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Posted on May 14, 2025

Republican Bill to End E.V. Tax Credit Could Hurt G.M. and Ford

A House Republican bill introduced this week would do away with tax credits that had encouraged Americans to buy electric vehicles and automakers to invest in new factories.
Posted on May 13, 2025

Republican Budget Bill Aims to End I.R.A. Clean Energy Boom

The party’s signature tax plan would kill most Biden-era incentives, but there’s a sticking point: G.O.P. districts have the most to lose.
Posted on March 16, 2025

Can Trump and Musk Convince More Conservatives to Buy Teslas?

President Trump rallied support for Elon Musk’s car company, but there may not be enough conservatives willing to buy electric cars to make up for the Democrats who now shun Teslas.
Posted on March 13, 2025

Mercedes’s Most Affordable Sedan Will Be Electric

The German luxury carmaker said its latest compact sedan solves problems that have kept people from buying electric vehicles.
Posted on February 26, 2025

Trump and Republicans Set Their Sights on California’s Electric Car Plan

The administration is setting the stage for Congress to repeal a longstanding waiver that allows California to set its own pollution standards. State officials say the effort is illegal.
Posted on January 27, 2025

E.V. Owners Don’t Pay Gas Taxes. So, Many States Are Charging Them Fees.

States are using higher registration fees for electric cars to make up for declining fuel taxes, but some are punitive, environmentalists say. A federal tax could be coming.
Posted on January 24, 2025

‘Puerility, Provocation and a Strain of Nihilism’: 3 Writers on What Binds Trump and Musk

What makes this dynamic in the new Trump administration so fascinating?
Posted on January 21, 2025

Trump’s Executive Order to End E.V. Subsidies Draws Pushback

Automakers and even some Republicans may fight to preserve funds, and environmental activists will likely sue, but some experts said that some changes may not survive legal challenges.
Posted on January 16, 2025

What to Know About the E.V. Tax Credit That Trump Might Repeal

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.
Posted on January 11, 2025

Trump and Republicans Cannot Stop Electric Vehicles, Experts Say

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.
Posted on January 3, 2025

House Republicans Pledge Drilling and Make It Easier to Shed Federal Land

The newly elected Speaker said the party would make it a priority to “restore America’s energy dominance.”
Posted on August 30, 2024

Trump Floats I.V.F. Coverage Mandate While Campaigning in Michigan

The former president, who frequently takes credit for helping to overturn Roe v. Wade, has been trying to reposition himself on the issue of reproductive access
Posted on June 27, 2024

Republicans Used to Love Wind and Solar. That Romance Has Cooled.

A new Pew Research Center survey finds Republican support for wind, solar and electric vehicles has tanked since President Biden was elected, mostly among those 65 and older.
Posted on April 22, 2024

Some of the ‘Adults in the Room’ Aren’t Who We Thought They Would Be

Who let the grown-ups out?
Posted on February 19, 2024

Republican Attacks on Biden’s Climate Law Raise Concerns Ahead of Election

Executives of companies with clean energy projects are facing questions about the potential for a rollback of the law and its incentives if a Republican wins.
Posted on November 20, 2023

Happy Thanksgiving, Hermit Billionaires!

There is always something to be grateful for.
Posted on October 4, 2023

Ramaswamy Aims to Capture Voters Opposed to a Chinese Company in Michigan Visit

Vivek Ramaswamy will end his day in Michigan with a rally opposing plans by a Chinese subsidiary to build an electric vehicle battery factory in the state.
Posted on September 23, 2023

What Republicans Say (and Don’t Say) About the Auto Workers’ Strike

Their responses obscure the nature of the conflict.
Posted on August 21, 2023

These Aren’t the Darkest Years in American History, but They Are Among the Weirdest

It isn’t every generation that produces a president who is charged with 91 counts by two local D.A.s and one special counsel
Posted on February 20, 2023

Here’s What the Other Republican Candidates Should Say to Trump

And quick.

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