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How Elon Musk and Tesla Helped Spark the UAW Auto Strikes
Elon Musk hasn’t been sighted at the picket lines in Missouri, Ohio, or Michigan, where autoworkers are striking against the…
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The Auto Strike Threatens a Supply Chain Already Weakened by Covid
In addition to making everyone an epidemiologist, the Covid-19 pandemic schooled the public on the world-spanning network of manufacturers, assemblers,…
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EV Mania Hasn’t Killed Hunger for Hybrid Trucks
This may not be great news for the climate. A person who swaps a gas truck for a hybrid one…
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EV Sales Hit a Record in the US. Now Their Popularity May Be Waning
This story first appeared on Grist, a nonprofit media organization covering climate justice and solutions. Electric vehicle sales in the United…
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Self-Driving Cars Are Being Put on a Data Diet
Self-driving-car developers initially held a similar philosophy of data maximization. They generate video from arrays of cameras inside and outside…
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Tesla’s Magnet Mystery Shows Elon Musk Is Willing to Compromise
Meanwhile, demand is rising for magnets embedded in the tools of decarbonization, such as cars and wind turbines. Currently, 12 percent…
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You May Get More EV Options Thanks to Tougher Emissions Rules
Automakers have made plenty of promises about electric vehicles. General Motors, Ford, and Volvo—some of the more ambitious—have pledged to…
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Your Used Car May Soon Come With Subscription Fees
Automakers are just starting to figure out how to transform used car owners into subscribers. Today, most of them reach…
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The Amazonification of Buying a New Car
The jump in online car sales came in part from consumers doing more of everything online during the pandemic. Automakers…
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Tesla’s Problems Go Way Beyond Elon Musk
A Plante Moran analysis shared with WIRED shows Tesla’s share of the North American EV market declining from 70 percent…
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