The Associated Press STANTON, Tenn. (AP) - Ford says its new assembly plant under construction in western Tennessee will be able to build up to 500,000 electric pickup trucks a year at full production. The automaker announced in September of…
The Associated Press DETROIT (AP) - Ford’s electric vehicle business has lost $3 billion before taxes during the past two years and will lose a similar amount this year as the company invests heavily in the new technology. The figures…
The Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The Mississippi Senate has given final approval to a bill restricting electric car manufacturers from opening new brick-and-mortar car dealerships in the state unless they comply with the same laws traditional carmakers follow.…
The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Electric car giant Tesla will, for the first time, make some of its charging stations available to all U.S. electric vehicles by the end of next year. It's part of a plan announced Wednesday…
The Associated Press DETROIT (AP) - With its sales slowing and its stock price tumbling, Tesla Inc. slashed prices dramatically on several versions of its electric vehicles, making some of its models eligible for a new federal tax credit that…
The Associated Press PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) - Electric vehicles took two of three categories for the first time in this year’s North American Car, Truck and Utility of the Year awards. Ford’s F-150 Lightning electric pickup won the truck category,…
The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Starting Jan. 1, many Americans will qualify for a tax credit of up to $7,500 for buying an electric vehicle. The credit, part of changes enacted in the Inflation Reduction Act, is designed to…
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration on Wednesday awarded $2.8 billion in grants to build and expand domestic manufacturing of batteries for electric vehicles in 12 states including Alabama. A total of 20 companies will…
Hertz plans to order up to 175,000 Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, Cadillac and BrightDrop electric vehicles from General Motors over the next five years. The deal includes electric vehicle deliveries through 2027 and will span a variety of vehicles such as…
Mercedes-Benz U.S. International is celebrating the production of their first all-electric SUV, and it's being built exclusively in Vance. On Aug. 25, the company hosted state officials, local workforce leaders and…
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer WARREN, Mich. (AP) - In their first rollouts of electric vehicles, America’s automakers targeted people who value short-range economy cars. Then came EVs for luxury buyers and drivers of pickups and delivery vans. Now,…
