US Carmakers Crush It On Q1 EV Sales (Except You-Know-Who)
Ford and GM celebrated strong Q1 EV sales results on April 1, while Tesla CEO Elon Musk spent his Q1 energy failing to sell voters on his pick for Wisconsin State Supreme Court.
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Reading The LFP EV Battery Tea Leaves In Ford’s Big Electrification News
Along with a stronger focus on hybrid vehicles, Ford is banking on a new, low-cost LFP EV battery formula to support its EV sales strategy.
Ford Settles It: Electric Vehicle Gloom & Doom Was Premature
Ford claps back at electric vehicle doomscrollers with plans for a new EVs including confirmation of the secret “skunkworks” project.
Ford Romance With Rivian Cools As Bromance With Volkswagen Heats Up
Ford is severing its partnership with Rivian while working more closely with Volkswagen.
Ford To Begin Testing Self-Driving Cars In A Number Of US Cities In 2018
Ford will begin testing self-driving cars in some US cities in 2018, the company’s CEO revealed on an earnings call with analysts and reporters on Thursday, according to recent reports.
Flip The Story On Ford’s Long-Range Electric Car Plans
We just published a story about statement from Kevin Layden, director of electrification programs and engineering for Ford, that seemed to indicate Ford had no real long-range electric car plans. “I think right now with the launch of the Focus Electric at 100 miles, it is going to satisfy a big chunk … [continued]
Tesla Drive Units, Ford’s $4.5 Billion EV Push, & Our Renewable Energy Future (Cleantech Talk…
Originally published on EV Obsession. In the latest episode of our Cleantech Talk podcast (embedded below), Kyle Field, Matthew Klippenstein, and I talk about early Tesla Model S drive unit problems and the implications for future models and Tesla as a whole; Ford’s big $4.5 billion electric vehicle push, and … [continued]
Ford Teases January Reveal of New Plug-In SUV
Ford recently blasted out news of a $4.5 billion dollar investment in “electrified vehicle solutions,” which aims to electrify existing models, adding 13 new plug-in vehicles to the Ford stable by the end of the decade. Looking at the news in light of its current offerings, and it’s likely that the core of this effort is … [continued]
New Tesla Factory (Pics & Video), Ford Smartwatch EV App, Awesome Audi A3 Commercial… (Clean…
Need more clean transportation news? Of course you do! Check out these stories: Artega Unveils “Scalo” Electric Sports Car Amongst the many other cars revealed at the recent IAA motor show in Frankfurt, Germany, was the Artega “Scalo” electric sports car. Spin8 Unveils Roadmap To EV Charging Station Buildout In … [continued]
Cleantech Talk #3: Ford vs Chevy Bolt, Tesla Supercharger Milestone, Electric Aston Martin, & Boring…
Also published on EV Obsession, Planetsave, and CleanTechnica. Chris DeMorro and I jumped into our third Cleantech Talk podcast just a couple of hours ago. I think we really hit our stride with this one. It was a lot of fun, and felt like a really long tennis or ping … [continued]
