The Ford Motor Co. is dealing with a massive production backlog for an all-electric version of its iconic F-150 pickup, says the company’s CEO. The 2022 F-150 Lightning has a backlog of almost three years with nearly 200,000 reservations, reported CNBC. Ford CEO, Jim Farley, told the news channel that the automaker is doing whatever it…
Production Capacity Needs to Double to Meet Demand for Electric F-150, Says Ford CEO
December 9, 2021
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Toyota to Build $1.29 Billion Battery Manufacturing Plant for Electrified Vehicles in North Carolina
December 7, 2021
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Toyota will build a new $1.29 billion automotive battery manufacturing plant for electrified vehicles in North Carolina, the company announced Monday afternoon. The battery manufacturing plant, to be named Toyota Battery Manufacturing, is set to open in 2025 at the North Carolina Greensboro-Randolph “Megasite,” the company said in a statement. Toyota expects the facility to have four…
Elon Musk Criticizes Biden’s Electric Vehicle Tax Incentive
Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Monday criticized the Biden administration’s proposal to give union-made, U.S.-built electric vehicles (EVs) a $12,500 tax incentive under the Build Back Better Agenda. “Honestly, I would just can this whole bill,” Musk said during a virtual appearance at The Wall Street Journal’s CEO Council Summit. The White House has set a goal for electric…
2021 LA Auto Show Begins at Convention Center After COVID-19 Hiatus
November 19, 2021
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The Los Angeles Auto Show is running for 10 days, Nov. 19–28—including Thanksgiving Day— with indoor and outdoor showcases at the Los Angeles Convention Center, marking its first in-person event in two years. This year’s edition of the popular motor mecca puts a particular spotlight on zero-emission vehicles, as well as the usual wide array…
Net-Zero Policies: Taking From the Poor and Giving to the Rich
Commentary It is too often overlooked in all the discussions about the “transition” to a net-zero emissions economy that the most consequential transition is that from democratic capitalism to feudal serfdom. This is the conclusion of American demographer and “blue-collar Democrat” Joel Kotkin, who has highlighted that the supposedly well-intentioned green policies being adopted across…
Will Electric Vehicle Battery Recycling Actually Be Economical?
Commentary It’s one of the biggest unanswered questions as electric vehicles (EVs) rapidly proliferate: What will happen to all of the degraded lithium-ion batteries once the vehicles reach the end of their lives? “Recycling” is the optimistic solution offered by EV advocates and supporters of green technology, but will battery recycling actually make economic and…
Toyota to Develop Alternative Fuels With Other Japanese Vehicle Makers
OKAYAMA, Japan—Toyota Motor Corp said on Saturday it will partner with four other Japanese vehicle makers to explore the viability of alternative green fuels for internal combustion engine cars, including hydrogen and synthetic fuels derived from biomass. The companies, which in addition to Toyota include Mazda Motor Corp, Subaru Corp, Yamaha Motor and Kawasaki Heavy…
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Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) is raising concerns about another provision in President Joe Biden’s social spending plan: giving extra incentives to buy union-made electric vehicles over other EV’s. House Republicans are questioning the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) over its decision on a Christian organization. The lawmakers are concerned that the IRS may have systematic political…
US House Plan Would Give Electric Vehicles Boost but Faces Opposition
WASHINGTON—A $1.75 trillion Democratic spending proposal could give a big boost to electric vehicles especially to Detroit’s Big Three automakers and the U.S. Postal Service, but it faces opposition from Republicans, foreign automakers, Canada and Mexico. The House plan boosts electric vehicle credits to up to $12,500 per vehicle, including $4,500 for union-made vehicles and…
From Rural Karnataka to Flying Cars: Kaushik Rajashekara, Environmental Innovator, Sees Hope in Electrification
Professor Kaushik Rajashekara—“Raja” for short—hasn’t forgotten where his journey began. “I was born in a village,” says Raja—Devarayasamudram, in the Karnataka state of southwest India. “You know, Indian names are all very long,” he adds. Raja did not grow up rich. His father had to work in a town about 60 miles away, so he…
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