The Tech That Will Invade Our Lives in 2023
Say hello to new-and-improved A.I. assistants, and move over to brands like Twitter and Tesla.
Can Elon Musk’s Tesla Really Last?
“Cool” doesn’t necessarily deliver sustained advantage.
This Year Was the Beginning of a Green Transition
Switching off fossil fuels is going to be a bumpy ride — an energy disruption.
Americans Are Realizing Tesla Isn’t the Only Electric Car
As Elon Musk’s politics turn off potential customers, many rival vehicles are coming to market.
Jeep Plant Shutdown Imperils Illinois Town and 1,350 Workers
Stellantis plans to idle the factory, which makes the Cherokee, as it shifts to electric vehicles. Labor talks and a union election may be affected.
Elon Musk’s Distraction Is Just One of Tesla’s Problems
The maker of electric cars faces sharp competition, plummeting shares and production woes while its chief executive is preoccupied with Twitter.
Electric Cars Are Taking Off, but When Will Battery Recycling Follow?
Many companies and investors are eager to recycle batteries but it could take a decade or more before enough used lithium-ion batteries become available.
Your Mail Truck Is Going Electric
In a win for the Biden administration, the United States Postal Service said it would spend nearly $10 billion to create one of the largest electric truck fleets in the nation.
Tesla’s Direct Sales Model Helps It Thwart Customer Lawsuits
Sales contracts prevent buyers of the company’s electric cars from pursuing class-action suits if something goes wrong.
Quiz: What’s the Best Way to Shrink Your Carbon Footprint?
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Once You See the Truth About Cars, You Can’t Unsee It
Cars promised liberation. They delivered something very different.
Why America Is Getting Tough on Trade
Trump huffed and puffed; Biden is rewriting the rules.
In a Future Filled With Electric Cars, AM Radio May Be Left Behind
Carmakers say electromagnetic interference causes static and noise on AM transmissions, annoying customers. Broadcasters say they could lose a connection to their core listeners, who rely on the radio for emergencies.
Workers at E.V. Battery Plant in Ohio Vote to Unionize
The result, at a plant owned by General Motors and a South Korean company, is a milestone for the auto union in organizing electric vehicle workers.
Advice for Europeans: Bundle Up and Get Ready for Outages
As temperatures drop amid an energy crisis, governments say power blackouts may be necessary to conserve electricity.
Fight Over Warnock’s Senate Record Comes Down to Electric Vehicles
Hyundai’s huge new plant outside Savannah could be a model for bipartisanship and a central achievement for Raphael Warnock, whose biggest efforts otherwise fell short. But Republicans aren’t giving him credit.
Biden Says He Is Willing to Talk to Putin About Ukraine, With Conditions
Showing a united front during a state visit, President Biden and President Emmanuel Macron of France affirmed their support for Ukraine ahead of a cold winter that will test the alliance.
Biden’s Meeting With Macron Comes Amid Rising Trans-Atlantic Tensions
The president’s “Made in America” plan has drawn accusations of protectionism from Europe as the United States tries to keep its Western allies aligned against Russia.
Elon Musk’s Twitter Role Puts Tesla Board Under New Scrutiny
Corporate governance experts say the electric-car maker’s directors may need to rein in the chief executive, with whom many have personal ties.
What Elon Musk Is Doing to Twitter Is What He Did at Tesla and SpaceX
Firing people. Talking of bankruptcy. Telling workers to be “hard core.” Mr. Musk has repeatedly used those tactics at many of his companies.