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Tesla unveils cheaper Cybertruck variant, but there's a catch
2+ hour, 58+ min ago (84+ words) Multiple recalls and quality control issues plagued the truck and turned prospective customers away. Tesla'Inc. unveiled a cheaper Cybertruck variant in the U.S. late on Thursday and slashed the price of its most-expensive model, Cyberbeast, as the electric vehicle maker struggles…...
Feds kill rule that promoted EV production to meet mpg standards
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (372+ words) Washington " The Trump administration said Wednesday it is eliminating a regulatory wrinkle that boosted the miles-per-gallon ratings of electric vehicles, which helped automakers meet federal fuel economy targets. The announcement follows an appeals court decision in September and a complicated…...
Whitmer's drive to electrify state's vehicle fleet starting to fizzle
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (75+ words) Whitmer's drive to electrify state's vehicle fleet starting to fizzle'The Detroit News Whitmer's drive to electrify state's vehicle fleet starting to fizzle Lansing " Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's years-long effort to electrify the state's gas-powered vehicle fleet is losing steam heading into…...
How Ford's 'skunkworks' team is designing a more efficient EV
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (147+ words) Separating members from the greater company powers innovation, says Alan Clarke, executive director of advanced EV development. How Ford's 'skunkworks' team is designing a more efficient EV Ford Motor Co. engineers assigned to work on the Dearborn automaker's new electric…...
Mexico’s fuel-smuggling crackdown hobbles nation’s auto industry
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (507+ words) Tighter Mexican government controls to stop fuel-smuggling and tax evasion have led to shortages of lubricants and greases needed at auto plants, according to people familiar with the matter. One assembly plant halted operations while three others were just days…...
Canada embraces Asia to save auto heartland squeezed by U.S. tariffs
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (90+ words) Canada embraces Asia to save auto heartland squeezed by U.S. tariffs'The Detroit News As the weeks passed after General Motors Co. shut down the assembly line where he had been working, reality began to set in for Mike Horne. Sitting in…...
Gasoline-starved California is turning to fuel from the Bahamas
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (558+ words) U.S. supplies of gasoline are being shipped out of the country to travel thousands of miles via the Bahamas before finally ending up in California, a state battling shrinking fuel-making capacity and high pump prices. Shipments on the circuitous route are…...
German city built on car parts looks to uncertain future
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (306+ words) Gerhard Leiprecht, a retired engineer at Rolls-Royce Power Systems, likened what's going on now in Germany's car country to what happened in the late 20th century in the Ruhr area, when globalization and decreasing demand led to major job losses across…...
Ford's Farley, feds discuss China carmaking partnerships on U.S. soil
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (63+ words) Ford's Farley, feds discuss China carmaking partnerships in U.S.The Detroit News Ford's Farley, feds discuss China carmaking partnerships on U.S. soil Ford Motor Co.s top executive spoke to senior Trump administration officials about a potential framework in which Chinese automakers…...
Canadians say they’ll buy cheaper Chinese EVs as tariffs drop
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (535+ words) As Prime Minister Mark Carney lowers tariffs on imports of Chinese electric vehicles, new polling suggests that Canadians are becoming much more open to buying the cars. More than half of Canadians, or 53%, say that knowing an EV was made…...