AI division
Apple cancels work on electric car, source says
Apple has canceled work on its electric car, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday, a decade after the iPhone maker kicked off the project.
Alternative fuels
AT&T to buy Rivian electric vehicles in pilot deal to cut cost, emissions
AT&T will purchase some electric vehicles from startup Rivian in a pilot program to evaluate ways to reduce cost, cut carbon emissions and improve safety.
000 vehicles
EVs struggle with reliability due to charging, battery issues – Consumer Reports survey
Electric vehicles continue to grapple with poor reliability due to charging and battery issues even as consumers are buying them at a breakneck pace.
Amnon Shashua
Exclusive: Geely’s Zeekr edges closer to US IPO, to make filing public this week – sources
Zeekr will this week publicly release some details of its plans to list shares in New York.
Antony Blinken
Congress urges Biden to keep distance from Beijing, focusing on Chinese EV batteries
A delegation of House legislators critical of China will go to Detroit, Michigan, on Tuesday to meet with key auto executives to reportedly try and shift the industry’s dependence away from PRC supply chains for the manufacturing of electric vehicle (EV) batteries.
California
California asks for EPA approval to ban sales of gasoline vehicles
The State of California has taken a significant step towards reducing emissions and combating climate change by submitting a request to the Biden administration for approval of its plan to ban the sales of new gasoline cars in the state by 2035
climate agenda
Strictest car pollution regulations unveiled by Biden
In order to advance its comprehensive climate agenda and encourage Americans to purchase electric vehicles (EVs), the Biden administration has unveiled the most stringent tailpipe emissions regulations ever created.