Manufacturing
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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.
Dacia moved the Spring to Europe, then gave its tiny battery 250 km of range
The second-generation Spring is wider, quicker and built in Slovenia, but its most revealing decision is a modest 27.5 kWh LFP battery.
South Carolina flattened 1,600 acres for Scout. The bill kept growing
The state promised Scout Motors a finished site in Blythewood. A stalled wetlands permit, idle earthmovers and a wet 2024 added $150 million to the tab, and lawmakers wanted an audit before paying it.
BMW's oldest factory is going all-electric, and the i3 has to pay for it
Munich is building the electric i3 after a four-year live conversion. BMW says the new line cuts manufacturing cost another 10 percent.
The Michigan battery plant GM left is now making cells for Toyota and the grid
General Motors sold its stake in the Lansing Ultium plant after EV tax credits died. LG Energy Solution started production anyway, splitting the floor between Toyota cars and energy storage.
Why 2027 does not mean solid-state EVs are ready
Geely, CATL, BYD and several Chinese battery makers are aiming for solid-state trials around 2027. Their plans describe pilot lines and validation fleets, not mass-market cars.
Britain reopens its EV sales mandate while a Sunderland battery line waits
The UK government has put its 2030 electric car sales target back on the table just as AESC shelves a third production line in Sunderland. Manufacturers, charging investors and EV bodies read the same numbers very differently.