Tag: Cars

"These automobile emissions standards are economically feasible and technologically achievable for the auto industry," the senators wrote in a letter to Pruitt. "It is critical that they remain in place." (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Energy and Environment

Trump expected to roll back Obama-era vehicle rules

John Siciliano · March 7, 2017 6:46 pm

A Magna International Inc. representative leads a demonstration of a semi-autonomous vehicle in Holly, Mich., on Sept. 9. (Graham Walzer/Bloomberg)

Senators are pushing to unlock the ‘full potential’ of self-driving cars

Daniel Chaitin · March 6, 2017 5:01 am

Trump threatens German car companies with tariffs

Anna Giaritelli · January 16, 2017 11:16 pm

Industry hopes Trump grabs the wheel on self-driving cars

Daniel Chaitin · January 15, 2017 2:30 am

Volkswagen pleaded guilty to three felony charges for its emissions cheating scandal and will pay a $4.3 billion civil penalty. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

Energy and Environment

VW pleads guilty for emissions scandal

John Siciliano, Kyle Feldscher · January 11, 2017 7:13 pm

It's the second time he's slammed an automaker this week. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Trump goes after Toyota over Mexico plans

Kyle Feldscher · January 5, 2017 6:35 pm

The new settlement requires the German automaker to offer to buy back vehicles as old as 2009 models. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)

Energy and Environment

EPA: Volkswagen to pay $225M for diesel cheating scandal

John Siciliano · December 20, 2016 8:27 pm

The EPA midterm assessment of the 2017-25 standards said they would help consumers save money while improving the environment and therefore must continue over the next eight years. (AP Photo)

Energy and Environment

EPA in a rush to save auto rules from Trump

John Siciliano · November 30, 2016 7:13 pm

The Government Accountability Office released two reports showing that the EPA's Renewable Fuel Standard will not reach its 2022 production targets. (AP Photo)

Energy and Environment

GAO: EPA fuel program set to fail

John Siciliano · November 28, 2016 11:47 pm

Volkswagen's CEO says the automaker will no longer sell diesel cars in the United States after its emissions-rigging scandal. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus)

Energy and Environment

VW pulls diesel out of US

John Siciliano · November 22, 2016 8:54 pm

The company said the round of job cuts equals about 5 percent of its global workforce, and is part of a long-term effort to improve profits while transitioning to building more electric cars. (AP Photo)

Energy and Environment

VW announces wave of layoffs to account for EPA fines

John Siciliano · November 18, 2016 6:01 pm

German auto-giant Volkswagen has reportedly reached a deal with the U.S. government to buy back or fix nearly 80,000 of its cars equipped with software meant to intentionally deceive regulators and cheat federal emission standard. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Energy and Environment

VW plans huge vehicle buy-back in deal with feds: report

John Siciliano · November 16, 2016 1:09 am