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A person crosses a street as smog fills the air Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, in Los Angeles.

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  • Business

Upending norms, the Senate votes to undo California's EV rules

The Senate parliamentarian advised lawmakers that they couldn't use the Congressional Review Act to revoke California's right to set vehicle standards. But they did it anyway. Expect a legal fight.

May 22, 2025
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  • Camila Domonoske
Vehicles drive along the 101 Freeway in Los Angeles, Calif., during a heat wave in October 2024. California has ambitious rules requiring automakers to phase out gas-powered vehicles (except for plug-in hybrids), to combat air pollution and climate change. The Trump administration has vowed to overturn California's stringent standards.

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  • Business

The House strikes a blow against California in a fight over EVs

California, which has the unique ability to set vehicle standards, has set ambitious rules requiring all new cars to be zero-emission by 2035. The fate of those rules is now up to the Senate.

May 01, 2025
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  • Camila Domonoske
Men repair the brakes on a truck in the parking lot of an auto parts store in Middletown, Ohio, in 2024. Prices of car parts, car repairs and car insurance are expected to rise if tariffs remain in place.

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  • Your Money

Tariffs threaten to push auto insurance rates even higher

Between the slate of tariffs currently in effect and proposed tariffs on car parts, the cost of car ownership is rising. And that's true even if you're not in the market for a vehicle.

April 18, 2025
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  • Camila Domonoske
A pickup truck is raised for display at a car dealership in Alhambra, California, on March 27, 2025. After President Trump announced significant tariffs on imported vehicles and parts, automaker stocks fell sharply. But sales at dealerships rose, at least in the short-term, as buyers try to get ahead of the anticipated price spikes in the coming months.

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  • Business

Tariff chaos sends some drivers racing to buy, while others pump the brakes

With tariffs on cars, materials and parts threatening to send auto prices up, some shoppers are racing to lock in vehicles at pre-tariff prices. Others plan to drive their current rides into the ground.

April 10, 2025
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  • Camila Domonoske
Cars on the Tesla assembly line at the Gigafactory Texas facility on April 7, 2022 in Austin, Texas. Teslas sold in the U.S. are all built in the U.S. But presidential advisor Peter Navarro insinuated this week that they weren't as "made in America" as they seem — a claim Elon Musk has pushed back on.

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  • Business

Fact-check: Who's right in the Musk-Navarro feud over Tesla?

President Trump's rival advisors Peter Navarro and Elon Musk are in a war of words over whether Tesla relies on imported parts. Musk has the facts on his side.

April 08, 2025
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  • Camila Domonoske
President Trump, accompanied by Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his son X Æ A-Xii, speaks next to a line of Tesla vehicles on the South Lawn of the White House on Tuesday. Trump said he would purchase a Tesla vehicle in what he calls a "show of confidence and support" for Musk. But while Musk is very popular among Republicans, Democrats remain more interested in purchasing electric vehicles.

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  • Business

Elon Musk is winning Republican fans. Can Tesla win them over, too?

Tesla is gaining traction among conservative buyers, while it loses support among liberals. But are there enough Republican EV shoppers to make up the difference?

March 13, 2025
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  • Camila Domonoske
A worker manipulates a block of aluminum in a French smelter in 2022. President Trump has increased tariffs on imported aluminum from 10% to 25%, while also removing exceptions from tariffs on steel. Both metals are crucial raw materials for the automotive sector.

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  • Business

Automakers brace for higher costs as steel and aluminum tariffs kick in

Tariffs on steel and aluminum are increasing to 25% — not the 50% that President Trump had recently threatened, but high enough to be a headache for automakers.

March 12, 2025
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  • Camila Domonoske
A car carrier trailer drive to cross to the U.S. at Otay Commercial port in Tijuana, Mexico on January 31. President Donald Trump's threatened tariffs on Mexico and Canada, set to go into effect on Tuesday, would hurt the Mexican economy — but also hurt auto plants in the U.S.

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  • Business

Auto industry braces for a blow from 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico

The White House describes the tariffs as a response to inadequate border and drug enforcement. They are forecast to add thousands of dollars to the price of vehicles.

March 04, 2025
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  • Camila Domonoske
President Trump has threatened to impose steep tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada as early as Saturday.  Mexico supplies more than a quarter of all the fresh fruit and vegetables in the U.S., including avocados which are popular for Super Bowl dip.

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  • Business

Businesses, shoppers brace for higher prices if tariffs on Mexico and Canada imports start Saturday

President Trump renewed his threat to impose 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada as early as this weekend. The move could raise prices on everything from gasoline to guacamole.

January 31, 2025
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  • Scott Horsley
Tesla CEO Elon Musk gestures at the Tenth Breakthrough Prize Ceremony at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, California, on April 13, 2024. Tesla is hosting an event it's calling "We, Robot" in Hollywood on Thursday night.

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  • Business

Tesla is expected to unveil a robotaxi tonight: 5 things to know

On Thursday night, Tesla is holding a splashy event it’s calling “We, Robot.” CEO Elon Musk says fully autonomous vehicles are key to Tesla’s future, and for years he has promised they are coming.

October 10, 2024
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  • Camila Domonoske
Tesla Supercharging stations are seen in a parking lot on September 16, 2024 in Austin, Texas. Electric vehicles have significant environmental advantages over similar gas-powered vehicles, but the percentage of Americans who believe that has gone down slightly over the last two years.

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  • Business

EVs are cleaner than gas cars, but a growing share of Americans don't believe it

Electric vehicles are caught up in the culture wars. Data from Ipsos shows the percentage of Americans who believe EVs are better for the environment than gas cars has dropped 5 points since 2022.

September 23, 2024
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  • Camila Domonoske
A worker wipes a Rising F7 car model at a floor section selling various Chinese-made electric car brands inside a shopping mall in Beijing, Tuesday, April 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

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  • Business

U.S. proposes ban on Chinese auto parts so cars 'can't be used against us'

The Biden administration has proposed a prohibition on Chinese and Russian automotive hardware and software to protect US drivers from 'disruption and sabotage'

September 23, 2024
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  • Luke Garrett
Jeeps are delivered to a dealership in Chicago on June 20. Stellantis, the parent company of Jeep, reported disappointing earnings for the first half of 2024.

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  • Business

U.S. automakers had a punishing week — with a silver lining for shoppers

The four major U.S. automakers — GM, Ford, Stellantis and Tesla — all reported earnings this week and saw their stocks decline. The auto industry is at a "Darwinian" inflection point, says one CEO.

July 26, 2024
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  • Camila Domonoske
Construction of the Hyundai Metaplant in Bryan Co., GA. July 3, 2024 Credit: Justin Taylor/The Current

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  • News

As workers train, Hyundai Metaplant salary picture takes shape

Early in the morning a lifelong Savannahnian and a military veteran commute 50 minutes in a 15-year-old SUV from Savannah to the Hyundai Metaplant, the $7.56 billion electric vehicle factory rising from amid the pine forests of rural Bryan County. 

July 19, 2024
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  • Amira McKee
An electric vehicle is seen charging in New Jersey on June 11, 2024.

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  • Business

11 tips for a smooth EV road trip — without the range anxiety

Considering taking an electric vehicle on a long drive? Plenty of people get range anxiety. But with more charging stations on the roads, things are getting easier. Still, you'll want to have a plan.

July 16, 2024
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  • Camila Domonoske
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