After a period of relative quiet, new signs are emerging that Illinois is on the hunt for one or more new electric vehicle production plants — and that the state may be making some progress. The renewed chatter stems fromreports today that Stellantis wants to begin making an electric version of its popular Ram pickup truck […]

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is on track to propose the toughest-ever U.S. curbs on car pollution, while stopping short of an electric-vehicle mandate or ban on gas-powered models. The proposed standards on cars and light trucks, set to be announced Wednesday in Detroit, are expected to govern tailpipe emissions of carbon dioxide, smog-forming nitrogen

Tesla’s Master Plan Part 3 white paper published on April 5 offers interesting clues regarding the automaker’s future lineup.  On page 22 of the document there’s a table that shows what type of battery and what pack capacities Tesla would allocate to its current and future models. The latter category includes a vehicle in the compact

The European passenger car market rebounded a little bit in February, exceeding 900,000 new registrations (up 12 percent year-over-year). According to EV Volumes data, shared by Jose Pontes, in February some 182,000 new plug-in electric cars were registered in Europe, which is 14 percent more than a year ago. Considering the current situation in Europe,

Tesla recently published its Master Plan Part 3, and it’s packed with details. However, the information that appears to be getting the most attention on social media pertains to the Cybertruck, which is listed with a battery pack that’s only 100 kWh. Does Tesla have some secrets about the Cybertruck‘s efficiency, is the battery pack

The Illinois state Senate last week unanimously approved a bill to codify vehicle home delivery and e-commerce sales procedures, such as collecting electronic signatures, a step forward in attempts by some such as Carvana Co. to update state law. Senate Bill 1896 passed 57-0 and moved into the Illinois state House, where it is sponsored

Tesla Inc. assures its millions of electric car owners that their privacy “is and will always be enormously important to us.” The cameras it builds into vehicles to assist driving, it notes on its website, are “designed from the ground up to protect your privacy.”  But between 2019 and 2022, groups of Tesla employees privately

Friendship Family of Dealerships bought three West Virginia dealerships — including two from LMP Automotive Holdings — in two first-quarter transactions. LMP on March 30 sold Hometown Subaru and Hometown Kia, both in Mt. Hope, W.Va., to the Friendship group of Bristol, Tenn., according to Mitch Walters, the group’s president. The dealerships, which are next