The president announced the first phase of a plan to invest $7.5 billion toward building a national network for recharging electric vehicles.
President Biden promoted the $900 million investment in electric vehicles at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.
Rebates and tax credits can lower the cost of solar panels, energy-efficient appliances and electric vehicles.
Prosecutors say Trevor Milton, former chief executive of Nikola, lured retail investors with lies about the electric truck company’s technology.
Readers discuss a guest essay about overcoming the challenges in the E.V. market. Also: Corporal punishment; a girl’s fight to save her goat.
Sales of electric cars are surging as more people become interested in the technology and grow concerned about climate change.
The agreement is a rare example of cooperation between a traditional carmaker and an upstart.
A new rule aiming to reduce emissions could set off a major shift in the automobile industry.
Investments in battery factories, solar panel manufacturing and mining will help the Biden administration meet targets for reducing greenhouse gases.
Plus Chileans vote on a new constitution and rickshaws lead India’s electric vehicle transition.
The country’s success with two- and three-wheeled vehicles that sell for as little as $1,000 could be a template for other developing countries.
Critics of the state’s push to end reliance on gas-powered vehicles seized on the news. But environmentalists said the extreme weather underscored the need for the E.V. transition.
Critics of the state’s push to end reliance on gas-powered vehicles seized on the news. But environmentalists said the extreme weather underscored the need for the E.V. transition.
The plan is part of a global push by the automaker to develop and produce electric vehicles.
Hiding a thousand feet below the earth’s surface in this patch of northern Minnesota wetlands are ancient mineral deposits that some view as critical to fueling America’s clean energy future.
There's a dirty side to creating clean cars.
The announcement comes as the auto industry ramps up its efforts to switch to electric vehicles.
Mining in parts of the Pacific Ocean was meant to benefit poor countries, but an international agency gave a Canadian company access to prized seabed sites with metals crucial to the green energy revolution.
There are better ways to use batteries than putting them in premium EVs.
Enforcement could be complex and legal challenges are likely. But ultimately, experts say, success or failure will depend on steady supply and buyers’ appetite.