Electric Vehicle

Lithium battery makers struggle as EV business paused

The coronavirus pandemic has paused the electric vehicle revolution, forcing producers of battery metal lithium into survival mode with output cuts, expansion delays and...

Battered oil demand faces threat from electric vehicles

Oil companies may be facing uncertainty as the coronavirus pandemic triggers a collapse in demand for their products, but auto makers are betting the...

Sale of electric passenger vehicles to drop 18% to 1.7 mn: BNEF

Sales of electric passenger vehicles (EV) are forecast to drop 18 percent to 1.7 million in 2020. Sales of combustion engine cars are set to...

SK Innovation to spend $727 mn for second EV battery plant in US

South Korea’s SK Innovation, a supplier for Volkswagen and Ford Motors, will spend $727 million to build its second electric vehicle (EV) battery plant...

China to cut subsidy on electric vehicles by 10% this year

China will cut subsidies on new energy vehicles (NEV) such as electric cars by 10 percent this year, the finance ministry said on Thursday,...

General Motors and Honda to jointly develop new electric vehicles

General Motors and Honda Motor said on Thursday they would jointly develop two new electric vehicles for Honda. Honda will use GM’s hands-free driver assistance...

ABB reveals launch details of Terra AC wallbox

ABB announced the launch of its new Terra AC wallbox. The wallbox is designed to meet the demand for affordable connected charging in homes...

Toyota to build new electric vehicle plant in China

Automaker Toyota plans to build a new electric vehicle plant in the Chinese city of Tianjin with its local partner FAW Group, Reuters reported. The...