EVs In The News

Mackinac Center: The market speaks – against electric vehicles

BBC: Ford cuts 800 jobs claiming weak demand for electric cars

Wall Street Journal: For EV Startups, Things Are Going From Bad to Worse

The Telegraph: German car supplier axes hundreds of UK jobs amid switch to EVs

Reuters: Crisis-hit EV battery champion Northvolt struggles to hit production targets

CNBC: Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares resigns amid problems in U.S., falling sales

RealClearEnergy: Porsche: Future EVs Might Get Gas Engines After All

Bloomberg: Northvolt Files for Bankruptcy With Debt of $5.8 Billion

Carscoops: Hertz Asking EV Renters To Buy Their Cars

Telegraph: High-mileage electric car usage is working out almost twice as expensive as petrol

Automotive Industry

Roll Call: Auto parts suppliers fear a crash with shift to EVs

Wall Street Journal: Jeep Parent Stellantis Taking ‘Drastic Measures’ to Conserve Cash

Wards Auto: Cadillac Softens EV-Only Push

Wall Street Journal: Volkswagen Aims to Slash Jobs and Close Plants, Works Council Says

Wall Street Journal: After EVs, China Seeks to Dominate AI-Powered Autonomous Driving

EIA: U.S. share of electric and hybrid vehicle sales decreased in the first quarter of 2024

Business Insider: The CEO of Ford says he's been driving a Xiaomi EV for the past 6 months and doesn't want to give it up

Bloomberg: Volkswagen Walks Back EV-orBust Strategy That Rankled Rivals

Wall Street Journal: Jeep-Maker Stellantis Outlines CEO Succession Plan, Management Shake-Up

Regulatory and Policy

The Free Beacon: Biden-Harris Admin Races To Dish Out $25 Billion for Green Energy Before Trump Takes Office, Sparking Fraud Fears

National Review: California Will Offer Electric Vehicle Rebates if Trump Ends Federal Tax Credit, Newsom Says

E&E News: Toyota breaks with rival automakers, urges changes to EV tax credit

Financial Times: Europe’s centre right pushes to reverse 2035 ban on petrol cars

Institute for Energy Research: California to Extend EV Tax Credits if Trump Does Away with Them

The Free Beacon: Under the Wire: Biden Admin To Lend $6 Billion to EV Company Just Before Leaving Office

The Free Beacon: NYT Claims Automakers Want Trump To Keep EV Mandates. One of Them Tells the Free Beacon That's Bogus

Just the News: As Trump lines up his sights on EV mandates and tax credits, automakers scramble to find new paths

Clean Technica: US Automakers Face Major Changes To EV And Emissions Policies

Fortune: Trump’s plans to kill EV subsidies signal a new era of climate tech Darwinism

Commentary

Institute for Energy Research: As Biden Goes on the ICE Warpath, Europe Steps Back - IER

Heritage Foundation: Biden EV Quotas Would Take Away Americans’ Freedom - Heritage

Heritage Foundation: Biden’s Plan To Phase Out Gas-Powered Cars Is All Pain - Heritage

National Taxpayers Union: Should the Government Tell Americans What Kind of Car to Drive?

Institute for Energy Research: Tire Pollution Is On Regulators’ Minds - IER

Institute for Energy Research: Biden Releases New Rules to Force EVs on Americans - IER

Heritage Foundation: Emissions-free Electric Vehicles Are a Fantasy - Heritage

Institute for Energy Research: Electric Vehicles Make No Sense on the Battlefield - IER

American Consumer Institute: This EPA rule will keep you from buying the cars you want

Wall Street Journal: The Withering Dream of a Cheap American Electric Car