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No, combustion engines won’t be supplanted by electric vehicles—and they’re critical for sustainable transport
Today, support for a sustainable future of transport is unanimous, and it is rightfully acknowledged that electric vehicles (EVs) will…
China’s EV competition is so fierce that Volkswagen ‘cannot keep up’ and should avoid ‘utopian expectations,’ says CEO
Competing against Chinese electric vehicles in China is no easy task. Just ask the CEO of Volkswagen. The German automaker…
Hyundai mulls adding fast-selling hybrids to its EV ‘metaplant’ in Georgia as state reels from Tesla rival Rivian delaying $5B manufacturing facility
In recent years, the state of Georgia has worked toward becoming an electric-vehicle production hub. Now, with EV sales growth…
Tesla challenger Fisker, flirting with bankruptcy, gets both a design award and another scathing review in the same week
To call Fisker a “Tesla rival” might be a stretch at this point. The electric-vehicle maker’s market cap has plunged…
At GTC, Nvidia’s GPU Technology Conference, MediaTek announced the first Dimensity Auto Cockpit SoCs that are a result of its…
Ex-Ford CEO warns of ‘real financial trouble’ for EV startups as adoption takes longer than expected
It’s been a bad year so far for startups offering electric vehicles. It could get a lot worse. The problem…
NTSB investigates fatal crash possibly involving partially automated driving system—and this time Tesla Autopilot isn’t involved
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a fatal crash in San Antonio, Texas, involving a Ford electric vehicle that…
Trump says he’d hit cars made in Mexico by Chinese companies with 100% tariff, brushes off retaliation by Beijing: ‘You screw us and we’ll screw you’
Donald Trump said he would hit cars made in Mexico by Chinese companies with a 100% tariff, double the levy he…
Tesla has chance to ‘grow their market share even more’ thanks to EV startups faltering and legacy automakers focusing on hybrids
Tesla has had a rough 2024, with its shares down 34% year to date. But the electric-vehicle space in general…
Hertz’s electric vehicle and CEO about-face is the latest twist after a COVID bankruptcy filing and a deep relationship with Carl Icahn
It seemed like a good idea at the time. Now we know better. Hertz, reeling from a bankruptcy and the…












