Silicon Valley startup Tensor unveils a personal ‘RoboCar’

The company plans to deliver the Level 4 autonomous vehicle to customers in the second half of 2026.

By Eric Walz • Aug. 20, 2025

Rivian moving forward on $5B Georgia EV plant

The battery electric vehicle maker will host two events next month to mark the restart of construction in 2026. 

By Larry Avila • Aug. 19, 2025

DOT relaunches EV charging fund with stripped-down guidance

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said he does not "agree with subsidizing green energy," but he will run the NEVI program "efficiently." 

By Robert Walton • Aug. 18, 2025

California launches $55M state program to expand public EV charging

The state announced the program days before the Trump administration unfroze federal funds to support EV charging infrastructure after a court ruling.

By Kalena Thomhave • Aug. 18, 2025

Tesla’s North America service director departs

Piero Landolfi joined the electric automaker in October 2016 and was appointed as head of service for North America in August 2020.

By Larry Avila • Aug. 14, 2025

Ford launching new $30K BEV pickup with modular assembly in 2027

The automaker says it has shaken off an older design approach to engineer and manufacture a vehicle to match the quickness and flexibility of Chinese OEMs.

By Christie Schweinsberg | WardsAuto • Aug. 12, 2025

Lucid-led coalition seeks to boost critical minerals sourcing

The partnership between the automaker, producers and refiners is meant to accelerate and stabilize electric vehicle supply chains.

By Larry Avila • Aug. 11, 2025

Nissan partners with Electrum to ease home EV charging

Advisors will help the automaker’s customers compare bids from contractors and identify incentives to help offset EV charger installation costs.

By Eric Walz • Aug. 8, 2025

Lucid files proxy with SEC for 1-for-10 reverse stock split

The move is intended to boost the electric automaker’s share price and make the stock more attractive to investors.

By Eric Walz • July 29, 2025

Tesla reports 42% YoY drop in operating income

The automaker’s Q2 sales fell 13.4% from a year ago as it faces growing competition in the global EV market. 

By Eric Walz • July 24, 2025

GM, Redwood Materials sign deal to deploy energy-storage batteries

The partnership will create low-cost batteries to power AI data centers and other applications.

By Eric Walz • July 23, 2025

Uber to add 20,000 self-driving Lucid Gravity SUVs to its ride-share platform

The luxury-electric SUVs will be outfitted with Level 4 autonomous driving technology developed by California-based Nuro.

By Eric Walz • July 22, 2025

Ionna tops 3K contracted battery charging bays with new partnership

The Wawa c-store chain is the latest company to join the automaker-led joint venture aimed at expanding EV charging infrastructure.

By Larry Avila • July 22, 2025

Panasonic opens its lithium-ion battery manufacturing facility in Kansas

The site will manufacture the company’s advanced 2170 cylindrical cell batteries to support electric vehicle production in North America.

By Eric Walz • July 17, 2025

GM’s Ultium Cells battery plant in Tennessee to add production of low-cost LFP cells

The automaker is targeting significant cost savings for EVs compared to its current high-nickel battery chemistries.

By Eric Walz • July 16, 2025

Volvo Cars takes $1.2B impairment charge

Ahead of reporting its Q2 earnings, the automaker cited U.S. tariffs and EV delays for the setback. 

By Larry Avila • July 15, 2025

Nissan delays EV production start at Mississippi plant

The move was an internal decision and “not a specific reaction to policy changes,” a spokesperson said.

By Larry Avila • July 11, 2025

Elektrobit and Foxconn plan to jointly develop EV platform

Foxconn launched a mobility consortium in 2021 with the goal of creating a standardized electric vehicle platform.

By Eric Walz • July 8, 2025

Auto trade groups praise passage of ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’

Several associations hailed the extension of certain 2017 tax provisions, though some mourned the phase-out of key provisions for electric vehicles.

By Larry Avila • Updated July 8, 2025

GM recalls 42K Blazer EVs for parking brake wiring issues

The wiring harness may become damaged or corroded due to flexing, resulting in unintended activation or loss of parking brake function.

By Eric Walz • July 7, 2025

Honda launches cargo e-bike delivery business

The automaker designed an electric quadricycle for the last-mile delivery service it plans to offer.

By Dan Zukowski • June 27, 2025

EV maker Polestar secures $200M equity investment

The funding comes from existing investor PSD Investment, which is controlled by the founder and chairman of Geely Holding Group.

By Eric Walz • June 26, 2025

Ensol, Wallbox partner to expand public EV charging in Southeast

The energy management company will install Wallbox’s new public chargers in major urban areas in Texas, Florida and Georgia in 2025 and early 2026.

By Kalena Thomhave • June 25, 2025

GM recalls over 41K Cadillac Lyriq EVs for blank instrument displays while driving

The recall covers 2023-2024 models produced from March 2022 through September 2024.

By Eric Walz • June 24, 2025

US electric vehicle sales are slowing amid policy shifts: BNEF

BloombergNEF cut its expectation for cumulative U.S. electric vehicle sales through 2030 by 14 million units.

By Robert Walton • June 23, 2025