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West Coast charging network operator EVCS is looking to simplify powering electric vehicles by offering a choice of monthly subscription plans. The move marks a departure from the way such networks typically operate. Most require a low monthly fee and charge an additional amount per kWh used. “It really is a minefield across the various […]

This much is clear: Tesla says it is going to start delivering Semi trucks Dec. 1, a full five years after Elon Musk started taking orders for them. The first ones are going to PepsiCo, which will put them to work at a Frito-Lay facility in Modesto, California, and a beverages plant in Sacramento. From

NEW YORK — Authorities found children as young as 13 working at a Korean-operated supplier to automakers Hyundai Motor Co. and affiliate Kia Corp., and have fined the company and a labor recruiter, the U.S. Department of Labor and the Alabama Department of Labor said Tuesday. In August, authorities accused Alexander City, Ala.-based SL Alabama

One of the largest looming questions about the mass adoption of electric vehicles is whether the power grid can keep up with increased demand. General Motors wants to provide an answer – and perhaps some power – to ensure reliability for both utility operators and motorists. The automaker unveiled a new business unit Tuesday called

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd. expects its net income to surge to as much as $1.4 billion in the third quarter as the biggest maker of electric-vehicle batteries benefits from strong sales to the automotive industry. CATL, investing heavily in expanding its production capacity, predicted the profit jump of as much as 200 percent in

There’s certainly never a good time for a massive ship carrying hundreds of millions of dollars worth of vehicles to catch fire and sink. But for bespoke luxury brand Bentley, what tragically happened to the Felicity Ace in February in the frigid waters of the North Atlantic weirdly may have been a case of the

Renault is open to reducing its stake in Nissan as the partners bargain over the French carmaker’s plan to split its electric-car and combustion-engine assets, according to people familiar with the discussions. Executives have discussed Renault’s carve-out plan and reshaping the pair’s two decade-old alliance since February during meetings in France and Japan. Negotiations are

Renault is in talks that could lead to the automaker reducing its 6.1 billion euros ($5.9 billion) stake in Nissan as the partners bargain over the French company’s plan to split its EV and combustion-engine assets. Executives have discussed Renault’s carve-out plan and reshaping the pair’s two decade-old alliance since February during meetings in France

Ayman Moussa is doing more with less. The co-owner of Carnamic in Hayward, Calif., leverages technology and a lean organizational structure to operate his eight Bay Area stores with about half the employees of a typical dealership. The group, which has Nissan, Infiniti, Mitsubishi, Hyundai and Kia stores, sold 4,286 new and used vehicles last

The National Automobile Dealers Association’s guidelines on the changing auto retail industry can help state associations, leaders say, but the national guidelines will need to keep changing, too. Some state dealer association leaders were consulted as NADA drafted a set of guiding principles that advocate for the franchise model. It lays out NADA’s position on