Volkswagen is simplifying its production network as it expands its range of electric vehicles. The firm outlined some of the manufacturing-related changes it will make in the coming years, and it shed light on an electric crossover that will slot near the bottom of its lineup. Built in…
Read MoreLISBON, Portugal — Ah, the BMW 5 Series, the ubiquitous Bavarian business saloon. Slightly larger and perhaps more stodgy-looking than its predecessor, the 5 Series nevertheless heads into its eighth generation with BMW’s latest and greatest roster of technology, premium interior trimmings and, for the first time, a…
Read MoreHonda isn’t the only automaker who’ll be at the Japan Mobility Show premiering a new electric sports car study. Lexus Japan posted a teaser of a new battery-electric concept it will have on display, the concept a precursor for a car entering production in 2026. We just discussed…
Read MoreWind generators and solar panels in Sluiskil, Netherlands. Green energy will be a multi-trillion-dollar industry in the coming years. First-movers will lock in vast amounts of wealth, innovation, employment, and other benefits, as they always do. (Getty Images) Rick Newman / Yahoo Finance senior columnist When Yahoo…
Read MoreThe Kia Niro EV and Niro PHEV whirr into the second model years of their second generations with hardly any change. The battery-electric subcompact crossover makes just three alterations to the offer. The first is that the cargo bay now sports a dual-level floor as standard equipment, upping…
Read MoreThe Japan Mobility Show, formerly the Tokyo Motor Show, starts in less than a month. Honda always makes statements at its home show, even if that just meant displaying a ton of products spanning a ton of possibilities. This year, Japan’s second-largest automaker is going to check all…
Read MoreA rendering of Northvolt’s planned battery factory near Montreal. (Reuters) STOCKHOLM/TORONTO — Swedish lithium-ion battery producer Northvolt said on Thursday it would open a $5.2 billion gigafactory in Quebec, the largest ever investment in the Canadian province and the latest in electric vehicle battery manufacturing capacity in…
Read MoreYou do not need to spend $50,000 to get a good electric car, and it wouldn’t be surprising in this exercise if some of our editors leave a lot of fake cash on the table. Nevertheless, this seems like a good price point as we won’t be able…
Read MoreDonald Trump speaks in Clinton Township, Mich., Wednesday night. (AP) Former U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday it was not important whether striking union autoworkers secured a favorable deal in negotiations with big carmakers because the shift to electric vehicles would soon make them obsolete. “It…
Read MoreExpanding its ambitious plans for its future electric cars, Alfa Romeo is working on an electric sports car — one that might be badged the 4E and live on as a successor to the 4C Spider — for introduction before the end of the decade “There are some…
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