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Visiting Ford EV Center, Biden says, “The future of the auto industry is electric”

Plug in America

This week, President Joe Biden visited the Ford Motor Company Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Michigan, getting a preview of the all-electric version of their F-150 pickup truck, the highest-selling vehicle in the country. The future of the auto industry is electric,” said President Biden. There’s no turning back. …

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

Green Car Congress

A study by researchers at Iowa State University has determined that the automotive industry has a very large potential to utilize biobased materials. However, they noted, there are also many challenges associated with the use of biobased parts in the auto industry. General Motors.

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

Teslarati

automotive industry behind Tesla. EV sector could be challenged by General Motors, who has solidified plans to sell at least 1 million EVs by 2025. automotive industry,” the company’s said. The auto industry will produce roughly 7.7 The shortage will cost the industry around $210 billion in revenue.

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BrightDrop: GM’s silent push into electric commercial vehicles

Charged EVs

Many US drivers now have a vague idea that General Motors is doing something with electric vehicles. They’ve seen Super Bowl ads for the GMC Hummer EV , or heard news about the lengthy, painful Chevrolet Bolt EV battery recall. GMC started as a commercial-truck brand, and made largely the same light-duty trucks as Chevrolet.

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Hydrogen cars celebrate half a century; have they made a difference?

Green Car Reports

Electric cars are virtually as old as the auto industry, but hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles are not. This remarkable and innovative prototype for a zero-emission vehicle used the body of an adapted GMC Handi-Van, containing the first fuel cell.

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GM’s epically bad year still earned it $10 billion – but that’s not due to EV sales

Baua Electric

GM forecasts its total US auto industry sales to hit 16 million in 2024, but it has dropped its goal of making 400,000 EVs through mid-2024. General Motors said earlier this month that is finally ramping up production of its Cadillac all-electric Lyriq SUV this year. of its total volume. Still, that’s a 93% bump from 2022.

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Stellantis CEO struggles to sell Jeeps in the golden era of SUVs

Baua Electric

Stellantis’ losses has been Ford Motor Co.’s That compares with an industry average of about 25% during that span, when manufacturers jacked up what they charged for new vehicles in part because of post-pandemic supply chain issues. This is a bump. There will be other bumps.

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