#electric-vehicles

#electric-vehicles

The Tesla Model 3, after 380,000 miles, shows a significant range reduction of 34.2%, yet it still manages to cover 138.3 miles on the highway at 68 mph.

Electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids displaced 2.3 million barrels of oil consumption per day in 2025, according to research from BloombergNEF. That number should more than double by the end of the decade as sales of battery-powered cars continue to climb globally.

The biggest macro variable for DRIV over the next twelve months is the U.S. EV incentive regime and the consumer adoption pace it shapes. Prediction-market traders priced in the elimination of federal EV tax credits early, with the relevant Polymarket contract resolving YES on July 5, 2025 on a question asking whether the next reconciliation bill would end the credits.

Faraday Future paid a mix of monthly $100,000 'consulting' fees, a $2 million 'bonus payment,' and $1.7 million to repay loans from the company, which is called FF Global Partners LLC.

The cost of an electrical vehicle used to increase quickly as you shopped for more range, but EVs that go farther have been getting less expensive in recent years.

"The cost reductions planned so far are not enough," said VW chief financial officer Arno Antlitz. "We need to fundamentally change our business model and achieve structural, sustainable improvements - in all areas and at all levels. If we fail to do that, we will jeopardise our future."

Huawei's XPixel lighting features an 'open-air cinema' mode, allowing parked drivers to project movies from their in-car entertainment system onto any wall or screen in front of the vehicle.

"It's good news, really, for the United States. We're able to give customers what they want with the increased capacity. At the same time, we'll continue to invest in our workforce."

The data reflects a broader shift in transport trends, with more motorists moving towards electric vehicles and reducing discretionary travel. The fall in receipts was indicative of a longer-term shift to electric vehicles.

Walmart is now deploying ABB E-mobility's A400 all-in-one 400-kilowatt DC fast charger at several stores in the Phoenix metropolitan area. This type of dispenser can deliver up to 400 kW to a single connected EV, and dynamically manage the power output to each EV if two cars are charging at the same time.

"EDF is a leader in environmental advocacy, strategy, implementation, and policy engagement. And Cornell's role is to provide sound and solid science to empower EDF in that work."

The assets of bankrupt EV startup Bollinger Motors are being auctioned off, including 17 brand-new Class 4 electric cab-forward truck chassis and 3 test vehicles.

In China, lithium carbonate prices climbed to a three-month high as improving sentiment around electric vehicles and energy storage boosted consumption expectations. Strong momentum in global EV adoption, particularly in Europe, where battery electric vehicle registrations surged sharply in March, has reinforced the demand outlook.

Shares of Lucid Group are down roughly 10% in midday trading Thursday, slipping to $6.22 from a prior close of $6.91, putting the struggling EV maker's market capitalization at roughly $2.31 billion.

"Interest has been above our planned order intake, higher than planned, so at least we know we have the customers; the challenge is now on delivering, not selling," Samuelsson said.

In the first quarter, no fewer than 723,704 new EVs were registered in the European Union, the United Kingdom, and the countries of the European Free Trade Association, marking a healthy 26.2% increase year over year.