LANSING — Michigan will give companies $410 million to open two electric vehicle battery plants following approval of transfers by a legislative panel on Wednesday. The Democratic-led Senate Appropriations Committee authorized the subsidies for Ford Motor Co. ($210 million) and Novi-based Our Next Energy Inc. ($200 million) on 15-4 votes. They did not vote on […]

LANSING — Michigan will give companies $410 million to open two electric vehicle battery plants following approval of transfers by a legislative panel on Wednesday. The Democratic-led Senate Appropriations Committee authorized the subsidies for Ford Motor Co. ($210 million) and Novi-based Our Next Energy Inc. ($200 million) on 15-4 votes. They did not vote on

Mountain bike platforms adapted into electric bikes, and later on, tweaked to become versatile all-rounders have been popping up recently. As it would turn out, a mountain bike isn’t just good for tackling the trails, but can also prove to be a capable urban companion, especially when decked out in the kit to do the

Ourisman Cars, led by CEO Robert Ourisman Jr., expanded its Maryland footprint with the purchase of three dealerships in two transactions. On Feb. 13, Ourisman Cars bought Ramsey Ford in Rising Sun from Steve Ramsey, Ourisman Jr. confirmed to Automotive News. Ourisman Cars, of Rockville, Md., is a group of dealerships within Ourisman Automotive Group,

Kia America Inc. is recalling 51,568 vehicles for power sliding doors that have closed on occupants, resulting in nine reports of injuries. The recall includes all 2022 and certain 2023 Carnival vehicles. In the summer of 2021, Kia began to identify customer complaints that alleged the power sliding door injured children. As of November 2022,

LOS ANGELES — Electric vehicle brand Polestar has unveiled a certified pre-owned program to help drive business to its product-starved retailers. The program launches as the first Polestar 2 electric sedans are coming off their 36-month leases. Polestar North America CEO Gregor Hembrough called the CPO program a “coming of age” moment for the Swedish

Google self-driving technology unit Waymo said on Wednesday that some of its vehicles in San Francisco encountered dense fog and briefly pulled over to the side of the road. The incident, which occurred at around 6.00 a.m. Pacific Time on Tuesday, impeded some traffic movement before the cars moved out of the area as the

February 2023 was another strong month for plug-in electric car sales around the world, as the volume noticeably increased. According to EV-Volumes data, shared by Jose Pontes, some 812,487 new passenger plug-in electric cars were registered globally in February. That’s about 49 percent more than a year ago and about 14 percent of the total