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BYD looks at Germany, France, Spain for car plant

BYD is looking at three Western European countries as possible locations for a vehicle assembly plant, according to various media reports. The fast-growing Chinese automaker is talking to the French government about building a factory in…

Inside Our Next Energy’s battery plants

Our Next Energy's value proposition for those batteries — and for the cells and packs it intends to produce at its own plant — is energy density. Specifically, the company wants to pack the most range into batteries with limited cobalt and…

GM-Samsung battery plant approved in Indiana

General Motors appears to be moving forward with a plan to build an electric vehicle battery plant in northern Indiana. The automaker has proposed spending $3.5 billion on what would be its fourth U.S. battery plant, according to…

2024 BMW 5 Series gets i5 electric version

BMW will roll out at least four variants of the all-electric i5 midsiz sedan as it expands drivetrains as part of a redesign of the eighth-generation 5 Series family. The i5, which will compete against luxury battery-electric cars…