The road to EVs with lower sticker prices than petrol cars – battery costs explained
Replacing carbon-emitting gas-powered cars with EVs requires whittling away EVs’ price premium, and that comes down to one thing: battery cost
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US energy utilities are pitching electric cars and buses to consumers
US energy providers pitch electric cars to customers and electric buses to schools as sector goes full steam ahead with $US1.5 billion worth of investment aimed at electrifying transport.
Renault Zoe tops Model 3 and VW e-Golf in Europe electric vehicle sales
The Renault Zoe has proven the best selling electric vehicle in Europe for the first half of 2020, tripling sales from May as electric sales bounce back.
Fisker reveals game plan for four EVs including electric ute
Fisker Inc unveils game plan to release four electric vehicles by 2025 including Ocean SUV, a wing-doored sports sedan, a sleek crossover and an electric ute.
Battery developer Northvolt raises $US1.6 billion for two new gigafactories
Swedish battery maker Northvolt announces $US1.6 billion round of debt financing intended to support development of two li-ion battery gigafactories.
General Motors starts construction of Ultium battery factory
Steel construction begins on three million-square-foot factory in Lordstown, Ohio that will build GM's Ultium battery cells and packs.
South Korea’s SK Innovation to develop solid state EV batteries with Goodenough
South Korean energy and fuel company SK Innovation to develop next-generation electric vehicle batteries with Nobel Prize winner Professor John Goodenough.
Musk says Tesla happy to share software including Autopilot, and supply powertrains and batteries
Elon Musk says Tesla is happy to licence its software, powertrains and batteries, including Autopilot.
Tesla’s latest electric car software update increases driving range
Tesla adds feature to automatically disable the passenger face vent when there is no passenger, thereby further increasing efficiency.
Tesla heads towards trillion-dollar valuation as Big Auto stalls on EVs
Morgan Stanley ups its bull case valuation for Tesla to more than $A700 billion. And if Musk is only half right about value of Tesla Energy, that makes a trillion-dollar company.