Ford secures huge government loan to build battery factories, chase down Tesla
Ford has received a $9.2 billion loan from the US government to help it build three battery factories in the US.
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Daniel Bleakley is a clean technology researcher and advocate with a background in engineering and business. He has a strong interest in electric vehicles, renewable energy, manufacturing and public policy.
Daniel Bleakley is a clean technology researcher and advocate with a background in engineering and business. He has a strong interest in electric vehicles, renewable energy, manufacturing and public policy.
“Most powerful in our fleet:” Police take delivery of first all-electric patrol car
Queensland police have taken delivery of their first all-electric highway patrol car a Hyundai EV6. Its first jobs was to escort teams for the state of origin.
BHP says battery electric cheaper than hydrogen as it dumps diesel for haul trucks
BHP crunches numbers on operating costs for electric, hydrogen and diesel, and unveils plans to transition mine site to all electric haulage trucks, with dynamic charging.
Tesla to start building its FSD training supercomputer “Dojo” next month
Tesla has announce that it will finally begin production on its Dojo supercomputer next month, a key part of its plan for Full Self Driving.
Hyundai flags electric ute in new EV platform, but hedges bets on fossil and hydrogen
Hyundai intends to roll out its first electric ute on its new EV platform, but continues with big investments in hydrogen and ICE vehicles.
Tesla says EPA must be more aggressive on US vehicle emission standards
Tesla is calling on the US Environmental Protection Agency to be much more aggressive on vehicle emissions standards. It says the EPA's current goals are far lower than Tesla's own production plans.
ACT EV fleet doubling every year as market share hits 20% for second month in a row
ACT hit 20% EV market share for the second month in a row. While the overall fleet is still small, it's doubling every year.
“Quite likely:” Musk hints at India gigafactory after meeting with Modi
France, Italy, Spain and South Korea are all lobbying for Tesla to set up manufacturing in their country. India may also become home to a Tesla Gigafactory.
Air taxis might fail to take off, study warns, if wind gust threat keeps them grounded
A new study from RMIT finds that increased wind gusts around city buildings may be a show stopper for air taxis and a Jetsons style future.
China set to overtake Japan as world’s largest car exporter thanks to surging EVs
Booming EV shipments have helped China become a car exporting powerhouse. After overtaking Germany in export volume last year, China will take the top spot from Japan in 2023.