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commondreams.org > newswire > trump-administration-illegally-seeks-to-cancel-millions-in-funding-for-electric-vehicle-charging-again

Trump Administration Illegally Seeks to Cancel Millions in Funding For Electric Vehicle Charging, Again

Trump Administration Illegally Seeks to Cancel Millions in Funding For Electric Vehicle Charging, Again2+ hour, 15+ min ago   (1667+ words) Yesterday, the New York Post reported that the Trump administration is targeting elimination of over $900 million in federal funding from the Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) grant program. In response, Sierra Club Clean Transportation for All Director Katherine Garc'a released…...

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commondreams.org > news > does-tesla-pay-taxes

How Much Federal Income Tax Will Elon Musk’s Tesla Pay on $5.7 Billion in 2025 Revenue? $0

How Much Federal Income Tax Will Elon Musk’s Tesla Pay on $5.7 Billion in 2025 Revenue? $06+ day, 23+ hour ago   (406+ words) CEO of SpaceX and Tesla Elon Musk speaks during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland on January 22, 2026. The Trump administration and Republicans in Congress "have allowed a hugely profitable corporation to avoid paying even a dime…...

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commondreams.org > news > billionaire-list-2025

500 Richest People Gained Record $2.2 Trillion in 2025, Fueling Calls for Wealth Tax

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (594+ words) Demonstrators gather outside a Tesla showroom as part of "TeslaTakedown" protest against CEO Elon Musk in New York City on May 3, 2025. "If the monstrous political-economic system that is tearing our planet, the climate, and its people apart isn't brought to…...

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commondreams.org > opinion > capitalism-evs-china

Opinion | Backward American Capitalism (and Trump) Are Getting Electrical Vehicles All Wrong

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (383+ words) A BYD Birdsong L luxury EV sedan. "Wang Chuanfu, the CEO of BYD, the largest EV company in the world, is the Henry Ford of the 21st century, not an American," writes Cole. The dirty fossil fuel industry keeping gas-powered vehicles…...

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commondreams.org > newswire > trump-administration-proposes-gutting-mile-per-gallon-auto-rule

Trump Administration Proposes Gutting Mile-Per-Gallon Auto Rule

Trump Administration Proposes Gutting Mile-Per-Gallon Auto Rule2+ mon, 2+ day ago   (1683+ words) CAFE Rule Saves Gas, Billions of Dollars for Consumers President Trump's Department of Transportation today formally proposed gutting CAFE mile-per-gallon standards, which save billions of gallons of gas and save consumers billions at the pump. The agency signaled its intent…...

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commondreams.org > news > volkswagen-chattanooga

'Willing to Do What It Takes': UAW Volkswagen Workers in Chattanooga Call Strike Vote

'Willing to Do What It Takes': UAW Volkswagen Workers in Chattanooga Call Strike Vote3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (604+ words) Our Fall Campaign fundraising drive is underway, and we need to raise $100,000 by midnight on November 1. Will you donate now to help power our independent newsroom? Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tennessee announced a strike authorization vote on October 23, 2025. "I'm voting…...

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commondreams.org > news > elon-musk-and-tesla

'No CEO Is Worth a Trillion-Dollar Pay Package': Unions Target Outrageous Elon Musk Tesla Deal

'No CEO Is Worth a Trillion-Dollar Pay Package': Unions Target Outrageous Elon Musk Tesla Deal3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (700+ words) The Take Back Tesla campaign is urging shareholders to reject Elon Musk's $1 trillion pay package. The world's richest man "has wiped billions off of Tesla's share value, trashed the company's reputation, and driven millions of its customers away," one campaigner…...

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commondreams.org > news > celebratory-and-uplifting-sun-day-events-champion-promise-of-wind-and-solar

'Celebratory and Uplifting': Sun Day Events Champion Promise of Wind and Solar

'Celebratory and Uplifting': Sun Day Events Champion Promise of Wind and Solar4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (701+ words) Sun Day aims to be a beam of optimism amid a relentless attack on greener energy by the Trump administration and its allies in Congress. Despite Trump's shadow, organizers behind the day of action say the "clean energy revolution is…...

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commondreams.org > newswire > new-bill-would-end-190-billion-in-polluter-subsidies

New Bill Would End $190 Billion in Polluter Subsidies

New Bill Would End $190 Billion in Polluter Subsidies6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1681+ words) New legislation would close loopholes and end subsidies for fossil fuel companies, saving billions for taxpayers as GOP tax law boosts fossil fuel giveaways by $20 billion With support from over 175 groups, this comprehensive legislative proposal would close tax loopholes and…...

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commondreams.org > newswire > trump-halts-clean-air-laws-for-most-of-the-country

Trump Halts Clean Air Laws For Most of the Country

Trump Halts Clean Air Laws For Most of the Country6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1672+ words) Proclamations let chemical companies, coal power plants and other polluters dodge clean air standards President Donald Trump'signedfourseparateproclamations granting blanket exemptions to over 100 facilities, including chemical plants, coal-fired power plants, commercial sterilizers, and taconite mills, allowing them to ignore clean air…...