Swedish battery firm Northvolt filed for U.S. Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Thursday, with CEO Peter Carlsson stepping down the following day. Northvolt needs to raise between $1 billion and $1.2 billion to restore itself to full operations, Carlsson told Reuters and other media Friday. On Thursday, the company said it only had enough cash to...
Swedish battery firm Northvolt filed for U.S. Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Thursday, with CEO Peter Carlsson stepping down the following day. Northvolt needs to raise between $1 billion and $1.2 billion to restore itself to full operations, Carlsson told Reuters and other media Friday. On Thursday, the company said it only had enough cash to...
Honda on Thursday unveiled what it calls a demonstration production line for solid-state batteries, with aims to commercialize the technology later this decade. Located in Sakura City, in Japan's Tochigi Prefecture, the 295,000-square-foot facility is intended to establish the process for eventual mass production, as well as determine costs and...
The electric sedan now has NACS ports for easy access to Tesla Superchargers The base EV6 has a 68.0-kwh battery pack, up from 63.0 kwh last year The top-rated models have an 84.0-kwh pack, up from 77.4 kwh last year The 2025 Kia EV6 made its U.S. debut Thursday at the 2024 Los Angeles auto show with updated styling, bigger battery packs, and...
The performance model of the EV9 three-row electric SUV debuted at the Los Angeles Auto Show Expect a 0-60 mph time of 4.3 seconds for the 2026 Kia EV9 GT The 2026 Kia EV9 comes with a NACS port to access Tesla's Supercharger network Three-row SUVs aren't generally the first choice for performance car buyers, but Kia believes dialing up power and...
Jaguar will unveil a concept car previewing the look of its future electric vehicles on Dec. 2, during Miami Art Week. The automaker released a teaser image of the concept, called the Design Vision concept, on Wednesday showing a bulging rear fender, but also some more angular elements that appear to be a departure from Jaguar's current look. The...
BMW's new electric SUV has entered pro-production status Production is on track for late 2025 Initial production will take place in Hungary and Germany, then Mexico will be added to the mix BMW is now building pre-productions examples of the first of its next-generation Neue Klasse EVs at its assembly plant in Debrecen, Hungary, This is the "final...
Stellantis is delaying the start of production of the Ram 1500 REV electric pickup truck to the first half of 2025, Reuters reports. Production was originally scheduled to start before the end of this year, making the REV a 2025 model, but is being pushed back to ensure quality, Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares said on a media call with Reuters and...
Mini is deferring plans to bring the redesigned electric Cooper hatchback and new Aceman urban electric vehicle to the U.S., but isn't shutting the door on U.S. availability completely. The news was first reported by MotoringFile, and confirmed to Green Car Reports by Mini spokesperson Andrew Cutler, who noted that Mini had previously said that a...
The first 9 examples of the Vinfast VF 9 have been delivered Vinfast said deliveries of the VF 9 are now underway across its distribution network The Vinfast VF 9 costs $69,800 Vinfast on Monday delivered the first handful of its VF 9 three-row electric SUVs to U.S. customers. The company held a small event at its Los Angeles headquarters in which...
U.S. production of the Kia EV9 is being cut back 2025 EV9s assembled in the U.S. qualify for $3,750 of the federal EV tax credit The 2025 Kia EV9 costs $56,225 Kia is cutting back U.S. production of the EV9 electric SUV, but 2025 models that are assembled here will qualify for a $3,750 federal EV tax credit, reports The Korea Herald. The credit...