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A ₹1.95 crore BMW, a ₹1.5 lakh scooter and an idle Ford plant walk into Tamil Nadu
BMW now builds the i7 in Chennai, Ultraviolette is spending ₹779 crore on a Hosur plant, and Ford may convert its shuttered factory into an EV hub. None of it is aimed at Indian buyers first.
A 234,000-mile Lightning gets a used battery. The repair matters more than the mileage
Out of Spec Renew replaces a high-mileage Lightning battery after a module fault. Ford warranty terms and fleet data explain what this repair can tell owners.
Ford wants 100,000 people a year to buy a $29,945 electric truck it hasn't fully shown yet
Ford is targeting 100,000 first-year sales for the Fathom, a midsize electric pickup starting at $29,945 that rides on a $5 billion factory bet and won't reach buyers until fall 2027.
London's first robotaxi still has a licensed driver in the front seat
Uber added Wayve's Ford Mustang Mach-E fleet to the app on Thursday. Fifteen cars, a safety operator, and a right turn in gridlock that still needed a human hand.
Washington Is Rewriting the MPG Rules, and the EV Math Changes With Them
A fleetwide 34.5 mpg target for 2031 instead of 50.4, a quiet reclassification fight over whether pickups count as cars, and a separate rule narrowing heavy-truck standards. What the CAFE rewrite does to the electric side of the business.
Battery-plant storage pivots run into data-center backlash
Ford and GM are finding grid-storage work for battery capacity built around stronger EV forecasts. Data-center demand offers growth, along with a fast-spreading local political fight.
Ford's Louisville assembly tree is 40% quicker, but nets 15%
Ford says its rebuilt Louisville plant can assemble the $28,350 Fathom pickup 40% faster before added automation and quality checks reduce the net gain to 15%.