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GM bets big on EVs with $8B surge, battery factories
General Motors Co. said yesterday it will pour more resources into electric vehicles, in the form of $8 billion and two new factories to build batteries.
David Ferris
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David reports on and coordinates coverage of the intersection of transportation and the electric grid. He has written extensively on the trends and personalities that drive technologies like energy storage and solar power. He has also posted dispatches from India, Russia, Cuba and Puerto Rico, where he led coverage of the epic hurricane and blackout. Earlier he served as an editor and columnist at Sierra and has freelanced for many publications including Popular Science and The New York Times.
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GM bets big on EVs with $8B surge, battery factories
General Motors Co. said yesterday it will pour more resources into electric vehicles, in the form of $8 billion and two new factories to build batteries.
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Arrival CEO thinks the world needs a different EV
Arrival comes to the race to develop electric commercial trucks and vans with a twist: It wants to create a chain of "microfactories" around the world, in a departure from how other EVs are made.
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Is Lordstown the beginning of the end for EV startups?
Upstart electric-truck-maker Lordstown Motors Corp. announced the departure of its top executives yesterday, raising concerns about the future of the EV industry.
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Study shows where EVs do — and don't — slash CO2
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