Vietnamese-Made Electric Cars Arrive At Port of Nanaimo For Sale in Canada
The Port of Nanaimo is the first stop for hundreds of new electric vehicles built in Vietnam. More than 750 VinFast VF 8 vehicles arrived in Nanaimo on May 16 as part of an initial shipment of 1,879 vehicles exported…
GM Deal Strengthens Its EV Supply Chain. The Stock Is Rising.
Traditional auto makers need supply chains full of batteries and the materials they’re made of if their electric-vehicles businesses are ever to catch the leader Tesla TSLA +3.11% . U.S. auto giant General Motors GM +3.82% has big EV ambitions and unveiled another deal to strengthen its supply chain on Friday. GM…
How Norway Came To Lead The Charge In The EV Revolution
Norway is ending the sale of new petrol and diesel cars in two years, a decade ahead of the European Union. The country leads the world when it comes to electric vehicle (EV) adoption, and its roads offer a glimpse…
Poll Shows Half Of Americans Unlikely To Choose Electric Vehicles
Despite the Tesla Model Y becoming the world’s best-selling car, nearly half of Americans aren’t ready to embrace electric vehicles as their next ride. According to a poll from the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago and the Associated Press-NORC…
Kia Aims To Sell 93,000 EVs In Europe This Year
SEOUL, May 30 (Yonhap) — Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-biggest carmaker, said Tuesday it aims to sell 93,000 all-electric vehicles (EVs) in Europe in 2023 by launching the flagship EV9 SUV later this year. The EV target figure accounts for…
How Electric Vehicle Batteries Could Save The UK Auto Industry
The UK may have lost Eurovision this year, but it recently beat European rivals for an arguably more valuable prize. Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is expected to build a multi-billion-pound electric vehicle (EV) battery plant in the UK rather than…
Taking An Electric Car On The Road Is Still A Gamble In America
New electric car has worked like a charm. One of the first BMW iX SUVs to hit the US market, it draws compliments from garage attendants and car buffs, and the rapid charger we installed in our garage easily powers…
Texas’s Hefty Registration Fees For Electric Vehicles
Earlier this month, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed SB505 into law, implementing a $200 annual fee for electric vehicles registered in the state. It costs the average gas-powered car owner $50 to $54 in the state of Texas to register their vehicle annually. The…
Slow Fundraising Adds Urgency To PE’s Retail Push; European EV Investments Up
When TPG Inc. announced May 15 that it agreed to a $3 billion deal to acquire investment firm Angelo Gordon & Co. LP, the listed private equity firm touted the addition of a $55 billion credit business to its portfolio, increasing its…
ELECTRIC CITY BUS SALES OVERTAKE DIESEL IN EUROPE
For well over one hundred years, the internal combustion engine has reigned supreme over our roads. For one small but significant transport sector, the humble city bus, its reign has neared its end. The most recent quarterly sales data for…
