Daily Archive: September 19, 2024

Trump plans to gut EV policy: What it might mean for jobs, auto industry, made in America

President Donald Trump (Photo courtesy Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons)First-term flashback: Coal lobbyist in charge of EPA, hobbled EV tax credit, mpg fines frozen Trump promises stiff tariffs vs. China and Mexico, may nix federal funding behind U.S. EV plants Tens of thousands more U.S. auto jobs now vs. 2019, pre-COVID Anti-EV talk may be bluster, but the poison pill is whether it becomes part of MAGA platform...

Waymo using the Hyundai Ioniq 5 for next-gen self-driving taxis

Waymo's Hyundai Ioniq 5 self-driving taxiThe Hyundai Ioniq 5 will be Waymo's next-gen self-driving taxi Self-driving Ioniq 5s will be on the road late in 2025 Waymo didn't say what's happening with the self-driving Chinese Zeekr minivan The Hyundai Ioniq 5 will become Waymo's next self-driving taxi, deploying a new generation of the Google spinoff's Waymo Driver autonomous-driving system...

Redwood Materials will help BMW recycle EV batteries

BMW Vision Neue Klasse X conceptBMW will turn to Redwood Materials for recycling of batteries from its EVs, plug-in hybrids, and mild hybrids in the U.S., the automaker announced Thursday. The agreement, which covers the BMW, Rolls-Royce, and Mini brands, as well as BMW's motorcycles, will see Redwood work directly with BMW dealerships, distribution centers, and other U.S...