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Rivian Is Taking Its Battery Recycling Game To The Next Level

From manufacturing scrap to batteries that are no longer suitable for EVs, nothing is wasted.

Oct 15 -

Tesla Supplier Reports Record Earnings From EV And Energy Storage Batteries

Europe's EV boom and a bet on energy storage batteries in the U.S. spurred record sales for LG Energy Solution in Q3.

Oct 8 -

General Motors Just Took A Big Step Towards Its Next-Gen EV Battery

The automaker has confirmed the factory where it will mass-produce the lithium-manganese-rich cells.

Sep 29 -

Inside The Texas Factory Racing To Break China’s Grip On EV Magnets

MP Materials' rare earth magnet factory is on the cusp of making history. Will it be enough?

Sep 25 -

BMW’s New iX3 Factory Is Now Running Non-Stop As Orders Top 100,000

It’s the fastest production ramp-up of any BMW plant to date.

Sep 18 -

Audi Developed The A2 E-Tron 21 Months Faster Than Usual. The Secret Wasn’t More Engineers

The brand’s most efficient car to date is already rolling off the assembly line in Ingolstadt.

Sep 11 -

Watch Tesla's Wild 'Unboxed' Manufacturing For The Cybercab In Action

By building the two-door EV in modules on parallel lines, Tesla says it can cut the overall line size in half.

Sep 9 -

LG Energy Solution's Newest Battery Megafactory Just Kicked Off Production

This Lansing, Michigan plant will employ up to 1,700 people and produce up to 35 GWh worth of batteries per year.

Aug 18 -

Ford Converts Louisville Plant For The $28,000 Fathom Electric Truck In Under A Year

Ford Fathom prototypes will start rolling out from Louisville Assembly Plant in the first quarter of 2027.

Aug 13 -

GM And LG Restart EV Battery Production In Ohio After Seven-Month Shutdown

The Ultium Cells factory in Warren, Ohio, was idled at the beginning of 2026 due to a drop in EV demand.

Aug 13 -

Rivian Is Adding A Second Shift To The R2 Assembly Line. Here’s Why It Matters

The American EV startup started delivering customer-spec R2s in June. It’s now gearing up to do double shifts in Illinois.

Aug 5 -

Inside BMW's Plan To Produce The iX5’s Gigantic Battery Pack In The U.S.

While several automakers step back from EVs, BMW is staying on course with new models and local battery production.

Jul 27 -

Hyundai’s $5 Billion EV Battery Plant In Georgia Powers Up

The automaker is teaming up with Korean battery maker SK On to supply batteries to the nearby Metaplant America.

Jul 15 -

See How Tesla Tore Down The Model S Factory To Build Robots Instead

The Fremont factory built the world’s first truly modern EV. A part of it is now being converted into a humanoid robot plant.

Jul 13 -

GM’s Secret Trick To Make The Chevy Bolt EV Cheaper: Build Them 30 At A Time

The Chevy Bolt is America’s cheapest new EV. To make that happen, GM flipped the script on car manufacturing.

May 18 -

Hyundai’s New Motor Is Smaller, Cheaper, And Ready To Go Into Any EV

Instead of doing things the old way, Hyundai Mobis standardized and modularized several key components of the EV powertrain.

May 11 -

Slate Auto Gets One Step Closer To Building Its Affordable EV Truck

The company’s factory in Indiana is shaping up as production nears.

May 7 -

Honda’s $11B EV Factory In Canada Is Dead: Report

The carmaker previously put the plant on hold for two years. Now, a Nikkei report says the factory is dead in the water.

May 6 -

Even Lucid Doesn’t Know How Many EVs It Will Make In 2026

The company suspended its full-year production guidance after reporting a $1 billion net loss in the first quarter.

May 6 -

Volvo’s EX60 Defies Expectations With 40,000 Units Scheduled For Production

The EX60 is now officially in production, but its success has prompted Volvo to do something it has never done before.

Apr 23 -

Polestar’s Largest EV Will Be Made Exclusively In The U.S.

The Swedish-based EV maker is killing the Chinese-made Polestar 4 to focus on American production.

Apr 6 -

‘I Just Hope We Can Bounce Back’: GM’s Prized EV Truck Factory Goes Dark Again

Factory Zero in Detroit assembles GM’s big electric pickups, as well as the Cadillac Escalade IQ SUV.

Mar 31 -

Toyota Will Invest $800 Million To Build A Second EV In The U.S. What Could It Be?

The Japanese automaker is pouring millions into EVs, while rivals pull back. Here's what could come next.

Mar 24 -

VinFast Pushes Ahead With U.S. EV Plant Despite Industry Slowdown

The Vietnamese EV maker’s U.S. sales are a mystery. Despite that, it wants to resume construction on its North Carolina plant.

Mar 18 -