The new partnership aims to be a dominant player in nationwide EV charging infrastructure development. “Something like 53% of private vehicles are not garaged,” former auto executive Mark LaNeve says in citing challenges ahead.
Abigail Wulf, head of the Center for Critical Minerals Strategy at Securing America’s Future Energy, warns that with increasing demand for electric vehicles and batteries, the U.S. might not have sufficient raw material supplies.
Toyota’s plant will open in 2025 with four production lines, each able to produce enough batteries to power 200,000 vehicles per year. Toyota wants to expand to at least six production lines, bringing its total production capacity to 1.2 million...
We drive the ’22 Nissan Rogue featuring a variable-compression 1.5L 3-cyl. turbo, the latest application of the Japanese automaker’s award-winning technology that shifts the engine between high and low compression depending on demand.
Toyota believes ICE-augmented hybrid and PHEV powertrains can plot a much quicker path to reducing overall industry CO2 output for many users than a blind plunge into BEVs for all, says Gill Pratt, the automaker’s chief scientist.
All three of Ford’s early-adopter models, the Mustang Mach-E, E-Transit and F-150 Lightning, share common powertrain features that allow the automaker to bring product to market at a price point well below rivals’ equivalent models.
The Dealer Community Charging Program is meant to address the charging “deserts” that exist in many urban and rural areas that lack the critical EV charging infrastructure necessary for more widespread adoption of EVs.
In documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Rivian says it does not intend to use franchised dealers and is developing a network of service centers around the country to fix the vehicles it expects to sell online.
