3+ hour, 5+ min ago  (814+ words) Starting this year, Californians will pay a new fee every time they buy a product with a non-removable battery " whether it's a power tool, a PlayStation, or even a singing greeting card. The 1.5% surcharge, capped at $15, expands a recycling program…...

5+ hour, 6+ min ago  (104+ words) Tesla lost its crown as the world's bestselling electric vehicle maker on Friday as a customer revolt over Elon Musk's right-wing politics, expiring U.S. tax breaks to buyers and stiff overseas competition pushed sales down for a second year in a…...

9+ hour, 45+ min ago  (144+ words) Tesla said that it delivered 1.64 million vehicles in 2025, down 9% from a year earlier. Chinese rival BYD, which sold 2.26 vehicles last year, is now the biggest EV maker. For the fourth quarter, sales totaled 418,227, falling short of the 440,000 that analysts polled…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago  (86+ words) 2026 Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid starting price: $34,970 2025 Kia Niro Plug-in Hybrid starting price: $35,935 2026 Hyundai Tucson Plug-in Hybrid starting price: $41,675 2026 Kia Sorento Plug-in Hybrid starting price: $49,735 2025 Jeep Wrangler 4xe starting price: $52,690 High prices limit the appeal of plug-in hybrids, but for many buyers,…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago  (235+ words) The IRS announces an increase in the standard mileage rate for business use of vehicles. Starting January 1, 2026, the rate will be 72.5 cents per mile, up 2.5 cents from 2025. The rate for medical and certain moving purposes will be 20.5 cents per mile,…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago  (1093+ words) At this time in 2024, Michigan was expecting a windfall of federal funds to fuel a transition to clean energy, along with billions of dollars" worth of green manufacturing projects subsidized by the Biden administration"s signature climate spending bills. But…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago  (695+ words) That view is changing now. Demand for graphite, a key material in the lithium-ion batteries that power everything from phones to electric cars, is surging as trade tensions with China persist. With federal officials concerned about the steady supply of…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (215+ words) Uber said it's teaming up with Baidu's Apollo Go autonomous vehicle service to take part in a pilot program for self-driving taxi services that the British government is planning for next year. Testing is expected to start in the first…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (1071+ words) There were some highs amid a lot of lows in a roller coaster year for clean energy as President Donald Trump worked to boost polluting fuels while blocking wind and solar, according to dozens of energy developers, experts and politicians....

2+ week, 16+ min ago  (429+ words) Elon Musk, already the world's richest man, scored another huge windfall Friday when the Delaware Supreme Court reversed a decision that deprived him of a $55 billion pay package that Tesla doled out in 2018 as an incentive for its CEO to…...