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How Biden’s emissions rules go soft on hybrid trucks, SUVs
Biden's auto-emissions regulations made concessions to industry allowing for a slower EV transition than it had originally proposed.
Mercedes chief expects EU decision on Chinese EVs tariffs
Mercedes Benz CEO Ola Kaellenius expects a decision on EU's import tariffs on Chinese EVs soon, he said at an industry conference on...
China says it never uses EV subsidies barred by WTO
China never makes use of EV subsidies that have been prohibited by the World Trade Organization, a foreign ministry spokesperson said Thursday
EV sales boom in Nepal, helping to save on oil imports, alleviate smog
Nepal’s hydroelectric power is helping the Himalayan nation cut oil imports and clean up its air, thanks to a boom in EV sales
IEA expects global clean energy investment to hit $2 trillion in 2024
Global investment in clean energy technology and infrastructure is set to hit $2tn, twice the amount going into fossil fuels, IEA report shows
Democrat calls only 7 EV-charging stations deployed under US program ‘pathetic’
Automakers and others say drastically expanding EV-charging stations is crucial to the wide deployment of electric vehicles, which are part of the Biden...
Virginia governor says state will abandon California emissions standards by the end of the year
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin says his state will abandon California's stringent vehicle emissions rules aimed at reducing carbon pollution at the end of...
New York indefinitely halts Manhattan congestion pricing
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has ordered an indefinite halt to the planned toll on drivers entering Manhattan's central business district that had...
Air taxi maker Archer Aviation receives FAA nod to start commercial services
Archer Aviation is the second electric air taxi maker to achieve the key milestone.
Volvo Cars’ May sales rise 13%, boosted by electric vehicles
Volvo sales rose 13% from a year earlier, buoyed by a 27% jump in Europe and a strong performance by its fully electric...
