In an interview with InsideEVs, Ford CEO Jim Farley said the automaker’s crucial “skunkworks” electric vehicle platform project is progressing well. He likened it to the Apollo missions of the 1960s and ’70s. Supply chain, parts, plant conversions and other critical steps are done, Farley said, and prototype vehicles are operating with Ford software. But…
It’s no secret that Chinese automakers want in on the United States. In fact, in a pre-COVID world, several of them were in a race to get sales moving here. But an underdeveloped product line, and then increased geopolitical tensions and tariffs, have shut the door for now. At least, officially, every day, someone asks…
A new framework for trade between the EU and U.S. proposes uniting vehicle regulatory standards between the two. Some European experts claim the two standards aren’t compatible since Europe is so pedestrian-focused, and thus big trucks would still be wildly inappropriate for European roads. It could make a way for cheaper, smaller EVs, though. It’s…
Sales of used electric vehicles are booming. Americans are on track to buy more than 100,000 secondhand EVs in Q2, a new record, according to new data from Cox Automotive. More choice, good prices and a raft of off-lease cars are helping drive the trend. If America’s appetite for electric vehicles is hitting a wall,…