Ford scales back plans for EV battery plant in Michigan
Ford has restarted work on an electric vehicle battery plant in Michigan, but the plant will be smaller than was originally planned. Here’s what’s happening.
Read MorePosted by WRAL TechWire | Nov 22, 2023
Ford has restarted work on an electric vehicle battery plant in Michigan, but the plant will be smaller than was originally planned. Here’s what’s happening.
Read MorePosted by WRAL TechWire | Jun 27, 2023
Ford Motor Co. is going through another round of white-collar job cuts as the company continues to reduce costs amid a transition to electric vehicles.
Read MorePosted by WRAL TechWire | Jun 9, 2023
GM joins Ford in shifting its electric vehicles to work with about 12,000 of Tesla’s roughly 17,000 chargers, and both Detroit automakers are pushing to make Tesla’s connector the industry standard. GM CEO Mary Barra and her Tesla counterpart, Elon Musk, made the announcement during a Twitter Spaces conversation.
Read MorePosted by WRAL TechWire | May 26, 2023
Ford electric vehicle owners will soon gain access to Tesla’s vast EV charging network, according to the CEOs of both companies. Here’s what’s happening.
Read MorePosted by WRAL TechWire | May 22, 2023
A lot of future Ford electric vehicles – around 3 million in fact – will be powered by batteries utilizing lithium from Albemarle, the companies announced Monday.
Read MorePosted by WRAL TechWire | Apr 5, 2023
General Motors rode strong first-quarter sales of the Chevrolet Bolt to bump crosstown rival Ford out of second place in the U.S. electric vehicle sales race. But GM’s EV sales of 20,670 were still far below those of industry leader Tesla.
Read MorePosted by WRAL TechWire | Feb 16, 2023
Ford Motor Co. has suspended production and halted shipments of the F-150 Lightning electric pickup after a battery caught fire during a pre-delivery quality check. Here’s what’s happening.
Read MorePosted by WRAL TechWire | Feb 14, 2023
Ford said Tuesday that it will cut 3,800 jobs in Europe over the next three years in an effort to streamline its operations as it contends with economic challenges and increasing competition on electric cars.
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