The decision will result in the loss of about 200 jobs and keep the company reliant on batteries manufactured in China.

Online car shopping site Edmunds predicts 2021 will be a "pivotal year" for electric vehicles, with U.S. sales rising to 2.5% versus 1.9% last year.

Electric sports cars are shockingly fast and emissions-free. But will loyalists buy them? Sports car makers are facing resistance from die-hard enthusiasts.

Upcoming electric sports sedans will have simulated sounds from classic race cars.