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I’ve been tracking the collapse of America’s EV battery boom for months, and this week’s news confirms the pattern: Korean battery makers are retreating while Honda quietly positions itself for the post-subsidy era. Honda is buying out LG Energy Solution’s share of their Ohio battery joint venture for $2.9 billion, Bloomberg reports. The deal, expected to close…
Nissan Americas Chairman Christian Meunier says Tennessee manufacturing will anchor the automaker’s turnaround after a disastrous fiscal year that ended with a $1.39 billion operating loss. Why it matters: Nissan is betting on U.S.-built hybrids to compete with Toyota while tariffs reshape the industry. The Details By the Numbers EVXL’s Take Meunier’s back-to-basics approach shows…
South Korean battery maker SK On is dissolving its joint venture with Ford Motor, splitting ownership of three U.S. battery plants as slowing EV demand reshapes the industry. Why it matters: The breakup marks the collapse of one of America’s largest EV battery partnerships, a direct casualty of the post-subsidy market downturn. The Details By…
Mary Barra just said the quiet part out loud. At the New York Times Dealbook Summit on Wednesday, the GM CEO revealed she privately told President Biden that Tesla and Elon Musk deserved the credit he was heaping on her and General Motors for leading America’s electric vehicle revolution. “He was crediting me and I…
The 60-day grace period is over, and California Highway Patrol officers are ready to write tickets. We’ve been tracking the systematic rollback of EV incentives for months, and Monday marks another painful milestone. Starting December 1, 2025, California’s 500,000-plus electric vehicle owners who enjoyed solo access to carpool lanes will face $490 minimum fines if…
US clean-energy investments hit a record $75 billion in the third quarter of 2025, driven almost entirely by consumers scrambling to buy electric vehicles before federal tax credits expired on September 30, according to new data from Rhodium Group and MIT. But the headline number conceals a brutal truth: EV manufacturing investments collapsed 30% compared…
Toyota announced a $912 million investment across five U.S. manufacturing plants to expand hybrid vehicle production capacity, creating 252 new jobs and marking the first U.S. production of hybrid-electric Corollas. The investment, revealed Tuesday, comes just six weeks after the federal EV tax credit expiration sent competitors’ pure-electric strategies into freefall. The timing couldn’t be…
A groundbreaking vehicle-to-grid project at California’s Redwood Coast Airport is demonstrating how electric vehicles can serve as more than just transportation—they’re becoming mobile power plants that strengthen grid resilience and reduce costs. PG&E, Nissan, Fermata Energy, and the Schatz Energy Research Center at Cal Poly Humboldt have successfully integrated two previous-generation Nissan Lea
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