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VW Invests in EV Charging Station Locator Service
Volkswagen AG has purchased an unspecified stake in Hubject GmbH, a service that helps electric car drivers find nearly 40,000 charging points in Europe, Israel, Japan and New Zealand.
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GM to Build, Test Self-Driving Bolt EVs in Michigan
In January General Motors Co. will begin making autonomous versions of its just-introduced Chevrolet Bolt electric sedan at the company’s Orion Township plant north of Detroit.
Read MoreConti: No Profit on EV Products Until 2019
CEO Elmar Degenhart doesn’t expect Continental AG to begin making a profit on products for electric vehicles for at least two more years.
Read MoreLucid Airs High-Performance EV
Menlo Park, Calif.-based electric vehicle startup Lucid Motors Inc. (formerly Atieva) on Wednesday unveiled its first vehicle, the Air electric sedan, which it plans to launch in about two years.
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Tesla Vows to Thwart Supercharger Loitering
Tesla Motors Inc. CEO Elon Musk says he will “take action” to combat Model S and Model X electric vehicle owners who abuse the company’s free Supercharger stations by failing to move their vehicles after charging is completed.
Read MoreOpel Prices Ampera-e EV at €35,400
The Opel Ampera-e electric sedan—Europe’s version of General Motors Co.’s Chevrolet Bolt—will go on sale in Norway next spring at a price of 299,900 crowns ($35,400), according to the company.
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GM Begins Retail Deliveries of Bolt EV
Today General Motors Co. began retail sales of its new Chevrolet Bolt electric sedan.
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Chevy vs. Tesla: It’s On
Fremont Chevrolet in Fremont, California, is three miles away from the Tesla Factory, also in Fremont.
Read MoreNext-Gen Renault, Nissan EVs to Share Platform
The Renault-Nissan Alliance says next-generation versions of the Renault Zoe and Nissan Leaf electric sedans will ride on the same platform when they debut in about 2020.
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EV Startup to Buy Former Mitsubishi Plant in U.S.
Livonia, Mich.-based electric car maker Rivian Automotive Inc. plans to buy the former Mitsubishi Motors Corp. manufacturing plant in Normal, Ill., which has been idle since May.
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