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New North Carolina Law Means Electric Vehicles Can Pay for Power

A new North Carolina law allows the operators of publicly available electric car charging stations to make drivers pay for how much electricity they get when they charge their car batteries.

August 14, 2019
BusinessTechnology

French Startup Develops Tech to Convert Diesel Cars to Electric

About 5,000 euros ($5,600) are set to buy your 10-year-old combustion clunker an electric makeover 鈥 and offer a cut-price way to avoid driving bans across European cities.

July 31, 2019
BusinessTechnology

Lithium Boom Is Coming, Just not Overnight

Lithium miners are bulking up for a booming future when electric cars go mainstream. But speed bumps loom, with prices tumbling on a burst of new production and demand growth slowing in China.

July 29, 2019
BusinessTechnologySafety

Lotus Debuts All-Electric Super Coupe Evija

Lotus unveiled its first all-electric supercar, the Evija, in London on July 16.

July 16, 2019
BusinessTechnologyLogistics

Tesla Readies Production Boost, Hints of Return to Hiring Mode

Tesla Inc. is poised to increase production at its California car plant and is back in hiring mode, according to an internal e-mail sent days after the company wrapped up a record quarter of deliveries.

July 10, 2019
BusinessTechnologyFuelAutonomous

Electric Jaguars to Be Made in UK Despite Brexit Uncertainty

LONDON 鈥 Jaguar Land Rover says it will manufacture a range of electric cars in the U.K., a boost to an industry braced for turmoil ahead of Britain鈥檚 departure from the European Union.

July 5, 2019
BusinessTechnologyFuelAutonomous

Ford Readies for Push in Electric Cars, Morgan Stanley Says

Ford Motor Co. is preparing to make a bigger push in electric vehicles, according to Morgan Stanley.

July 3, 2019
BusinessTechnologyFuel

Saving the Planet With Electric Vehicles Means Strangling This Desert

Mining for lithium for electric vehicles is having an irreversible impact on the Atacama desert in Chile.

June 11, 2019
BusinessEquipmentSafety

Audi Recalls First Electric SUV in US on Battery Fire Risk

Volkswagen AG鈥檚 luxury brand Audi is recalling its first all-electric vehicle sold in the U.S. due to a potential risk of a battery fire.

June 11, 2019
BusinessTechnology

GM鈥檚 Mark Reuss: Electric Cars Will Be Average Cost 鈥 and Profitable

General Motors Co. is making a big claim about its future electric cars: The automaker will be able to sell them at 鈥渧ery average transaction prices鈥 and be profitable, GM President Mark Reuss said in a presentation June 5.

June 5, 2019