The country’s trade with Russia this year has exceeded $200 billion, and makers of cars and trucks are the big winners.
Trevor Milton, who founded the truck company Nikola, will be sentenced on Monday in a fraud case that exposed the excesses in the electric vehicle business.
Purchases of popular models like the Tesla Model 3 and the Ford Mustang Mach-E may no longer entitle buyers to tax savings because the cars do not meet tougher sourcing requirements.
Federal regulators said the automaker had not done enough to make sure that drivers were paying attention while using Autopilot.
Under pressure from federal regulators, the company has agreed to recall two million cars to update its driver-assistance system. The cars will be updated over cellular networks.
The automaker began issuing software updates on Tuesday following a lengthy investigation by National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Ford and other automaker have had to readjust their electric vehicle production plans because sales have been weaker than they had expected.
Volkswagen is shifting more operations to China, tapping the country’s electric vehicle capacity and building factories.
Two- and three-wheeled vehicles, used by billions of people, are moving away from fossil fuels to batteries faster than cars in countries that have made the energy transition a priority.
China misjudged the rapid expansion of its electric vehicle sector, leaving a shortfall of skilled technicians as young people shun manufacturing careers.
The British and European car industries had lobbied for a delay in a measure that would have added costly tariffs to many electric vehicles.
The British and European car industries had lobbied for a delay in a measure that would have added costly tariffs to many electric vehicles.
Two years behind schedule, the electric model has an unusual design that sets it apart from rival pickups, which could limit its sales.
Some firms argue that a law aimed at popularizing electric vehicles risks turning the United States into an assembly shop for Chinese-made technology.
The electric carmaker sued the agency to deliver license plates for its cars, the latest escalation as a labor fight enters its second month.
Electric vehicles really are better for the environment than hybrid vehicles that have both gas and electric motors.
The company said it would build three electric models at its plant in northeast England, bolstering the future of Britain’s auto industry.
A battery plant in Michigan will be smaller than planned, Ford said, citing slower E.V. demand than expected, as well as labor costs.
The move is the oil giant’s first foray in the production of a metal vital for electric vehicle batteries.
An employee who was fired after expressing safety concerns leaked personnel records and sensitive data about driver-assistance software.