Policy and Regulation
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Corporate Strategy
Ford Model e at price breaking point
Investment delayed and production cut back as automaker cannot go lower on EV price
Corporate Strategy
Hertz to move EVs into ride share division
The firm is battling to get repair bills for its Uber drivers down
Corporate Strategy
Mercedes bemoans ‘brutal’ EV competition
The German OEM will rely on its ICE business to tide it over until the market’s next phase
Corporate Strategy
Nissan gets serious on BEVs
Gimmicky show launch should not detract from a display of intent
Charging and Grid
BP to install Tesla chargers in US network
Oil major hails a first-time purchase of Tesla hardware for an independent EV charging network
Policy and Regulation
US legislators accuse China of ‘weaponising’ graphite exports
Some building blocks for domestic graphite supply chain are in place, but more support could be forthcoming
Corporate Strategy
BYD ups Japan ambitions
The dominant Chinese EV maker is portraying itself as a pioneer in the Japanese market
Corporate Strategy
UAW strike gives GM pretext for EV ‘retiming’
Detroit Three OEM dresses up EV rollback as “agile approach” to cost increases but admits core EV profitability problems
Battery and Components
Lexus promises doubling of range
The Japanese’s new BEV aims to alleviate range anxiety concerns
Corporate Strategy
Cruise banned from California amid accusations of cover-up
State DMV finds “unreasonable risk to public safety” as well as misrepresentation of collision information
Policy and Regulation
EU laws on HDV emissions cuts advance
Targets for HDVs to go electric or hydrogen have passed another milestone