EV battery production at its Japan facilities by 60% compared to its first quarter output, and will also cut its full-year profit outlook at its battery unit by 15%. Panasonic, a… -
Range anxiety slows mass EV adoption as auto, oil companies look to help
For the first time ever, Tesla’s superchargers will be deployed on an independent electric vehicle (EV) charging network. Oil and gas giant BP is making a $100 million investment in the chargers, which it plans to roll out by as early as 2024. The first of these chargers will be installed at locations in Chicago,… -
‘Revenge of the Electric Car’ director Chris Paine on the state of EVs
After the Nissan LEAF became the world’s first mass-market electric car in 2010, it took the United States a decade before one million electric vehicle (EV) sales were made nationwide. It took the country just two more subsequent years to repeat that total, and now in 2023, the U.S. is projected to reach one million… -
Honda, GM scrap $5B affordable EV plan amid auto industry setbacks
Honda and General Motors are scrapping a $5 billion plan to jointly develop affordable electric vehicles. On Oct. 25, about a year and a half after the endeavor was first announced, the two companies announced they were pulling the plug on their low-priced EV collaboration, which at the time had an aim of beating out… -
Rising interest rates, car prices trigger peak in US auto loan delinquencies
Americans are falling behind on their car payments at a rate not seen in about 30 years. The National Automobile Dealers Association has warned that a combination of recent “surging interest rates” and “higher vehicle prices” will continue to “put further pressure on vehicle affordability” going forward, hampering the ability of consumers to purchase a… -
Deep sea mining could boost clean energy tech; environment, China concerns loom
Deep sea mining is poised to boost worldwide production of clean energy technology, but the potential harm it could do to the ocean environment in the process has still yet to be determined. Small rocks known as polymetallic nodules cover vast areas of the ocean floor, and their contents could be worth trillions of dollars,… -
GM delays electric truck factory plans amid slowing US EV sales
The electric vehicle (EV) market, despite numerous government incentives, is experiencing a cooling trend in sales as of late, with notable repercussions in the manufacturing sector. This coincides with a recent announcement by General Motors (GM) that production of its all-electric trucks at the Orion Assembly plant in Michigan will be pushed back to 2025,… -
States impose EV fees to offset gas-tax shortfalls, spark controversy
The political debate over electric vehicles is continuing as individual states start to enforce EV registration fees. More Republican-led states are implementing annual fees costing $200 or more to replace the gas taxes EVs avoid. The gas taxes that help fund infrastructure are taking a hit as electric vehicles more people are driving EVs. This… -
EV tax credits set to become available for consumers at time of purchase
The high cost of electric vehicles (EVs) has been a “leading deterrent” for many consumers in the United States who are considering making the switch to sustainable transportation. A poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago found that six in 10 American… -
Tesla, Ford, other autos struggling to build, price EV trucks
In 2022, three out of the top five best-selling vehicles in the United States were trucks. With the White House’s efforts to electrify the nation’s automotive fleet well underway, automakers are looking to capitalize on the transition while catering to the wants of American consumers. But many have struggled with manufacturing and selling electric vehicle… -
New EV battery factory requires energy from coal-fired power plant
An upcoming $4 billion electric vehicle (EV) battery factory in De Soto, Kansas, has been hailed as the result of President Joe Biden’s renewable energy efforts in the Inflation Reduction Act. However, building the factory may also mean the continued existence of a nearby coal-fired power plant. Running this new EV battery factory, backed by… -
Climate advocates, indigenous tribes protest efforts to mine $67B of minerals in Canada
Beneath a remote expanse of wilderness in Canada lies a rare mineral deposit that officials have called the world’s most important untapped source of nickel, copper and cobalt. Worth an estimated $67 billion, these metals, located in a region known as the Ring of Fire, are essential for building the batteries that power electric vehicles.…
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