electric vehicles

GM commits billions to shareholder returns as EV push stalls | CVHD

Editor November 30, 2023

General Motors (GM) has offered a response to critics of its unsteady push into electric vehicles and...

Salt in batteries: Shift may herald another shakeup | CVHD

Editor November 27, 2023

Battery giants are starting to put their money on new sodium-based technology, a sign that there could...

China tightens grip on copper, key to world’s energy transition | CVHD

Editor November 14, 2023

China is in the midst of a breakneck expansion of its copper industry that’s reshaping global flows...

Booming profits bolster Japan automakers’ cautious EV shift | CVHD

Editor November 12, 2023

Toyota, Honda and Nissan all raised their operating profit forecasts for the current fiscal year on the...

Honda and Nissan hike full-year forecasts | CVHD

Editor November 9, 2023

Car giants Honda and Nissan on Thursday lifted their full-year sales and profit forecasts thanks to brisk...

Toyota extends output cut at Chinese JV to ease dealer pressure | CVHD While Toyota has avoided the kind of hit other Japanese automakers have taken in China from a shift to electric vehicles and the rise of domestic brands, it still faces pressure in the world's biggest auto market.

While Toyota has avoided the kind of hit other Japanese automakers have taken in China from a shift to electric vehicles and the rise of domestic brands, it still faces pressure in the world's biggest auto market.

Toyota extends output cut at Chinese JV to ease dealer pressure | CVHD

Editor November 7, 2023

Toyota has told dealers that it will extend a plan to reduce output at one of its...

How electric vehicles became subject to EU economic security | CVHD

Editor November 7, 2023

Among Japan, the United States and Europe, the nations that are particularly enthusiastic about promoting electric vehicles...

China lithium boom harming fragile Tibetan plateau: report | CVHD A man herds yaks during in the Tibet Autonomous Region. Beijing has begun to exploit vast deposits of Lithium on the Tibetan plateau — around 85% of the country's total reserves.

A man herds yaks during in the Tibet Autonomous Region. Beijing has begun to exploit vast deposits of Lithium on the Tibetan plateau — around 85% of the country's total reserves.

China lithium boom harming fragile Tibetan plateau: report | CVHD

Editor November 2, 2023

China's booming electric vehicle industry is fueling a lithium rush in the Tibetan plateau that risks damaging...

Toyota raises profit forecast 50% on weak yen, record sales | CVHD

Editor November 1, 2023

Toyota raised its operating profit forecast 50% after posting record quarterly earnings, thanks to a weaker yen...

Toyota to invest $8 billion more in U.S. battery plant for EVs | CVHD The interior of a Toyota Global HiAce electric vehicle concept on display during the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo on Oct. 26