In another article, I briefly discussed Volkswagen’s plans to build a battery production facility and another automotive factory in the United States. But that doesn’t mean that Volkswagen only wants to build things to sell in the States. It also wants to take full advantage of battery expertise and talent pools in the US to […]

A recent report at CNBC gives us some very good news about Volkswagen. The company’s CEO for the American division, Scott Keogh, says that the company is actively looking for places to build at least one more battery and vehicle assembly facility in the United States. “We are actively in the process of looking at […]

Toyota and Redwood Materials will repurpose and recycle lithium-ion batteries in North America.

Enovix has just announced that it has shipped the first of its commercial lithium-ion battery cells. The company has a focus on advanced silicon-anode lithium-ion battery development and production and is currently building an advanced silicon-anode lithium-ion battery production facility in the U.S. for volume production. Its goal is to provide designers of category-leading mobile […]

A new front in tensions between Russia and NATO has opened up. This time, it’s over the small exclave of Kaliningrad.

ZapBatt CEO Charlie Welch recently discussed batteries, solving climate change, and battery recycling with me. He shared some of the problems that led to him starting ZapBatt, which specializes in more than just EV batteries. This is part 2 of our interview. If you haven’t read part 1, you can read it here. In this […]

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, offers U.S. states and cities the chance to invest in transportation systems that modernize infrastructure, expand access and mobility for all people in a community, improve public health and safety, and boost local economies. Transportation emits more climate-warming greenhouse gases than any other sector […]

U.K. inflation hit 9.1% year-on-year in May as soaring food and energy prices continue to deepen the country’s cost of living crisis.

Tesla Technoking Elon Musk, along with the Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, were a few speakers at the Qatar Economic Forum on its second day, Al Jazeera reports. Bloomberg hosted the forum and focuses primarily on the need to diversify the world’s economy and develop the renewable energy sector. Al Jazeera noted […]

The IEA’s report comes at a time of rising inflation, a sustained surge in oil and gas prices and geopolitical tensions.

Tesla reigns supreme as producing most American-made cars, according to a new study by Cars.com. Tesla won this award last year also. Coming in a first-place was the Tesla Model Y, followed by the Tesla Model 3 in second place. The study analyzed a total of 379 vehicles sold in the U.S. to determine which […]

With gas prices at historic highs, the Biden administration and Democratic lawmakers are considering giving drivers a break on federal gas taxes.