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Electric Vehicles

Harbinger Motors CEO on the startup’s ‘IRA Risk-Free Guarantee,’ and more

“If they remove this piece of legislation, they’re doing it at the worst possible time,” CEO John Harris said of the Inflation Reduction Act, “and it will likely be the death of US automotive manufacturing as a meaningful global source.”


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Electric Vehicles

What Trump’s executive orders mean for the EV, auto industries

A flurry of Inauguration Day executive orders included numerous actions aimed at weakening the federal government’s support for electrification.


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Electric Vehicles

What might a federal AV regulatory framework look like?

The AV sector is pleased by President-elect Trump’s plans to establish a federal regulatory framework that could make it easier to get self-driving cars on the road.


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Electric Vehicles

Survey: Clean energy leaders say IRA repeal would be bad for business

A new survey commissioned by nonpartisan business group E2 found that clean energy business leaders view the IRA as a boon.


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Electric Vehicles

What does a proposed ban on Chinese tech mean for the US auto industry?

There is little Chinese software or hardware on US roads today, but US government officials are proposing a proactive ban.


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Electric Vehicles

Biden administration pumps brakes on EV transition as election politics come into play

One policy analyst warned that automakers that stall EV plans “are running the risk of being left behind.”


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Electric Vehicles

As vehicles get smarter, tracking tools can benefit—or harm

The FCC chair wants automakers and mobile companies to share their efforts for consumer education and better privacy.

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