Tesla is betting big on a new battery cell to bring electric vehicles into the mainstream.

Carbon all the things.

It also hit 62 mph in 3.2 seconds—one-tenth quicker than advertised.

Also today on Speed Lines: more coronavirus news, and a look at the ‘Tinder of Transport.’

To this point, Toyota had been mostly unaffected by the semiconductor shortage.

The auto giant is planning to open six EV battery factories by 2030.

Some automakers’ complaints on EV adoption should be taken for what they really are: Purely economic gripes.

You should probably pull the trigger on that new EV in 2023 before March.

Despite the car industry’s roughest years in recent memory, Volkswagen has sold half a million EVs in short order.