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Economy Feb 15

Luxury car brand Jaguar plans to go all-electric by 2025

By Pan Pylas, Associated Press

Science Jan 04

Local school children join Greta Thunberg's initiative on climate strike during the COP24 UN Climate Change Conference 2018 in Katowice, Poland December 14, 2018. Photo by Agencja Gazeta/Grzegorz Celejewski via REUTERS
How your brain stops you from taking climate change seriously

...and how to fix it.

By Nsikan Akpan

Science Mar 09

Column: What fax machines can teach us about electric cars

The electric car marketplace is filled with competing standards. A Texas A&M history professor argues the industry should take a hint from fax machines.

By Jonathan Coopersmith for The Conversation

Science May 12

Why charging an electric car at night is worse for the environment

Your battery-powered vehicle is only as green as your electricity supplier.

By David Biello

Nation Jan 12

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How automakers and car buyers are responding to low gas prices

Since last year’s Detroit Auto Show, gas prices have dropped by nearly a third. With the new lower prices, demand has gone up for big new SUVs and sedans, but automakers have also switched gears to develop more fuel-efficient cars.

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Mar 05

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Report: GM’s Survival in Doubt Without More Aid

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General Motors acknowledged Thursday that its survival is in "substantial doubt" outside of bankruptcy unless it halts losses and stops burning cash, according to auditors.

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Jun 25

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As Oil Prices Rise, Carmakers Look to Electric Future

Rising oil prices and improvements in battery technology are fueling new interest in developing electric cars. Spencer Michels reports on how industry giants and start-up car companies alike plan to release new vehicles by 2010.

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Jun 25

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Extended Interview: Mary Nichols, California Air Resources Board

Spencer Michels talked to Mary Nichols, head of the California Air Resources Board, in April about the board's recent decision to cut the number of zero-emission vehicles the state will require car manufacturers to build. The board aims to encourage…

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Jun 25

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Extended Interview: Tesla Motors Chairman Elon Musk

NewsHour correspondent Spencer Michels talked in April to electric car maker Tesla Motors' founder and chairman, Elon Musk -- an entrepreneur who previously founded PayPal -- about the future of the electric car.

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Jun 23

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Candidates Stump in Battleground Western States

Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain took shots at each other over energy policy as they each toured Western states, hoping to drive home their message in what could be new battlegrounds this campaign season.

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