Audi to Show Tiny Off-Road EV in Frankfurt

Audi AG will unveil its little AI:Trail concept electric vehicle at next month’s Frankfurt auto show.

Tesla to Use LG Chem Batteries in China?

Tesla Inc.’s new electric vehicle plant in China reportedly will buy batteries from multiple suppliers, starting with South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd.

VW Putting Chargers in Factory Parking Lots

If you want people to drive electric vehicles, you have to make availability of recharging convenient

Chevy Bolt EV Extends Range by 8%

General Motors Co.’s 2020 Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicle will have a driving range of 259 miles, 8% more than the outgoing model.

Tata Motors to Continue Sales in Thailand

India’s Tata Motors Ltd. says it will continue export trucks to the Thai market after shutting down local assembly operations there at the end of March.

Electrify America, EVgo Partner on Charging Network

Volkswagen AG’s Electrify America unit, which inked an interoperability agreement with rival ChargePoint Inc. in June, has announced a similar program with Los Angeles-based EVgo Services LLC.

DoorDash Buys Autonomous Tech Startup

Food delivery specialist DoorDash Inc. has acquired Scotty Labs, a Silicon Valley-based startup that’s developing technology for self-driving and remotely controlled vehicles.

China Could Test Ban on Gasoline-Fueled Vehicles

China’s central government says it may test bans on gasoline-powered cars and trucks in certain areas to help improve air quality.

Waymo Releases Data Trove on Self Driving

Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo autonomous vehicle development unit is granting researchers free access to a huge data set useful for teaching self-driving vehicles how to “see.”

Nissan JV Certified for 2nd-Life EV Batteries

4R Energy, a joint venture between Nissan and Sumitomo, has become the first company to be certified by UL LLC for repurposing used electric vehicle batteries.