The Pandemic Sank Auto Sales. Vaccines Could Bring Buyers Back.
Carmakers say new models should also help lift the industry in 2021, after a 15 percent decline in its slowest year since it recovered from the Great Recession.
Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot Approve a Merger They Need to Survive
Shareholders of the two companies voted to join forces in an effort to cope with a major technology shift and plummeting sales.
Tesla Says It Hit Goal of Delivering 500,000 Cars in 2020
The milestone seemed unreachable just three years ago and comes as Tesla has seen a string of profitable quarters and a buoyant stock.
German Automakers Are Charged Up and Ready to Take on Tesla
As Tesla completes a factory in Berlin, Mercedes-Benz and Audi are introducing electric cars in bids to defend their dominance of the luxury market.
The Gospel of Hydrogen Power
Mike Strizki powers his house and cars with hydrogen he home-brews. He is using his retirement to evangelize for the planet-saving advantages of hydrogen batteries.
A Race to Become the Tesla of Delivery Trucks and Vans
Investors are betting that small companies like Workhorse will help popularize electric commercial vehicles. And Tesla aims to extend its reach.
Tesla, Profitable at Last, Bulls Its Way Into the S&P 500
The electric-car maker will be the biggest addition in the history of the benchmark index. Will that settle down its swings?
Bill Ford: ‘Our Family Name Is on the Line Every Day’
The chairman of Ford Motor and the great-grandson of Henry Ford is an elder statesman in an industry where C.E.O.s come and go.
Autonomous Vehicles Take Another Big Leap
The Amazon-owned Zoox is unveiling an electric self-driving vehicle. But are we ready for driverless cars?
Elon Musk says he has moved to Texas, from California.
Mr. Musk said on Tuesday that he had moved to be near a new factory Tesla is building outside Austin.
Drilling and the Pandemic
A reader faults the president’s priorities in the midst of a health crisis. Also: The problem with electric vehicles.
Oil Refineries See Profit in Turning Kitchen Grease Into Diesel
Struggling energy companies are increasing the production of renewable diesel, which can reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
G.M. Scales Down Nikola Deal
A new agreement, supplying hydrogen fuel cell technology from General Motors, is less sweeping than the strategic partnership outlined in September.
General Motors Drops Support for Trump Climate Rollbacks
General Motors said it would no longer back President Trump’s effort to strip California of the power to set fuel economy standards.
G.M. Accelerates Its Ambitions for Electric Vehicles
General Motors says it will increase its investment and model offerings over the next five years “to expedite the transition to E.V.s.”
Electric Scooters Are Now Legal in New York. But Are They Safe?
Fans of the devices say they are a cheap way to travel. But other New Yorkers view them as a nuisance or worry about the risks they pose.
Boris Johnson Lays Out U.K. Plan for a ‘Green Industrial Revolution’
Goals include ending sales of gas and diesel cars by 2030, achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050 and, perhaps, pleasing a new sensibility in Washington.
California Is Trying to Jump-Start the Hydrogen Economy
The fuel could play an important role in fighting climate change, but it has been slow to gain traction because of high costs.
How VW’s Diesel Settlement Is Changing Fleets, From Schools to Seaports
A scandal led to a $2.9 billion trust fund for states to put cleaner vehicles on their roads. A lot of the money has gone to more diesel vehicles.
When One Car Has More Horsepower Than Churchill Downs
Muscle cars have fought for decades to be the brawniest. Now electric cars are pushing the envelope, past even 1,000 horsepower.