Mar 11 How politics are affecting Musk's Tesla brand By Associated Press Analysts have said Elon Musk's shift to right-wing politics doesn't appear to sit well with potential Tesla buyers. Continue reading
Mar 03 Musk's embrace of right-wing politics risks alienating customers and sinking Tesla's stock By Bernard Condon, Associated Press The company was already losing market share to European and Chinese automakers as they catch up in quality to Tesla's electric vehicles. Continue reading
Feb 09 Watch 7:07 Why the red state of Utah is going green and embracing electric vehicles By Ali Rogin, Lena I. Jackson This past week, President Trump suspended a program to expand the country’s network of electric vehicle chargers. It’s the latest in his series of efforts to undo Biden-era policies encouraging EV adoption. But in some parts of the country, EVs… Continue watching
Feb 09 Trump wants to halt the buildout of EV charging stations. Experts say it's not so simple By Alexa St. John, Isabella O'Malley, Associated Press Experts are questioning President Donald Trump’s latest effort to slow the electric vehicle charging buildout in the United States. Continue reading
Jan 24 How Michigan's EV industry is responding to Trump's policy changes By Alexa St. John, Associated Press While President Trump took aim at the electric vehicle industry this week, there is still optimism about the industry’s future in Michigan, a state retooling from America’s most recognizable auto hub to its No. 1 destination for electric vehicle investment. Continue reading
Jan 21 What's next for EVs as Trump aims to eliminate Biden-era incentives? By Alexa St. John, Matthew Daly, Associated Press The order, along with other steps expected in a second Trump administration, could slow U.S. efforts to address climate change, much of which is caused by burning gasoline and diesel fuel that emit carbon dioxide and other planet-warming greenhouse gases. Continue reading
Jan 02 Tesla sales dropped 1.1 percent in 2024, in first annual decline since 2011 By Tom Krisher, Bernard Condon, Associated Press Tesla posted its first annual sales drop in more than a dozen years Thursday, sinking a stock that has soared since Donald Trump’s victory on optimism Elon Musk’s close relationship to the president-elect will help the company. Continue reading
Nov 12 Biden spurred new factories and infrastructure projects. Trump will be in office for the ribbon-cutting By Josh Boak, Associated Press Inflation is easing and President Joe Biden's administration has teed-up a ready-made list of infrastructure projects that could go from theoretical to reality over the next several years. But it could be it could be Donald Trump, rather than Biden,… Continue reading
Oct 07 Watch 6:57 How the next generation of auto techs is preparing for the electric vehicle transition By Ali Rogin, Lena I. Jackson From self-driving cars to electric vehicles, automobiles are becoming more technologically advanced and there’s a shortage of workers with the skills needed to keep them on the road. One college is focused on training the next generation of the automotive… Continue watching
Sep 21 Watch 7:14 A look at the economic impact and progress of Biden's Inflation Reduction Act so far By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery, Gerard Edic In 2022, President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act, the biggest investment in projects to combat climate change in American history. To date, more than 100,000 new jobs have been created in clean energy manufacturing. But such a mammoth… Continue watching