Vehicle Sales
Stellantis’ German BEV horror show
The Amsterdam-headquartered conglomerate joins Renault and Tesla in Teutonic turmoil
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Corporate Strategy
Alpine signals lofty EV growth objectives
Renault-owned Alpine believes that decarbonisation presents a path to greater global market share.
Corporate Strategy
Can Tata build on domestic EV dominance?
Indian OEM Tata will hope to be able to grow its EV exports, having achieved supremacy in local markets
Battery and Components
Lithium and nickel supply to bottleneck EV battery production
Benchmark warns that limited supply of key lithium-ion minerals will restrict battery supply chain build-out
Vehicle Sales
Quality concerns hit EVs hardest
Austin-based Tesla and Volvo-owned Polestar owners report more problems than any other OEMs, says JD Power.
Charging and Grid
Shell calls for greater EV charging simplicity
London-based oil giant Shell sees charging complexity as a crucial hurdle preventing greater EV adoption
Policy and Regulation
Legislative loopholes threaten North American EV value chain buildout
Attempts to develop the continent’s supply chain requires water-tight legislation to ensure localisation.
Corporate Strategy
Ford to flutter eyelashes at Tesla owners
Ford CEO Farley backs his vehicles to catch the eye at superchargers
Battery and Components
Mind the private financing gap in North American EV supply chain
Business leaders helping to create a localised North American EV supply chain are concerned about access to capital
Charging and Grid
NACS gains momentum as Rivian joins, Texas legislates
Rivian is the latest US OEM to abandon the CCS charging standard and adopt Tesla's NACS.
Policy and Regulation
Legislative inertia threatens UK's automotive future
Government failure to join the dots could stifle not only EV manufacturing but British innovation in other areas such as autonomous driving
Policy and Regulation
Plea to extend transitional rules for EU-UK EV trade
Sticking to current TCA and rules of origin timetables could threaten the EU’s EV market share
Policy and Regulation
Collaboration key to North American EV supply chain
The US and Canada must cooperate to meet their goals of developing future 'in-house' capabilities