Surprise Deal Would Be Most Ambitious Climate Action Undertaken by U.S.
The announcement Wednesday of an agreement in the Senate almost instantly reset the role of the United States in the global effort to fight climate change.
G.M. Profit Falls 40 Percent as Costs Rise and Chips Are Lacking
The automaker reaffirmed its forecast for earnings for the full year.
Energy Department will lend G.M. and LG $2.5 billion to build battery factories.
The loan will help the automaker and its supplier build electric vehicle battery factories in Ohio, Tennessee and Michigan.
Tesla will spend more to increase production at two new factories.
Tesla said it expected capital expenditures to be $6 billion to $8 billion in 2022, up from an April forecast of $5 billion to $7 billion.
Climate Change Is Not Negotiable
President Biden’s best course is to take the same regulatory path Barack Obama was forced to follow.
Amazon Wants 100,000 Electric Vans. Can Rivian Deliver?
Amazon has ordered 100,000 trucks to cut its carbon dioxide emissions, but Rivian will take years to deliver.
Ford increases its battery supply to meet its electric-vehicle goals.
The automaker said it had reached deals to acquire more battery packs in its push to produce 600,000 electric vehicles a year by the end of 2023.
Tesla Profit Falls in Second Quarter
The world’s largest maker of electric cars struggled with production problems in China.
Delay as the New Denial: The Latest Republican Tactic to Block Climate Action
The party has largely moved beyond denying the existence of climate change but continues to oppose dramatic action to halt it, worried about the short-term economic consequences.
How One Senator Doomed the Democrats’ Climate Plan
Senator Joe Manchin III of West Virginia led his party and his president through months of tortured talks, with nothing to show for it as the planet dangerously heats up.
How to Get In on the Electric Vehicle Boom
One way is through investing in companies that make batteries for those vehicles and those that mine and process the minerals in the batteries.
Electric Car Sales Climb Sharply Despite Shortages
A scarcity of semiconductors and raw materials held back production, but buyers remain enthusiastic.
Manchin, Playing to the Home Crowd, Is Fighting Electric Cars to the End
The West Virginia senator, who holds the swing vote in negotiations for a budget plan, wants to cut incentives. The president and most Senate Democrats say buyer credits are crucial to fight climate change.
Advanced Batteries Move From Labs to Mass Production
Makers of batteries that could charge in a few minutes are setting up assembly lines, bringing the technology a big step closer to auto showrooms.
Ford Quarterly Sales Were Up Slightly From Last Year
The automaker sold 483,688 vehicles in the United States in the second quarter.
Tesla Sales Slow as the Pandemic Hobbles Production
The decline in deliveries by the electric carmaker in the second quarter was the first drop since the beginning of 2020. The main reason was factory shutdowns in China.
Court Decision Leaves Biden With Few Tools to Combat Climate Change
A Supreme Court ruling, combined with an energy crunch and intraparty politics, makes it nearly impossible for President Biden to achieve his climate goals.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan to U.N.: Make Way for the ‘Doers’
Sadiq Khan says there is too much “dithering” by nations, while cities are the real leaders in embracing programs to rein in greenhouse gases.
Icons of Italian Automotive Style Struggle to Go Electric
Ferrari and Lamborghini are trying to design battery-powered cars that inspire the same devotion as their costly internal combustion models.
How Elon Musk and Tesla Helped Make C.E.O Pay Even Richer
The gap with workers widened even further as public companies granted top executives rich pay packages partly inspired by Tesla.