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EPA grants California authority to ban sales of new gas cars by 2035. Action faces reversal by Trump

Dec. 18, 2024 11:34 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday granted two requests from California to enforce strict standards for vehicle emissions, including a rule aimed at banning sales of new gasoline-powered cars in the state by 2035. The incoming Trump administration is likely to try...

What a merger between Nissan and Honda could mean for the automakers and the industry

Dec. 18, 2024 11:30 AM EST

BANGKOK (AP) — Japanese automakers Nissan Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co. confirmed Wednesday that they are discussing closer collaboration but denied reports they have decided on a merger. Nissan’s share price soared nearly 24% in Tokyo after reports citing unnamed sources said...

China's CATL is planning a major expansion of battery swapping for electric vehicles

Dec. 18, 2024 10:58 AM EST

XIAMEN, China (AP) — The world's largest maker of batteries for electric vehicles said Wednesday it will get into battery swapping in China in a big way starting next year. The idea behind battery swapping is to refuel quickly, similar to filling a conventional car with gas....

Global demand spurring Indonesia's mining boom comes at a cost for many communities

Dec. 18, 2024 08:37 AM EST

KABAENA, Indonesia (AP) — The crystal blue waters that once surrounded Kabaena are murky brown now, and the octopi and colorful fish that locals used to catch nearby to eat and sell have fled. The lush seaweed they used to harvest is gone. And parents who grew up swimming happily in the Flores...

Barcelona subway recycles energy from braking into power to charge electric cars

Dec. 18, 2024 06:45 AM EST

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The Barcelona subway grinds to a halt, the doors slide open and commuters pour out to go about their daily business. Little do they know that as they do so, a burst of energy is sent up to street level to help charge an electric car. Barcelona...

Musk and Trump are viewed roughly the same by Americans, an AP-NORC poll finds

Dec. 18, 2024 00:04 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk, clad in tuxedo and black tie, took the stage at President-elect Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort shortly after the election with all the swagger of the winning candidate himself. “The public has given us a mandate that could not be more clear, the...

Stellantis pledges invest $2.1 million in Italian production in 2025 during talks with government

Dec. 17, 2024 15:01 PM EST

MILAN (AP) — Carmaker Stellantis will invest 2 billion euros ($2.1 billion) in Italian production next year and spend another 6 billion euros ($6.3 billion) in the supply chain, the head of European operations told a government panel on Tuesday. Stellantis executives laid out...

SpaceX wants to make Starbase a new Texas city. Here's how it could happen

Dec. 13, 2024 19:18 PM EST

McALLEN, Texas (AP) — In the decade since SpaceX arrived on the Texas coast, billionaire Elon Musk's company has created thousands of jobs near the Mexico border, launched rockets and sprung up new homes — all around an area dubbed Starbase. Now SpaceX wants to make Starbase a...

Musk says US is demanding he pay penalty over disclosures of his Twitter stock purchases

Dec. 13, 2024 12:04 PM EST

DETROIT (AP) — Elon Musk says the Securities and Exchange Commission wants him to pay a penalty or face charges involving what he disclosed — or failed to disclose — about his purchases of Twitter stock before he bought the social media platform in 2022. In a letter posted by...

Ontario to restrict electricity exports to US and bar American-made alcohol if Trump tariffs applied

Dec. 12, 2024 19:31 PM EST

TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s most populous province may bar American-made alcohol in addition to restricting electricity exports to Michigan, New York and Minnesota if U.S. President-elect Donald Trump imposes sweeping tariffs on all Canadian products, a senior official said Thursday. ...