By Tom Krisher and Matthew Daly | | The Associated Press The U.S. government on Friday loosened some rules governing electric vehicle tax credits, potentially making more EVs eligible for credits of up to $7,500 but leading critics to accuse the Biden administration of helping China. The Treasury Department announced final regulations for the credits … Read more
By Tom Krisher | The Associated Press In the not-too-distant future, automatic emergency braking will have to come standard on all new passenger vehicles in the United States, a requirement the government says will save hundreds of lives and prevent thousands of injuries every year. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration unveiled the final version … Read more
By Tom Krisher | The Associated Press The U.S. government’s auto safety agency is investigating whether last year’s recall of Tesla’s Autopilot driving system did enough to make sure drivers pay attention to the road. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says in documents posted on its website Friday that Tesla has reported 20 more … Read more
By Robert Burnson Tesla Inc. was sued by a former employee who claims the company’s decision to lay off about 10% of its workforce in a global retrenchment violated the law by failing to provide required advance notice. Tesla “acted intentionally and with deliberate indifference and conscious disregard to the rights of its employees” by … Read more
By DAVID KOENIG | AP Business Writer DALLAS — The United Auto Workers’ overwhelming election victory at a Volkswagen plant in Tennessee is giving the union hope that it can make broader inroads in the South, the least unionized part of the country. The UAW won a stunning 73% of the vote at VW after … Read more
India’s appetite for compact vehicles – defined as being less than 4 metres in length – seems to be waning. Despite a preferential taxation regime, the share of sub-4 metre compact vehicles, has fallen from 62% in 2021 to 50% in 2023. The number of models on offer in this segment is also down to … Read more
By Dana Hull and Ed Ludlow | Bloomberg Tesla shares pared a steep drop in intraday trading after Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk denied a report saying the carmaker had canceled plans for a less-expensive vehicle. The stock fell as much as 6.2% on Friday after Reuters said Tesla was abandoning the project, citing anonymous … Read more
The Biden administration on Wednesday slashed its target for U.S. electric vehicle adoption from 67 per cent by 2032 to as little as 35 per cent after industry and autoworker backlash in the political battleground state of Michigan. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) instead adopted a “technology neutral” regulatory scheme that allows automakers far more freedom … Read more
Owners of Ford electric vehicles can now use much of Tesla’s charging network in the U.S. and Canada, but there’s a hitch. They’ll need to get an adapter that Ford will provide for free, although the company won’t start shipping those until the end of March. Last May, Ford became the first automaker to reach … Read more
By Rob Nikolewski | The San Diego Union-Tribune Sales of electric vehicles in California hit an all-time high at the start of last summer. But registrations declined in the third quarter of 2023 and slipped again in the final three months of the year. Is it a statistical fluke, or does it indicate a trend? … Read more
