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Ford to assemble electric E-Transit van in Kansas City; building out $3.2B North American EV manufacturing capability

Green Car Congress

Ford Motor Company announced that its Kansas City Assembly Plant will build the all-new E-Transit van, part of a more than $3.2 billion investment in Ford’s North American manufacturing facilities to produce a series of new electric vehicles for commercial and retail customers. arrives in mid-2022. The E-Transit arrives in late 2021.

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Survey Shows Auto Dealers Still Annoyed With Biden EV Strategy

The Truth About Cars

According to the 2024 Dealer Outlook Survey, 83 percent of respondents said the government was pushing the transition toward EVs too quickly and mucking up the auto market. But the public has remained broadly hesitant to climb aboard the bandwagon as the downsides of EV manufacturing became more apparent.

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Maharashtra govt proposes to build a gigafactory for li-ion batteries

Electric Vehicles India

Maharashtra govt proposes to build a gigafactory for li-ion batteries. The state government of Maharashtra proposes to build a gigafactory for manufacturing advanced lithium-ion batteries as part of its revised electric vehicle policy. The government aims to electrify at least 10% of its new registered vehicles by 2025.

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Right on time! VinFast’s affordable range of electric cars are closer than ever to Aussie launch

EV Central

VinFast will not only sell right-hand drive models in Indonesia but also build them in a new factory with a small initial production capacity of 50,000. However the national government is pushing aggressively to attract EV battery and car manufacturing and the country has huge stockpiles of nickel to mine. READ MORE: Shock!

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Biden Administration mulls over reprieve from EV tax credits for automakers

Teslarati

One of the biggest concerns about the IRA’s requirements for EV tax credit eligibly regards battery packs, cells, and the materials used to manufacture them. North America and some countries with a free trade agreement with the United States are still building their EV battery supply chain.

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Redwood Materials launches EV battery recycling program; initial partners Ford Motor Company and Volvo

Green Car Congress

To make electric vehicles sustainable and affordable, there need to be pathways for end-of-life battery packs to be collected, recycled and remanufactured into new battery materials. Redwood will work directly with dealers and dismantlers in California to identify and recover end-of-life packs.

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General Motors Bringing Back Plug-in Hybrids

The Truth About Cars

Despite previously having committed itself toward a future where it builds all-electric vehicles, General Motors has made plans to bring plug-in hybrids back to our market. General Motors already delivered the Chevrolet Bolt, with the model becoming one of the first affordable EVs offering real utility to customers.