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latimes.com
latimes.com > business > story > 2026-01-02 > tesla-dethroned-as-worlds-largest-ev-maker

Tesla dethroned as the world's top EV maker - Los Angeles Times

2+ hour, 39+ min ago  (708+ words) Elon Musk's Tesla is no longer the top electric vehicle seller in the world as demand at home has cooled while competition heated up abroad. Tesla lost its pole position after reporting 1.64 million deliveries in 2025, roughly 620,000 fewer than Chinese competitor…...

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Los Angeles Times
latimes.com > opinion > letters-to-the-editor > story > 2025-12-31 > hybrid-car-electric-vehicle-progress

Letters to the Editor: No, hybrids won’t ‘move the needle’ to an all-electric future

2+ day, 8+ hour ago  (223+ words) To the editor: I agree with the driver who says he's bummed when his hybrid's gas engine kicks in (Hybrid sales surge as automakers recalibrate electrification strategies," Dec. 29). No kidding. If your child had asthma, would you want them to…...

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latimes.com
latimes.com > business > story > 2025-12-31 > this-long-beach-studio-is-designing-americas-cheapest-ev-truck

This Long Beach studio is designing America’s cheapest EV truck - Los Angeles Times

2+ day, 13+ hour ago  (940+ words) In an echoing Long Beach studio, an ambitious team of designers is trying to reinvent how electric vehicles are made. Slate Auto has assembled a team of EV engineers from Tesla, Rivian and elsewhere to develop America's least-expensive EV truck....

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latimes.com
latimes.com > business > story > 2025-12-30 > tesla-broadcasts-downbeat-car-sales-estimates-in-unusual-move

Tesla broadcasts downbeat car sales estimates in unusual move - Los Angeles Times

3+ day, 9+ hour ago  (277+ words) Tesla Inc. published a compilation of analyst estimates for vehicle deliveries to its website, and the averages for the current quarter are more pessimistic than those gathered by Bloomberg. By Tesla's count, analysts on average expect the company to deliver…...

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Los Angeles Times
latimes.com > business > story > 2025-12-29 > hybrid-sales-surge-as-automakers-recalibrate-electrification-strategies

Hybrid sales surge as automakers recalibrate electrification strategies

4+ day, 4+ hour ago  (722+ words) Like most car dealers, Scott Kunes has some electric vehicle whiplash. In the third quarter, he sold EVs like ice cream at the beach. However, after federal purchase incentives expired at the end of September, those models have been tough…...

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latimes.com
latimes.com > business > story > 2025-12-30 > tesla-cybertruck-flop-proves-costly-for-south-korean-supplier

Tesla Cybertruck flop proves costly for South Korean supplier - Los Angeles Times

4+ day, 6+ hour ago  (290+ words) A supplier to Tesla Inc. ended up providing a tiny fraction of battery material the carmaker ordered almost three years ago, in part due to issues with the Cybertruck, according to a person familiar with the matter. South Korea's L…...

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latimes.com
latimes.com > business > story > 2025-12-26 > tesla-model-3-sedans-face-federal-safety-probe-over-hidden-emergency-releases

Tesla Model 3 sedans face federal safety probe over hidden emergency releases - Los Angeles Times

1+ week, 9+ hour ago  (423+ words) Tesla Inc.s door handles are facing renewed scrutiny after federal auto safety regulators opened a probe into the emergency releases in certain Model 3 vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said its evaluating claims that the mechanical door release…...

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Los Angeles Times
latimes.com > environment > story > 2025-12-23 > trumps-return-brought-stiff-headwinds-for-clean-energy-so-why-are-advocates-optimistic-in-2026

Trump's return brought stiff headwinds for clean energy. So why are advocates optimistic in 2026?

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (930+ 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....

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Los Angeles Times
latimes.com > environment > story > 2025-12-16 > california-sues-trump-administration-for-50th-time-this-one-is-over-ev-charger-network-money

California sues Trump administration for 50th time. This one is over EV charger network money

California sues Trump administration for 50th time. This one is over EV charger network money2+ week, 3+ day ago  (477+ words) California has filed its 50th lawsuit against the Trump administration this year " this time over the suspension of federal funding for electric vehicle charging infrastructure, state officials announced Tuesday. The U.S. EV charging network continues to expand. California has more than 201,000 public…...

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Los Angeles Times
latimes.com > environment > story > 2025-12-11 > ev-charger-network-continues-to-expand-with-federal-funding-has-returned-to-theexpansion

EV charger network continues to expand, and with federal funding

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (486+ words) It's been a tough road for electric car charging networks in the US, but they have tapped into a new, old customer: the federal government. Dollars from the $5-billion infrastructure program that Joe Biden's White House crafted to speed EV…...