Thus far US BEV adoption has largely been strongest in areas that have higher residential power prices. What if that became a feature, not a bug?
Tesla could still be a contender. But only if its CEO faces a few home truths and reprioritises
The firm is aiming to shift to underground production next month, and maintains everything is on schedule
Japanese OEM's aim to lead in battery technology might be cynically viewed as attempting to mask its BEV laggard status
When you turn up late to the party you had better make an entrance.
Japan's Toyota attempted to do that this week when it said that not only was it going to start taking the BEV market seriously with a dedicated production process but that it is going to make cars capable of longer range than the competition, powered by superior batteries.
Some of this it plans to achieve through greater mastery of lithium-ion battery technology of the kind that power existing BEVs, while some of it will be from commercialisation of solid-state battery technology that has thus far eluded rival OEMs.
The firm is aiming to shift to underground production next month, and maintains everything is on schedule
VW has team in place to sell battery arm stake, but operating losses may limit interest
Upstream ventures that could help build new non-China lithium supply chains for EV batteries inch forward
New membranes promise a more environmentally friendly solution for brine
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