Electric Mobility News

Renault and Nissan will build a combined EV line-up of 35 vehicles by 2030, with four-fifths of their models sharing common platforms by 2026.

Hyundai will launch affordable and premium electric models including sport utility vehicles (SUVs) and sedans, starting with its first electric vehicle (EV) in 2022

Intel bought Mobileye for $15.3 billion in 2017, putting it into direct competition with rivals Nvidia Corp and Qualcomm Inc to develop driverless systems for global automakers.

The new plant east of Atlanta, with construction set to begin next summer, will join the one in Normal, Illinois. Rivian intends to eventually open plants in Europe and China.

Toyota's announcement comes as traditional automobile firms increasingly take on Tesla Inc, which has become the most valuable carmaker this year.

GM is is separately considering a $2 billion overhaul of its Orion Township assembly plant north of Detroit to build next-generation electric vehicles.

Aurora said it began autonomously transporting loads for Uber Freight customers between Dallas and Houston.

Northvolt will build a lithium processing plant with Portugal's Galp Energia with investments estimated at around 700 million euros ($789.6 million), as demand grows for lithium-ion batteries to power electric vehicles.