Remove Auto Industry Remove Ford Remove Production Remove United States
article thumbnail

Ford EV production push receives another shove

Teslarati

Ford has announced yet another investment in EV production, which will be critical if the automaker hopes to achieve its ambitious production targets. As part of achieving these goals, Ford has announced a wave of production investments over the past year, and today, it announced yet another. billion Canadian ($1.3

Ford 98
article thumbnail

ICCT report finds US domestic EV production and investment continues to fall; only 5% of global EV investment to go to US EV assembly plants

Green Car Congress

The United States is the third-largest electric vehicle (EV) producer behind China and Europe; a new study from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) finds that the gap has widened. Cumulative electric vehicle sales and production from 2010 through 2020, in major regions (based on EV-Volumes, 2021).

Global 397
article thumbnail

GM’s Tesla NACS support spells trouble for Electrify America [Opinion]

Teslarati

With two out of three of the United States’ top legacy automakers supporting Tesla’s NACS, Electrify America’s position in the EV charging space is precarious at best. In comparison, Electrify America has 3,503 fast chargers and 116 Level 2 chargers in the United States.

America 145
article thumbnail

Ford doubles EV goal for 2023 and has a new semiconductor partner to help

Teslarati

Ford made several leaps forward in its push toward electric vehicles today. Ford CEO Jim Farley stated that the automaker has now doubled its electric vehicle production goals to 600,000 units by 2023. automotive industry behind Tesla. automotive industry behind Tesla.

Ford 142
article thumbnail

ISU study finds large potential for biobased materials in auto industry, but with challenges

Green Car Congress

To create the largest impact, the researchers concluded, emphasis should be placed on the largest producers of vehicles; the five largest producers of automotive vehicles in the United States are General Motors, Ford, Toyota, Chrysler, and Honda. Examples of biobased parts in production.

article thumbnail

Ford secures nickel supplies with $4.5 billion investment

Teslarati

Ford has announced that it has partnered with two other entities to construct a nickel processing facility in Indonesia. Besides the massive retooling effort that has taken the auto industry by storm over the past two years, the search for raw materials for EV batteries has become a growing priority for automakers.

Ford 61
article thumbnail

Toyota to receive $853 million subsidy to expand local battery production

Teslarati

Toyota Motor Company is expected to receive an $853 million subsidy from Japan’s industry ministry to expand its electric vehicle (EV) battery production. Toyota has ambitious EV battery production plans for the future. Other countries, like China, have started supported domestic battery production as well.

Toyota 70