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Treasury rule would expand tax credits for installing electric vehicle chargers

Sep. 18, 2024 14:47 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is moving to clarify how homeowners and businesses can receive lucrative tax credits for installing electric vehicle chargers. A rule proposed Wednesday by the Treasury Department would make credits worth up to $1,000 for individuals and...

GM offering adapters to help electric vehicle owners access Tesla chargers

Sep. 18, 2024 09:31 AM EDT

General Motors is now offering adapters to help its electric vehicle owners access Tesla chargers. The Detroit automaker said Wednesday that it is opening up access to more than 17,800 Tesla Superchargers for its customers, with the use of a GM approved NACS DC adapter. Customers in...

Edmunds: How automakers are making recalls easier

Sep. 18, 2024 07:27 AM EDT

Vehicle recalls are an important part of automotive safety. But they can also be quite a hassle for owners. Taking your vehicle to the dealership for an unexpected repair or fix is just one more thing you have to plan for. Pleasingly, things are changing. With many of the newest vehicles, some...

Trump pledges tariffs and repeats false claim of Chinese automakers building big Mexican factories

Sep. 17, 2024 22:16 PM EDT

DETROIT (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday repeated false claims that Chinese automakers are putting up large factories in Mexico, vowing during a stop in the automaking state of Michigan to slap 200% tariffs on any vehicles the unbuilt plants make and ship to the United States. ...

US judge unlikely to rule until next week as Arizona tribe fights to extend ban on lithium drilling

Sep. 17, 2024 22:01 PM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — Members of an Arizona tribe urged a federal judge Tuesday to extend a temporary ban on exploratory drilling for a lithium project near lands they have used for religious and cultural ceremonies for centuries. An executive for the Australian mining company that is...

Profiles in clean energy: She founded a business to keep EV charging stations up and running

Sep. 15, 2024 09:40 AM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kameale Terry saw it coming before almost anyone else did. She realized the expanding network of electric vehicle charging stations across the U.S. would need a workforce to maintain it. The realization came as she found herself back in South Central Los Angeles...

It took 50,000 gallons of water to put out Tesla Semi fire in California, US agency says

Sep. 12, 2024 18:38 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — California firefighters had to douse a flaming battery in a Tesla Semi with about 50,000 gallons (190,000 liters) of water to extinguish flames after a crash, the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday. In addition to the huge amount of water,...

Osaka gears up for the 2025 World Expo with memories of hosting a half-century ago

Sep. 12, 2024 17:15 PM EDT

OSAKA, Japan (AP) — Visitors to Tokyo and Kyoto might not realize it, but Osaka — one of Japan’s biggest and oldest cities, known more as a business hub than a tourist destination -- is gearing up to host next year’s World Exposition. The city has been plastered with the...

US House clears a largely bipartisan package of bills to counter China

Sep. 12, 2024 16:04 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. House this week approved a sweeping package of bills to counter China's influence, shoring up a largely bipartisan push to ensure America comes out ahead in the competition between the world's superpowers. The efforts would ban Chinese-made drones, limit...

USPS' long-awaited new mail truck makes its debut to rave reviews from carriers

Sep. 12, 2024 11:20 AM EDT

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — The Postal Service’s new delivery vehicles aren’t going to win a beauty contest. They're tall and ungainly. The windshields are vast. Their hoods resemble a duck bill. Their bumpers are enormous. “You can tell that (the designers) didn’t have appearance...