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Ford and Redwood Materials builds out domestic battery supply chain

Ford Motor Co. has teamed with Redwood Materials to build out battery recycling and a domestic battery supply chain for electric vehicles. The goal...

Georgia launches electric mobility initiative

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has launched a statewide initiative to strengthen the state’s electric mobility industry. The Georgia Department of Economic Development and the Electric...

Volkswagen, GM named to TIME’s 100 Most Influential Companies list

Volkswagen and General Motors were among the global companies named to the inaugural TIME 100 Most Influential Companies listing. TIME looked for companies that are...

Chevron and Toyota team up on hydrogen development

Chevron U.S.A. Inc. and Toyota Motor North America Inc. have formed a strategic alliance to lead the development of commercially viable, large-scale businesses in...

Ultium Cell Manufacturing Plant Being Built in Tennessee

Ultium Cells LLC, a joint venture of LG Energy Solution and General Motors, is investing $2.3 billion to build its second battery cell manufacturing...

Hyundai and Shell expand clean energy collaborations

Hyundai Motor Co. has signed a new five-year cooperation agreement with Royal Dutch Shell plc, the international energy company known as Shell. The agreement,...

What do we do with all of these batteries?

Transforming the world to run on electric vehicles will take millions of batteries. So, what will we do with all of the batteries when...

TTI opens Neology Transportation Research Center

Texas A&M Transportation Institute and Neology Inc. have completed the Neology Transportation Research Center and extended their agreement for an additional five years, with...

More choices for safety-conscious drivers

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has named its Top Safety Pick and Top Safety Pick+ award winners for the 2021 models. Forty-nine models took...

Volkswagen shares how polymers make vehicles lighter

Plastic is essential to the design and production of vehicles, making them lighter and more fuel-efficient. Scientists and specialists at Volkswagen of America’s polymer...

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First Look: Mazda’s CX-50

Mazda revealed the look of the CX-50 on Monday, touting its off-road ability as a key driver in its design and function. “Today we are...

Toyota to invest in automotive battery production

Toyota Motor North America announced today that it will invest $3.4 billion in automotive battery production in the U.S. through 2030, including building an...

Regional automakers gather at Southern Automotive Conference

More than 1,000 attendees are expected to walk through the doors of the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex in Alabama for the 14th annual Southern Automotive...

Volkswagen and The Conservation Fund donate acreage

Volkswagen of America and The Conservation Fund have completed a multi-year effort to buy, conserve and transfer approximately 1,500 acres of land to the...

Nissan unveils plan for carbon neutrality, intelligent factory

Nissan unveiled its production line at the Tochigi Plant in Japan featuring the Nissan Intelligent Factory initiative. The initiative is part of Nissan’s overall...