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Elon Musk wins back his $44.9 billion Tesla pay package in shareholder vote

By TOM KRISHER
Jun 14, 2024 7:29 am - DETROIT — Tesla shareholders voted Thursday to restore CEO Elon Musk's record $44.9 billion pay package that was thrown out by a Delaware judge earlier this year, sending...
Thefts of charging cables pose yet another obstacle to appeal of electric vehicles

By TOM KRISHER
Jun 12, 2024 8:02 am - DETROIT — Just before 2 a.m. on a chilly April night in Seattle, a Chevrolet Silverado pickup stopped at an electric vehicle charging station on the edge of a shopping ce...
100-year-old Model T Ford comes to Aurora this afternoon as it continues coast-to-coast trek

By Marni Pyke
Jun 11, 2024 10:11 am - If you love old cars, it’s your lucky day as 100-year-old Model T Ford drops into Aurora for a pit stop amid U.S. tour.
Many Americans are still shying away from EVs despite Biden's push, an AP-NORC/EPIC poll finds

By MATTHEW DALY and LINLEY SANDERS
Jun 04, 2024 7:20 am - WASHINGTON — Many Americans still aren’t sold on going electric for their next car purchase. High prices and a lack of easy-to-find charging stations are major sticking p...
Average U.S. vehicle age hits record 12.6 years as high prices force people to keep them longer

By TOM KRISHER
May 22, 2024 12:33 pm - DETROIT — Cars, trucks and SUVs in the U.S. keep getting older, hitting a record average age of 12.6 years in 2024 as people hang on to their vehicles largely because new...
GM’s Cruise to start testing robotaxis in Phoenix area with human safety drivers on board

May 13, 2024 3:24 pm - DETROIT — General Motors' troubled Cruise autonomous vehicle unit said Monday it will start testing robotaxis in Arizona this week with human safety drivers on board. Cru...
Small, well-built Chinese EV called the Seagull poses a big threat to the U.S. auto industry

By TOM KRISHER and KEN MORITSUGU
May 13, 2024 7:40 am - LIVONIA, Mich. — A tiny, low-priced electric car called the Seagull has American automakers and politicians trembling. The car, launched last year by Chinese automaker BY...
Edmunds: Trade or sell your car? What’s best might surprise you

By JOSH JACQUOT
May 11, 2024 11:01 pm - According to a recent Edmunds used vehicle report, demand for used cars is dropping and so are their values as the new-car market rebounds from pandemic-induced shortages...
You can now get a $7,500 upfront discount for buying an EV

Nicolás Rivero, The Washington Post
May 03, 2024 9:46 am - For nearly 90,000 car buyers, one small change in U.S. tax policy meant thousands of dollars off the sticker price of their new EVs. As of Jan. 1, Americans who buy certa...
Tractor-trailers with no one aboard? The future is near for self-driving trucks on U.S. roads

By TOM KRISHER
Apr 29, 2024 7:04 am - PITTSBURGH — On a three-lane test track along the Monongahela River, an 18-wheel tractor-trailer rounded a curve. No one was on board. A quarter-mile ahead, the truck's ...

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