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EV Demand Leads Automakers to Strong 2024 Finish

Automakers closed 2024 with strong sales in the United States in the final three months of the year, helped by a surge in demand for electri...

EV Demand Leads Automakers to Strong 2024 Finish

Automakers closed 2024 with strong sales in the United States in the final three months of the year, helped by a surge in demand for electri...

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Is Your Car Spying on You? What It Means That Tesla Shared Data in Las Vegas Explosion

NEW YORK — Your car is spying on you. That is one takeaway from the fast, detailed data that Tesla collected on the driver of one of its Cyb...

/ 3 weeks ago

EPA Grants California Authority to Ban Sales of New Gas Cars by 2035. Action Faces Reversal By Trump

WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday granted two requests from California to enforce strict standards for vehicle e...

/ 1 month ago

EPA Awards $135 Million to California to Phase Out Big Diesel Trucks

SAN FRANCISCO — The Environmental Protection Agency is awarding $135 million in grants to fund 13 projects in California to help the state w...

/ 1 month ago

Losses in China Lead to $5 Billion Charge for General Motors as It Cuts the Value of Its Assets

DETROIT — The poor performance of General Motors’ Chinese joint ventures is forcing the company to write down assets and take a restru...

/ 2 months ago

Biden Administration to Loan $6.6B to EV Maker Rivian to Build Georgia Factory

ATLANTA — President Joe Biden’s administration announced Tuesday that the U.S. Department of Energy will make a $6.6 billion loan to R...

/ 2 months ago

German Auto Supplier Bosch to Cut 5,500 Jobs in Further Sign of Carmakers’ Woes

FRANKFURT, Germany — Germany’s technology and services company Bosch said Friday it planned to reduce its automotive division workforc...

/ 2 months ago

Forget Driverless Cars. One Company Wants Autonomous Helicopters to Spray Crops and Fight Fires

HENNIKER, N.H. — When Hector Xu was learning to fly a helicopter in college, he recalled having a few “nasty experiences” while ...

/ 2 months ago

How California’s New Emission Rules May Kill the Motorhome Market

California’s new emission regulations could significantly impact motorhome sales in the state. The California Air Resources Board rece...

/ 2 months ago

Ford Agrees to Pay Up to $165 Million Penalty to US Government for Moving Too Slowly on a Recall

DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. will pay a penalty of up to $165 million to the U.S. government for moving too slowly on a recall and failing to gi...

/ 2 months ago

President Donald Trump signs an executive order as he attends an indoor Presidential Inauguration parade event at Capital One Arena, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP/Evan Vucci)
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Trump Administration Directs All Federal Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Staff Be Put on Leave

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Baseball’s Newest Hall of Famers: Suzuki, Sabathia, Wagner

People walk past the 1900 Storm memorial sculpture on Seawall Blvd. during an icy winter storm on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025 in Galveston, Texas. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)
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‘Once in a Lifetime’ Snow Hits Parts of the US South

The five turbines of Block Island Wind Farm operate, Dec. 7, 2023, off the coast of Block Island, R.I., during a tour organized by Orsted. (AP File)
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Trump Temporarily Halts Leasing and Permitting for Wind Energy Projects

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Fresno Man Who Dealt Deadly Fentanyl Pill Gets 80-Month Prison Term

President Donald Trump talks about the Endurance all-electric pickup truck, made in Lordstown, Ohio, at the White House, Sept. 28, 2020, in Washington. (AP File)
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What’s Next for EVs as Trump Moves to Revoke Biden-Era Incentives?

A Border Patrol truck rides along the border wall in Sunland Park, N.M., Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (AP/Andres Leighton)
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US Throws out Policies Limiting Arrests of Migrants at Sensitive Locations like Schools, Churches

Police are investigating after a man was found shot near a Visalia shopping center and transported to Kaweah Health.
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Visalia Police Find Man Shot Near Shopping Center. Tips Sought.

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