Rules for a $7,500 tax break for electric vehicle purchases and leases recently changed, but more far-reaching changes are expected when President-elect Donald J. Trump takes office.
State regulators said the measures would probably have been rejected by the Trump administration and that they would focus on homegrown legal strategies instead.
The world’s richest person has stoked outrage about the devastating wildfires and efforts to tackle them. On Sunday, he said he would help provide internet access to areas in need in Los Angeles.
More car buyers are expected to eventually pick battery-powered cars and trucks as prices fall and technology improves, even if Biden-era incentives disappear.
The United Automobile Workers union asked a federal labor regulator to conduct an election at a factory Ford jointly owns with a South Korean battery company.
Climate issues are fueling the cost-of-living crisis, especially for the poor and working class.
The newly elected Speaker said the party would make it a priority to “restore America’s energy dominance.”
The two big automakers said 2024 sales were up by 4 percent thanks to big increases in the final quarter.
The electric-car company led by Elon Musk no longer has the market to itself. Investors are focusing on autonomous driving and other new technologies.
Renters of both vehicles had used Turo, a peer-to-peer app. Officials are investigating possible connections between the two cases.