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How Lucid's Midsize Electric SUV Gets A Unique Tariff Advantage

Lucid’s midsize electric SUV is critical for its future. Ironically, overseas production may help keep costs low.

Dec 5 2025 -

Here’s A First Glimpse Of Aptera’s Solar EV Assembly Line

The startup is going for a traditional assembly process where the bodies go through several stations to be kitted out.

Dec 3 2025 -

'Absolutely Relentless': What Tesla Had To Learn From Tearing Down Chinese EVs

Tearing down Chinese EVs taught Tesla one important lesson that it applied in the Model 3 and Model Y.

Dec 1 2025 -

Aptera's Solar-Powered EV Just Hit A Crucial Milestone

The long-awaited solar EV is officially no longer in the prototype stage.

Nov 12 2025 -

Gotion’s Colossal Battery Factory In Michigan Is Dead

The State of Michigan has canceled a giant factory that would have brought cutting-edge battery technology to America.

Oct 25 2025 -

Ford F-150 Lightning Production Put On The Backburner As Gas Trucks Make More Money

The Lightning is America’s best-selling electric pickup, but that isn’t enough to unfreeze a production pause.

Oct 24 2025 -

Toyota’s Largest Car Factory Now Has A Huge Solar Plant

The nearly 30-acre solar field in Georgetown, Kentucky, can generate enough power for 1,400 average U.S. homes for a year.

Oct 13 2025 -

See How Rivian EVs Get Made In This In-Depth Factory Tour

Rivian can build an EV every three minutes at its factory in Normal, Illinois. That number will soon go up, as the R2 inches closer.

Oct 7 2025 -

Volkswagen, Audi Will Pause EV Production In Europe: Report

Two of the Volkswagen Group’s EV factories will reduce their output due to slower-than-expected sales growth.

Sep 26 2025 -

The New Nissan Leaf Is Good, But It Already Has A Problem

Nissan is reportedly cutting production of the new Leaf, and it’s all down to batteries.

Sep 17 2025 -

Tesla Wants To Build More EVs In Europe. Who Will It Sell Them To?

“We currently have very good sales figures,” the German factory manager said. Registration numbers show the exact opposite.

Sep 16 2025 -

China’s Xpeng Is Now Building EVs In Europe

The up-and-coming EV company tapped one of the biggest names in the industry to kick-start its European ambitions.

Sep 15 2025 -

Toyota’s Electric RAV4 And Land Cruiser Will Be Made In America: Report

Production of the three-row EVs should start sometime next year.

Sep 12 2025 -

GM Is Partially Shutting Down GMC Hummer EV And Cadillac Escalade IQ Production

Two shifts will be shut down for a little over a month “to align to market dynamics.”

Aug 29 2025 -

'Not Economically Viable': Porsche Cancels Plans For In-House Battery Production

The great consolidation is coming for smaller battery makers. Porsche is its latest victim.

Aug 25 2025 -

EV Battery Production Is Going Ballistic

Battery production is outpacing demand, which means prices should continue to fall.

Aug 22 2025 -

Ford’s $5.8 Billion EV Battery Plant In Kentucky Powers Up

Despite losses and delays, Ford’s electric vehicle push is just getting started.

Aug 20 2025 -

Ford’s EV Factory Of The Future Could Mean Less Pain For Workers

“If we pull this off, you will never put an instrument panel or a seat through a door opening again,” Ford execs told workers.

Aug 14 2025 -

It's Not A Slate. Ford's $30,000 Electric Pickup Truck Won't Be Stripped-Out

Ford doesn't believe leaving out comfort features is the right path to a cheap but profitable EV truck.

Aug 11 2025 -

Ford's Universal EV Production System Reinvents the Assembly Line

Ford, creator of the assembly line, is now splitting it in three.

Aug 11 2025 -

Ford’s $30,000 Electric Truck Could Change Everything

Ford’s “Model T moment” comes with a completely new electric vehicle platform and a radical new manufacturing process.

Aug 11 2025 -

Tesla Inks $4.3 Billion Deal For American-Made LFP Batteries: Report

LG Energy Solution will supply Tesla with American-made lithium iron phosphate batteries to reduce reliance on Chinese suppliers.

Jul 30 2025 -

Mercedes Will Pause EQ Production For America Right As The EV Tax Credits End

The cars will continue to be built for global markets at those plants, but order books for the U.S. are now closed, Mercedes officials said.

Jul 18 2025 -

Panasonic Opens World’s Largest EV Battery Plant In Kansas

While Tesla sales continue to slide, its main battery supplier is going all guns blazing with local battery production in the U.S.

Jul 14 2025 -