Countries around the world are scrambling to mine critical rare earth minerals because they are essential components in the production of a wide range of clean energy technologies, including wind turbines, solar panels, and electric vehicles.

General Motors executives are stating that the company will be unable significantly increase its EV production until its US battery cell production plants are finished construction.

General Motors is investing a whopping $650M into Canada-based Lithium Americas and creating a partnership to develop the Thacker Pass mine in Nevada.

At the close of 2022, consulting firm Anderson Economic Group (AEG) concluded that internal combustion fuel-powered vehicles were the cheaper option for consumers - as opposed to electric vehicles.

The jeopardy to the consumer choosing an electric car over a gas-powered car includes the limited range of electric vehicles, higher upfront costs, and a lack of charging infrastructure in some areas.

Maersk North America provides a range of shipping and logistics services to customers, including ocean transportation, intermodal transport, and supply chain management solutions.

Toyota has been slow to develop and bring electric vehicles to market, compared to other major automakers.

Countries that are pivoting to cleaner energy sources, such as wind and solar power, often have to depend more on China for the necessary technology and equipment because China is a leading producer of these technologies and has a well-established industry for renewable energy.

Meeting the United States’ goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030 will require Americans at home to begin buying more electric cars and installing more solar panels.

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin is speaking out after withdrawing his state from consideration for the highly-anticipated electric-vehicle battery plant as a joint venture between Ford Motor Co. and Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (CATL).

General Motors Co. has stated they still have plans to build another battery plant state-side, however, that the company has not specified if LG Energy Solutions will be partnering on the project.

It is difficult to predict exactly what would happen if China were to invade Taiwan, as it would depend on a variety of factors, such as the military capabilities of both sides, the level of international support for Taiwan, and the political and economic consequences of such an action.

Plans to build more public EV chargers are officially in place as the rental car company prepares to add more than 5,000 electric vehicles to its fleet in the mile-high city.

The Ellen ferry transversed the 22-nautical-mile route to make history with the world cruise record for an all-electric ferry.

Washington D.C. is the latest city to adopt a zero-fare program for its public transit riders, following similar moves in Denver, Colorado, San Francisco, California, and Boston, Massachusetts.

California dairy farm Rockview Farms in Downey has introduced two new Volvo electric trucks into its fleet to assist the farm in supporting nearby customers.

Why throw blueprints away, right? Chief Executive Akio Toyoda spoke of the company’s accelerated plan to meet sustainable vehicle goals by replacing the innards of vehicles already being manufactured in their factories.

With fifty judges from the United States and Canada’s auto journalism sector, the finalists were chosen due to innovation, design, safety, handling, driver satisfaction, user experience, and value.

The global economy has been recovering from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to an increase in demand for a wide range of consumer and industrial goods that require semiconductors, such as smartphones, laptops, automobiles, and factory automation equipment.

Probably not…yet. The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) faced this question (and others) head-on in a recent study and seem to have concluded that the answer is not a simple one.