Readers discuss a new Biden administration rule and Toyota’s strategy. Also: Anti-L.G.B.T.Q. oppression; church and state; death preparation; falling birthrates.
President Biden’s new rule cutting emissions from vehicle tailpipes has deepened a partisan battle over automotive technology.
Plus, cartels target seniors who own timeshares.
The regulations would require automakers to produce more electric vehicles and hybrids by gradually tightening limits on tailpipe pollution.
Here’s what the rule is, and what it’s not: A ban on gas cars.
Demand for lithium, which is used in electric vehicle batteries, has soared but domestic production of the metal has lagged behind other countries.
A boom in data centers and factories is straining electric grids and propping up fossil fuels.
President Biden and former President Donald J. Trump offer vastly different policy paths on almost every aspect of the economy.
The sister of a 9-year-old girl killed in the Uvalde school shooting is set to attend the speech, along with the head of the U.A.W. and business owners focused on the environment.
¿Realmente queremos que Estados Unidos se convierta en un páramo automovilístico de coches sobrevaluados, caros y que consumen mucha gasolina?