At last week’s announcement of its quarterly and annual earnings after a record year, CEO Elon Musk actually downplayed the potential for this year’s profit and indicated the company’s focus would shift from introducing new models to maximizing production at its existing factories.
GM points to the 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV as one of its 30 global EV models to be introduced by 2025, maybe the most significant because it is based on the company’s best-selling U.S. model.
Here are two big automotive EV news items from the first days of 2022—and a guess at what they might mean for the Year of the EV.
Toyota plans to introduce 30 battery EV models by 2030, with a sales target of 3.5 million units a year.
Iin 2022 the Nitro RallyCross racing series is adding electric cars, expanding to 10 stops, including one in Canada to put Subaru Motorsports’ Supercars and its competitors’ to the test in ice and snow.
These five EV concepts are just a small portion of the green vehicles coming to roads soon.
BMW is making a statement with the 2023 XM. A plug-in hybrid propulsion system that is exclusive to the M class, unique interior materials and new design direction combine to offer a peek into the future of what all luxury BMW models will look like.
The fifth-generation 2023 Range Rover is all new and begins the electrification of all Land Rover and Range Rover models.
The entry-level 2023 Fisker Ocean is so well-priced (under $30,000 after tax credits and/or incentives) for an electric SUV getting 250+ miles of driving range, the only thing left is seeing it in people’s driveways a year from now.
Based on what we see happening in the EV industry, the U.S. lithium development timeline needs to be crunched. The only way that can happen is if government and regulatory bodies push these things through the bureaucracy at a faster pace.