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Xpeng Motors launched the P5, a sedan with new self-driving features and Lidar technology, as it looks to race ahead in China’s ultra-competitive auto market.

CNBC got an inside look at former Tesla CTO JB Straubel’s lithium-ion battery recycling start-up.

Since its $1.5 billion U.S. initial public offering last year, Xpeng Motors has raised money to fuel growth and battle against domestic rivals as well as Tesla.

U.S. automakers are finally making big commitments to go electric, but in the short term, there may not be enough lithium-ion batteries to go around.

Dangling tax credits and rebates in his drive to fight climate change, President Joe Biden wants you to trade your gas-burning car, truck or SUV for a zero-emissions electric vehicle.

Xiaomi will compete with carmakers BYD and Nio, as well as new entrants including search giant Baidu.

The global electric vehicle market is still in its early days but it’s quickly growing. China has a massive lead in EV production. Can the U.S. catch up?

Derek Jenkins joined electric car start-up Lucid Motors in 2015 after nearly two decades of designing cars for the likes of Audi, VW and Mazda. Lucid’s first electric luxury sedan, the Lucid Air, is on pace for a launch in the second half of 2021.

As Tesla looks to expand to new markets, rumors are circulating that India could be next. But the world’s fifth-largest auto market is filled with challenges.

The German carmaker is one of many in the sector looking to develop more electric vehicles.

On Monday, VW announced plans to establish six “gigafactories” in Europe by the end of the decade.

German carmaker will also focus on the development of a “new unified cell”.

Electric vehicle start-up Canoo unveiled a unique new electric pickup that features a flat front and an extendable rear cabin for extra storage.

Honda has plans to sell two all-electric SUVs in the U.S. in the 2024 model year

U.S. listed Chinese electric carmakers Nio, Xpeng Motors and Li Auto followed American rival Tesla higher. Tesla shares surged nearly 20% on Wednesday.

Santa Cruz-based Joby Aviation is going public through a SPAC merger that values the electric flying taxi start-up at $6.6 billion.

Electric company Dominion Energy is partnering with other power companies to provide more charging stations for electric cars nationwide. The stations will run through interstate highways throughout the country, including the District.

Charging stations for electric cars will soon be provided along interstate highways across the nation. News4’s Adam Tuss reports.

Ample has opened its first electric vehicle battery swap stations — in the San Francisco Bay Area. Uber drivers are their first customers.

Volvo Cars becomes the latest firm to detail plans for a future centered around electric mobility.