Tag: Auto Industry

President Joe Biden is promising to spend $174 billion to âwin the EV marketâ from China.

Beltway Confidential

Government shouldn’t be picking which kind of cars we can drive

Ben Carson · April 23, 2023 1:40 pm

FILE -- In this June 18, 2013 file photo, visitors to the Capitol had the opportunity to inspect the Tesla Motors Model S electric sedan on display in Sacramento, Calif. A report issued from the Legislative Analyst's Office, Tuesday, Oct., 31, 2017, concludes that California lawmakers should end a $780 million business tax credit program because it creates an uneven playing filed and its overall economic benefits are hard to determine. Tesla received a $15 million tax credit in 2015.

Jury finds Tesla Autopilot did not fail in California crash

Christopher Hutton · April 21, 2023 3:06 pm

Beltway Confidential

The hidden costs of electric vehicles

Robert E. Norton II · April 17, 2023 6:24 am

President Joe Biden drives a Cadillac Lyriq through the showroom during a tour at the Detroit Auto Show, Sept. 14, 2022, in Detroit.

Uncle Joe has a car you can’t refuse

Washington Examiner · April 14, 2023 4:01 am

A car gives off exhaust in Montpelier, Vt., Monday, March 2, 2007. Vermont is a big winner in two major environmental decisions handed down today by the U.S. Supreme Court. Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas linked to global climate change, but the Environmental Protection Agency had been resisting calls to regulate the amount of it coming from vehicle tailpipes. Vermont had joined Massachusetts and other parties in suing to get the EPA to regulate carbon dioxide as a pollutant. Vermont Attorney General William Sorrell says the decision is a major boost for the state, which the car industry is suing for trying to regulate carbon emissions from vehicles.

Biden proposes strict auto emissions rules meant to boost EVs to two-thirds of sales

Breanne Deppisch · April 12, 2023 9:00 am

Big obstacles in store for buildout of nationwide charging network

Jeremy Beaman · April 10, 2023 11:00 am

FILE - This Nov. 5, 2006 file photo shows 2006 Ram 3500 SLT Mega Cab four-wheel-drive pickup trucks on the back lot of a Dodge dealership in the southeast Denver suburb of Centennial, Colo. U.S. safety regulators are investigating older-model Ram pickup trucks with manual transmissions because the engines can be started without the clutch being depressed. The probe covers about 110,000 Ram 2500 and 3500 pickups made by Chrysler from the 2004 through 2006 model years. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Beltway Confidential

Biden’s illegal move to ban vehicle internal combustion engines

James Rogan · April 10, 2023 6:00 am

Hillary Clinton has sought to distance herself from Walmart's Walton family in recent years and has returned donations from the company in the past after they became controversial. (AP Photo)

Walmart plans to have EV fast-charging network at thousands of locations by 2030

Julia Johnson · April 6, 2023 7:40 pm

New Ram EV truck that can go 500 miles per charge unveiled at New York auto show

Heather Hamilton · April 6, 2023 2:18 pm

The dashboard of a Lucid Air electric car sits on display inside a showroom, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023, in White Plains, N.Y.

Electric vehicle startup to lay off hundreds of employees at every level of company

Misty Severi · March 28, 2023 11:30 pm

A 2023 Chevy Camaro 2SS Convertible is seen at a Chevy dealership in Wheeling, Illinois. The Chevrolet Camaro is going out of production. General Motors announced on Wednesday, March 22, 2023 that it will stop making the current generation early next year.

Chevy to retire Camaro as it makes mandated EV transition

Heather Hamilton · March 23, 2023 10:35 am

Battery bother: Major flaw in electric vehicle repairs presents huge problem

Heather Hamilton · March 22, 2023 1:18 pm