EVs

SK lays off nearly 1K workers at Ga. plant amid cooling automaker EV plans

March 14, 2026 Alexa St. John and Jeff Amy

ATLANTA — Battery company SK Battery America Inc. laid off nearly 1,000 workers at a manufacturing plant northeast of Atlanta on Friday amid automakers’ changing electrification plans and uncertain consumer demand for EVs. The company […]

Chinese EVs making inroads in North America, worrying industry experts

January 25, 2026 Alexa St. John

DETROIT — Chinese automakers have been making inroads around the world with growing sales of their high-tech, stylish and affordable electric vehicles. That has had competitors concerned even before Canada this week agreed to cut […]

Tesla loses world’s biggest electric vehicle maker title as sales fall for second year

January 10, 2026 Paul Harloff and Bernard Condon

NEW YORK — Tesla lost its crown as the world’s bestselling electric vehicle maker last Friday as a customer revolt over Elon Musk’s right-wing politics, expiring U.S. tax breaks for buyers and stiff overseas competition […]

Ford to invest nearly $2B in Ky. plant for EV production

August 16, 2025 Bruce Schreiner

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Ford Motor Co. will invest nearly $2 billion retooling a Kentucky factory to produce electric vehicles that it says will be more affordable, more profitable to build and will outcompete rival models. […]

Tesla profit plunges again as fallout from Musk’s politics repels buyers

August 3, 2025 Bernard Condon

NEW YORK — The fallout from Elon Musk’s plunge into politics a year ago is still hammering his Tesla business as both sales and profits dropped sharply again in the latest quarter. The car company […]

Ionna opens flagship “Rechargery” in Apex

February 23, 2025 Dan Reeves

APEX — As the auto industry evolves in step with a climate-conscious world, more drivers are plugging in instead of gassing up. On Feb. 4, Ionna, the nationwide EV charging network backed by the world’s top […]

Scout Motors wants to sell directly to buyers, cannot in home state

February 16, 2025 Jeffrey Collins

BLYTHEWOOD, S.C — Volkswagen-backed Scout Motors is making a massive bet in the electric SUV market with a carefully cultivated experience that will allow some customers to buy the company’s vehicle in minutes on an […]

Democrats take nuanced approach as GOP makes EV election issue

June 8, 2024 The Associated Press

TOLEDO, Ohio — Donald Trump says the Biden administration’s policy to promote electric vehicles is a “radical plan” that would kill the economy in automaking states. Republican allies in the petroleum industry have spent millions […]

Changes to battery rules could make more EVs eligible for tax credits

May 8, 2024 The Associated Press

DETROIT — The U.S. government on Friday loosened some rules governing electric vehicle tax credits, potentially making more EVs eligible for credits of up to $7,500 but leading critics to accuse the Biden administration of […]