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Vehicle sight lines are in the news again, pushed to the foreground in recent years due to rising pedestrian deaths. When a parent accidentally drives into a child in a driveway resulting in injury or death, it’s called a ...

UAW wants U.S. to bar loans and subsidies for Hyundai over workplace issues

The United Auto Workers (UAW) union on Friday called on the Biden administration not to award any subsidies, loans or other taxpayer support until Hyundai Motor agrees to address workplace issues. On Wednesday, Hyundai’s global chief operating officer Jose ...

Germany to spend 6.3 billion euros on push for electric car charging points

BERLIN/FRANKFURT — The German government approved a plan on Wednesday to spend 6.3 billion euros ($6.1 billion) over three years to rapidly scale up the number of charging stations for electric vehicles across the country, as part of its ...

We don’t actually want an American autobahn because we love our cars too much

It’s the dream of every car enthusiast to power along not at some posted speed limit, but at the limit of what they and their cars are capable. These days, that’s a lot; modern tech has pushed the performance ...

Hyundai will break ground on $5.5 billion Georgia plant this month

WASHINGTON — South Korea’s Hyundai Motor said Friday it will break ground this month on a $5.5 billion electric vehicle and battery plant in the United States. Hyundai plans to begin commercial production in the first half of 2025 ...

Biden says new action on U.S. gasoline prices coming next week

President Joe Biden again criticized high U.S. gasoline prices and said he’d announce new actions next week to combat what he described as a key driver of inflation. “The price of gas is still too high and we need ...

There’s a billion-dollar bidding war for EV plants across the U.S.

BlueOval City Georgia and Rivian Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer wasn’t happy. Ford Motor Co., a company whose very name is synonymous with Detroit, had just announced it had chosen two southern states, Tennessee and Kentucky, as sites for an ...

Many drivers treat partially automated cars as fully self-driving

WASHINGTON — Drivers using advanced driver assistance systems like Tesla Autopilot or General Motors Super Cruise often treat their vehicles as fully self-driving despite warnings, a new study has found. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), an industry ...

Hauling heavy EVs, car carriers seek higher truck weight limits

Car haulers are pushing the Biden administration and lawmakers to increase truck weight limits on U.S. highways so they can transport more heavy electric vehicles, a move fiercely opposed by the rail industry and safety advocates who say the ...

GM hit with $103M jury verdict in engine flaw class action

A California jury has ordered General Motors to pay $102.6 million to a class of consumers after finding that it hid an engine defect that caused problems including stalling and premature breakdown in tens of thousands of SUVs and ...

U.S. auto safety agency closes probe into Goodyear tires

The U.S. auto safety agency said Friday it was closing an investigation it opened in 2017 into the safety of some Goodyear tires used on motor homes that have not been produced in nearly two decades. Goodyear Tire & ...

OPEC makes bigger-than-expected production cut that could raise gas prices again

Saudi Energy Minister Abdulaziz bin Salman (Getty Images) FRANKFURT, Germany — The OPEC+ alliance of oil-exporting countries decided Wednesday to sharply cut production to support sagging oil prices, a move that could deal the struggling global economy another blow and ...

Elon Musk blinks, revives original offer for Twitter at $54.20 a share

Elon Musk revived his bid for Twitter Inc. at the original offer price of $54.20 a share, potentially avoiding a courtroom fight over one of the most contentious acquisitions in recent history. Musk made the proposal in a letter ...

New York to require all new car sales to be zero-emissions vehicles by 2035

The state of New York is following in California’s footsteps with a zero-emissions vehicle law that will require all new vehicles sold in the state to be zero emissions by 2035. Gov. Kathy Hochul is implementing this rule via ...

Tesla countersues California agency behind race discrimination lawsuit

Tesla last week countersued the California agency that has accused the electric carmaker of tolerating widespread race discrimination at its flagship assembly plant. Tesla in a complaint filed in state court in Alameda County said the California Civil Rights ...

Georgia Senator urges electric car tax credit 'flexibility'

SAVANNAH, Ga. — U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock urged the U.S. Treasury secretary Friday to use “maximum flexibility” in implementing a revised tax credit for Americans buying electric vehicles, a perk that Hyundai stands to lose as the automaker invests ...

Kia EV6 production may move to U.S. to meet EV tax credit requirements

Earlier this year, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act, which created new tax credits for EV purchases, including used EVs for the first time. Though praised as a significant step forward for climate change mitigation and the environment, ...

NTSB: All vehicles should include a blood alcohol monitoring system

As part of an official report released by the National Transportation Safety Board in the aftermath of a 2021 crash, the NTSB is recommending that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration mandate blood alcohol monitoring systems. Such systems can ...

Traffic deaths projected to decline, first time since 2020

Traffic fatalities on U.S. roads declined in the second quarter, halting an almost two-year rise even as Americans are driving more. Some 10,590 people died in car crashes from April through June, down 4.9% from the same period in ...

Yet another thing to delay new car deliveries: a rail strike

The last thing the automotive industry and new car buyers need are more delays in the supply and delivery chain, yet another major disruption is brewing. A strike by U.S. rail workers could happen if the railroads and unions ...

Car guy Biden tours Detroit Auto Show, announces $900 million for EV chargers

DETROIT — President Joe Biden, a gearhead with his own vintage Corvette, is showcasing his administration’s efforts to promote electric vehicles during a visit Wednesday to the Detroit auto show. Biden arrived at the massive North American International Auto Show to plug the ...

Nikola founder Milton faces NY jury in his toughest sales job

Trevor Milton sold investors on the idea his company was building the truck of the future. Now, he’ll have to persuade a jury his alleged lies weren’t material. Two years after he abruptly resigned from the board of Nikola ...

Environmental group's lawsuit vs Mercedes dropped by German court

BERLIN — A German court has rejected a lawsuit from an environmental group which sought to have automaker Mercedes-Benz barred from selling cars with combustion engines that emit greenhouse gases after 2030. The state court in Stuttgart, where Mercedes-Benz ...

Chevy Cavalier trademark filing fuels speculation

Chevrolet made the rumor mill spin a little faster by trademarking the Cavalier nameplate in the United States. The model retired from the American market after the 2005 model year, and the trademark filing suggests — but doesn’t confirm ...

Biden to check out the Detroit Auto Show

President Joe Biden speaks during a visit to the General Motors Factory ZERO electric vehicle assembly plant last November. (AP) WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden plans to attend the Detroit Auto Show later this month as his administration touts a rising ...

S. Korea to raise concerns about EV credits, battery sourcing in U.S. visit

SEOUL — South Korean officials will meet U.S. counterparts this week to express “concerns” about the Inflation Reduction Act, which restricts who can receive U.S. subsidies for the production of electric vehicles and where firms can source battery materials. ...

Tesla wants videos of its cars running over child dummies removed

SAN FRANCISCO — Tesla has demanded a safety advocacy group take down videos of its vehicles running over child dummies when its driver assistant system was engaged, calling them “defamatory” and “misleading.” The group, the Dawn Project, has launched ...

Wind energy and golden eagles collide in the U.S. West

CODY, Wyo. — The rush to build wind farms to combat climate change is colliding with preservation of one of the U.S. West’s most spectacular predators — the golden eagle — as the species teeters on the edge of ...

Bill Gates, Joe Manchin and the secret push to save Biden’s climate bill

Working the angles The Bill behind the bill Beating the ‘green premium’ When Manchin walked away ‘Everyone really unleashed the rage’ ‘Joe wanted a climate bill’ Winners, and losers (automakers) It was the middle of July — with temperatures ...

NYC congestion pricing plan could mean $120 trips for some drivers

New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority is relying on a congestion pricing plan to create much-needed revenue but the eye-popping costs to motorists have some experts and lawmakers calling for an alternative fundraising source. The state agency that runs New ...

Graphite, the battery material that might deny you an EV tax credit

A worker from a graphite factory, his face covered with the mineral, makes his way home in the district of Mashan, China. The northeastern province of Heilongjiang is rich in graphite and factories that process it, and locals complain ...

How to see if the car you want qualifies for the new EV tax credit

First step: the assembly requirement More requirements are coming What can a car buyer do? President Joe Biden hands Sen. Joe Manchin a pen used to sign the Inflation Reduction Act, which has drastically changed how the federal EV ...

Karma sues DeLorean, alleges intellectual property theft

DeLorean’s much-hyped revival is facing legal challenges. Karma Automotive, the Chinese-owned firm that purchased some of Fisker Automotive’s assets in a bankruptcy auction, sued the new iteration of DeLorean in a Houston court over claims of intellectual property theft. ...

VinFast says preorders 'will get a $7,500 rebate,' federal tax credit or not

TechCrunch wrote that the Vietnamese EV car company Vinfast is bringing its EV companies to the U.S. Since then, congress announced it is making changes to the $7,500 federal electric vehicle tax credit, meaning that it becomes much harder to ...

Ralph Nader calls on NHTSA to recall Tesla's 'dangerous' FSD

Ralph Nader, a political and consumer advocate and former presidential candidate, has issued a statement calling Tesla’s “so-called” full self-driving (FSD) technology “one of the most dangerous and irresponsible actions by a car company in decades.” Nader is calling ...

Sorry, EV buyers, you won't get to pick your own pedestrian safety sounds

WASHINGTON — U.S. auto safety regulators on Tuesday scrapped a 2019 proposal that would have allowed automakers to offer a variety of sound choices for electric vehicles and other “quiet cars.” Electric vehicles are often harder to hear at ...

Altercation at GM's Orion Assembly plant leaves one dead

A scuffle fight between workers left one dead Thursday at the General Motors Orion Assembly plant in the northern suburbs of Detroit. According to the Detroit Free Press, the incident between two contractors took place outside of normal production ...

NHTSA investigates Tesla crashes that killed 2 motorcyclists

The scene of a fatal accident involving a Tesla and a motorcycle on July 24, 2022 near Draper, Utah. The Tesla driver said he was using Autopilot. (Utah Department of Public Safety via AP) DETROIT — Two crashes involving ...

Anti-speeding tech and 'black box' now mandatory in new EU cars

After ruling that motorists can no longer buy a new gasoline- or diesel-powered car after 2035, European Union regulators have passed a law that makes anti-speeding technology and a so-called black box mandatory for all new cars. The controversial ...

Tesla discloses lobbying to set up factory in Canada

Tesla Inc is lobbying the Ontario government as part of an effort to set up an “advanced manufacturing facility” in Canada, a filing by the electric-vehicle maker to the province’s Office of the Integrity Commissioner showed. The company’s Canadian ...

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