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About 5K GM salaried workers take buyouts, avoiding layoffs
DETROIT ((DailyNews)) — About 5,000 white-collar workers at General Motors took the company’s buyout offers, which the automaker says is enough to avoid...
Ford says EV unit losing billions, should be seen as startup
DETROIT ((DailyNews)) — Ford Motor Co.’s electric vehicle business has lost $3 billion before taxes during the past two years and will lose a...
Dodge unveils last super-fast gasoline muscle car
DETROIT ((DailyNews)) — The last gas-powered muscle car from Dodge isn’t leaving the road without some squeals, thunder and crazy-fast speed.The 2023 Challenger SRT...
Italian EV startup takes on US, Chinese rivals with design
MILAN ((DailyNews)) — Elon Musk’s Tesla paved the way nearly two decades ago. Now, the global transition to fully electric vehicles is littered with...
GOP seizes on voter hesitancy to attack EVs as costly to US
WASHINGTON ((DailyNews)) — Heading into next week’s midterm elections, many Republican candidates are seeking to capitalize on voters’ concerns about inflation by vilifying a...
Renters face charging dilemma as U.S. cities move toward EVs
PORTLAND, Ore. ((DailyNews)) — Stephanie Terrell bought a used Nissan Leaf this fall and was excited to join the wave of drivers adopting electric...
Tax the rich for more EVs? California Democrats split
SACRAMENTO, Calif. ((DailyNews)) — A California ballot measure that would tax the rich to help put more electric cars on the road may seem...
Biden pledge to make federal fleet electric faces slow start
WASHINGTON ((DailyNews)) — President Joe Biden, a self-described “car guy,″ often promises to lead by example on climate change by moving swiftly to convert...
Equity is goal, not mandate, in California electric car rule
SACRAMENTO, Calif. ((DailyNews)) — Discounted prices, car-share programs and at least one million more public charging stations are among the ways California will try...
Gas-powered muscle cars drive into the sunset, turn electric
PONTIAC, Mich. ((DailyNews)) — Thundering gas-powered muscle cars, for decades a fixture of American culture, will be closing in on their final Saturday-night cruises...