Spotlight: Electric Vehicles (EVs)
Kathari News coverage of electric vehicles (EVs) comprises the full range of zero emission vehicles (ZEV) including China’s “new energy vehicles” (NEV), battery electric vehicles (BEV), plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV), hybrid electric vehicles (HEV), range extending hybrid electric vehicles (REEV) and hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV).
Chinese EV battery maker CATL posts 13.4% jump in Q2
Chinese EV battery giant CATL's Q2 net profit jumped 13.4% year on year, a stock market filing showed on Friday
Electric car woes force German supplier ZF to axe jobs
Competition, cost pressures and weak demand for EVs add up to ZF job losses, as German parts manufacturer loses out in transition to...
Thailand to offer investment incentives for makers of hybrid vehicles
Thailand will introduce investment incentives for manufacturers of hybrid vehicles, its Board of Investment (BOI) said on Friday
Chinese firms seek to cut stakes in new Indonesian nickel smelters
Chinese firms in talks to reduce stakes in Indonesian nickel smelters amid efforts to make their products eligible for US EV tax credits
Toyota to build EV battery plant for Lexus cars, Nikkei reports
Japan's Toyota Motor plans to build a battery plant for EVs in the southwestern prefecture of Fukuoka, the Nikkei business daily reported
GM’s Cruise looks to start charging for robotaxi rides next year: report
Cruise plans to resume fully autonomous rides by late 2024 and charge fares by 2025, despite regulatory scrutiny after a 2023 accident.
GM co-leads $39 million funding for EV battery materials startup Addionics
Innovative electrodes could provide faster charging and financial savings for carmakers, as GM funds Addionics through venture capital arm.
Q&A: What China’s push for ‘new quality productive forces’ means for climate action
Carbon Brief unpacks the concepts underpinning new quality productive forces, and what it means for China’s climate, energy and industrial policy.
LGES cuts sales target on weak EV demand, flags US election risk
Shares in the company, which supplies Tesla, GM, Hyundai Motor and other automakers, fell as much as 2.6%.
Honda to cut ICE car production capacity in China, Nikkei reports
Honda will close three of its seven production lines in China, reducing its annual ICE vehicle capacity to 1 million from 1.49 million.
