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GM donates Chevy Bolt to Ukrainian embassy

General Motors donated a Chevrolet Bolt to serve as the official diplomatic vehicle of Ukraine's U.S. embassy. Omar Vargas, GM's head of global public policy, delivered the electric vehicle to Oksana Markarova, Ukraine's ambassador to the…

Argo AI to lay off 173 as startup folds

Ford CEO Jim Farley said Wednesday during a call with investors that the automaker plans to hire "a couple hundred" employees from Argo AI. VW said previously it working with Argo AI to find opportunities for its employees. Ford declined…

EV battery materials’ next frontier: Ocean floor

The USGS is studying the effects of mining to help the International Seabed Authority determine what environmental protections are needed. "It's important to realize that all types of mining have environmental consequences," said USGS…

BorgWarner eyes U.S. manufacturing expansion

BorgWarner Inc. is planning to expand its U.S. manufacturing footprint to handle its fast-growing electrification business, expected to generate about $4 billion by 2025. That's as the automotive supplier's top and bottom lines stabilize…

Audi partners with Swiss Sauber for Formula One

FRANKFURT/LONDON -- Audi has agreed to take a stake in Swiss-based Sauber Group, whose team will become the German automaker's works entry in Formula One from 2026. No financial details were disclosed in the statement. Sauber has been…

EV maker Via Motors plans HQ move to Michigan

Electric vehicle manufacturer Via Motors is looking to pull up its Utah roots for a new headquarters in suburban Detroit, where it would invest $12.4 million and create 300 jobs. The company is planning to open a 100,000-square-foot office…

Magna’s $530 million expansion plan in Michigan

Magna Powertrain of America Inc. said it will invest $96.2 million into a leased 200,000-square-foot plant, according to the memo, which did not disclose the project address. The company would manufacture internal components for EV battery…

Bosch expands U.S. factory to produce more e-motors

CHARLESTON, S.C. — German supplier Robert Bosch said Tuesday that it will spend more than $260 million to expand production of electric motors at its plant here. The plant just this month began producing e-motors, which are critical parts…

Hyundai to launch $5.5 billion U.S. EV plant

SAVANNAH, Georgia - Hyundai Motor Co will break ground on a $5.54 billion electric vehicle (EV) and battery plant in the United States on Tuesday, as South Korea's biggest automaker grapples with an uncertain outlook for its EV sales in…

EV demand needs major boost from U.S. mining

"What will China's response be to defend market share? That's where questions get much more difficult," he said.He pointed to tungsten as an example. More than four-fifths of the world's tungsten comes from China, he said. The country…

U.S. mining needs fast launch to meet EV demand

"What will China's response be to defend market share? That's where questions get much more difficult," he said.He pointed to tungsten as an example. More than four-fifths of the world's tungsten comes from China, he said. The country…

Electric Last Mile plant sold to Mullen

The former Hummer plant in northern Indiana is now on its fourth owner in five years, a stretch in which it has gotten $20 million worth of upgrades but failed to produce the jobs and vehicles its purported saviors have promised. The…

Kia Niro EV gets price cut for top-end trim

The entry trim, called the Wind, is priced at $40,745. It sits between the previous generation's base Niro EV S ($40,385) and mid-level Niro EV EX ($41,285). The lack of a price increase, given many automakers are hiking EV MSRP's, will…

GM gives Honda a leg up on EVs

American Honda Motor Co. has two electric vehicles on the horizon: the Honda Prologue and the Acura ZDX. Both are co-developed with General Motors and will use the Detroit automaker's new flexible and scalable electric architecture powered…