US Steel Bets On Mini-Mills, EV Motors For Near-Term Sustainability
The blast furnaces that built the modern world are CO2-producing beasts. Globally, the steel industry emits about 8% of the world’s greenhouse gases. China, India and Russia are among the worst emissions offenders, but U.S.-based steel companies do plenty to…
Stellantis To Partner With Samsung For Second EV Battery Factory In U.S.
Stellantis, the parent company of Chrysler and Jeep, said on Monday it was partnering with Samsung to build a second electric vehicle battery manufacturing plant in the United States. The company said the site for the second plant was “currently under review”…
Hyundai, Kia’s EV Sales in U.S. Rise 5.9 pct in H1
Hyundai Motor Co. and its smaller affiliate Kia Corp.’s electric vehicle (EV) sales rose 5.9 percent in the United States during the January-June period from a year earlier amid accelerating electrification, an industry association said Sunday. Hyundai and Kia sold…
European Car Companies Plan Battery Factories to Supply EV Transition
European car makers aim to streamline the supply chain needed for their intended transition to electric vehicles, and securing lithium-ion batteries will play a major part. On Monday, Stellantis announced a second deal for a battery factory in the U.S….
Chevy’s Next RS Model In South America Will Be An EV
In recent years, General Motors has dramatically expanded the availability of Chevy‘s RS trim in South America and announced that it will continue to do so beyond combustion vehicles, revealing that the brand’s next RS model in that region will be…
It’s Too Hot for EVs to Work Right In the U.S.
We already knew electric vehicles don’t do so well when it gets really cold outside. Well, apparently they don’t really like extreme heat either. According to Automotive News, the recent heat wave across much of the Southern and Western U.S. has brought their range issue to the forefront. A Seattle-based EV battery and…
BMW Sees European Electric Car Demand Holding Up as China Pulls Back
BMW AG is seeing stronger demand for its electric vehicles in Europe than it expected, helping offset a decline in orders in its biggest market China, production chief Milan Nedeljkovic said Friday. “We expected at the start of the year…
UK Startup Nyobolt Claims Six-Minute Charging For Electric Vehicles
Another electric vehicle (EV) startup, Nyobolt, is making waves with its promising charging technology. The UK-based company claims that its unique technology can provide a six-minute charge that offers a range of 155 miles. Production of the battery is expected…
Porsche Macan EV Spied Testing On American Highways
The Porsche Macan EV has been spotted many times before, but for the first time, a prototype of the all-electric compact SUV was caught testing on US roads. The photos here were sent to us by an avid CarBuzz reader, saying that the prototype…
Here’s How California’s Electric Cars Can Feed The Grid And Help Avoid Brownouts
As a historic 10-day heat wave threatened brownouts across California last summer, a small San Diego County school district did its part to help: It captured excess power from its electric school buses and sent it back to the state’s overwhelmed grid. The…
