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Retired EV batteries will get a second life at a new factory in Texas

by Elizabeth Trovall
Oct 25, 2024
This week the DOE announced a $20 million grant to partially finance this new manufacturing facility. It’s part of an emerging EV battery reuse ecosystem.
"Even if a battery is at like 70%, 80%, even lower-percent capacity, it's basically more environmentally friendly to to repurpose that battery instead of sending it directly to recycling," said Jessica Dunn with the Union of Concerned Scientists.
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EV sales are up, but U.S. automakers — and drivers — are still cautious

by Savannah Peters
Oct 15, 2024
Overstocks mean car shoppers are taking advantage of deals and a good selection, but that may change as automakers slow down production.
Despite rising electric vehicle sales, U.S. automakers are rolling back aggressive EV production targets.
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Why some car companies expected a faster switch to EVs

by Henry Epp
Aug 23, 2024
An unsustainable burst of early-adopter enthusiasm stoked investment. But that was followed by a changing economy.
EVs may still be the future of the auto industry, but it appears to be taking longer to get there than companies hoped.
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Energy transition progress report: We're 10% of the way there

by David Brancaccio , Meredith Garretson and Alex Schroeder
Aug 16, 2024
So what will it take for the other 90%? A lot of sweeping physical transformation.
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What's putting the brakes on demand for EVs?

by Mitchell Hartman
Jul 29, 2024
Tesla announced its auto revenues are down, and GM is delaying a new electric truck manufacturing plant.
Production of additional lower-cost electric vehicles could help boost domestic EV sales.
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Will the EU follow the U.S. on economic policy and China?

by David Brancaccio , Ariana Rosas and Alex Schroeder
Jul 18, 2024
The European Union relies heavily on China for technologies and products needed for the clean energy transition.
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Black workers are paying the price in the rush to mine cobalt

by Amy Scott and Sean McHenry
Jun 13, 2024
Black labor unions in the U.S. are building solidarity with exploited DRC miners, says reporter Adam Mahoney of Capital B.
Dela wa Monga, an artisanal miner, holds a cobalt stone at a mine in Kolwezi, Democratic Republic of Congo in 2022.
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How Georgia is training workers to make EVs at Hyundai's massive Metaplant

by David Brancaccio and Nic Perez
Jun 12, 2024
The partnership between the state and the company, which includes tax incentives, could result in the production of 300,000 cars a year.
Construction of Hyundai's Metaplant, which is expected to employ 8,500 workers, underway in October 2023.
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U.S. and Europe chafe over "overcapacity" — but is it real?

by Sabri Ben-Achour
May 6, 2024
Is the problem unfair industry subsidies, or is China just better at making electric vehicles?
The U.S. and Europe say China is flooding countries with leftover electric cars, like the ones made by BYD, above.
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Tesla laid off almost everyone that built its EV charging network

by Henry Epp
May 2, 2024
That network is in the process of opening to other car companies, so what does this move mean for drivers — and the industry?
The team behind Tesla's charging network was slashed, even after multiple carmakers announced deals with Tesla to adopt its charging system.
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