Feb 08 WATCH: Biden touts electric vehicle charging plant to be built in Tennessee By Associated Press President Joe Biden is celebrating the announcement that an Australian electric vehicle charging company will establish its first U.S. manufacturing facility in Tennessee, calling it "great news" for American workers and "for the planet."… Continue reading
Jan 12 WATCH: House Agriculture committee hearing on electric vehicle investments for rural America By News Desk The House Committee for Agriculture held a hearing on Wednesday regarding electric vehicle investments in rural parts of the United States. Continue reading
Dec 13 WATCH: Harris speaks about infrastructure plan after touring electric vehicle facility By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The Biden administration has release a federal strategy to build 500,000 charging stations for electric vehicles across the country and ultimately transform the U.S. auto industry. Continue reading
Nov 17 WATCH: Biden gives remarks at General Motors electric vehicle factory in Detroit By Aamer Madhani, Tom Krisher, Associated Press President Joe Biden is highlighting billions of dollars in his big new infrastructure deal to pay for the installation of electric vehicle chargers across the country. Continue reading
Nov 15 What's in the infrastructure plan? By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The $1 trillion infrastructure plan that President Joe Biden signed into law Monday has money for roads, bridges, ports, rail transit, safe water, the power grid, broadband internet and more. Continue reading
Nov 11 Biden bill includes boost for union-made electric vehicles By Kevin Freking, Associated Press President Joe Biden and Democrats in Congress are looking to give U.S. automakers with union employees the inside track when it comes to winning the burgeoning electric vehicle market. Continue reading
Oct 25 NTSB chair wants Tesla to limit where Autopilot can operate By Tom Krisher, Associated Press The head of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board is calling on Tesla to act on recommendations to limit where its Autopilot driver-assist system can operate and to put a system in place to make sure drivers are paying attention. Continue reading
Oct 21 Driver was behind wheel at time of Tesla crash in Texas, NTSB says By Tom Krisher, Associated Press The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board announced the findings in an investigative report update released Thursday on the April 17 crash on a residential road in Spring, Texas. Continue reading
Sep 28 Ford to build three electric-vehicle battery factories and an auto assembly plant By Tom Krisher, Bruce Schreiner, Associated Press The factories, to be built on sites in Kentucky and Tennessee, will make batteries for the next generation of Ford and Lincoln electric vehicles that will be produced in North America. Continue reading
Sep 01 U.S. asks Tesla how Autopilot responds to emergency vehicles By Tom Krisher, Associated Press The U.S. government's highway safety agency wants detailed information on how Tesla's Autopilot system detects and responds to emergency vehicles parked on highways. Continue reading