Electric Vehicles

A gas station pump with various grades of fuel, including E15, which contains 5 percent more ethanol than the current 10 percent norm sold at most U.S. gas stations. (AP/Renewable Fuels Association)

Energy and Environment

After spending Trump years fighting Big Oil, biofuels industry rallies against electric car mandates under Biden

Abby Smith · December 9, 2020 11:30 am

In this July 8, 2018, photo, 2018 Model 3 sedan sits next to a Model X on display outside a Tesla showroom in Littleton, Colo. Board members at Tesla are evaluating CEO and Chairman Elon Muskâs $72 billion proposal to take the electric car and solar panel maker private. Six of nine members say in a statement Wednesday, Aug. 8, that Musk began talking with the board about the move last week.

Energy and Environment

Electric car advocates woo Republicans to back more tax credits

Abby Smith · November 27, 2020 12:07 pm

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson looks down after being greeted by French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019 in Paris.

Boris Johnson says UK will end the sale of gas-powered vehicles by 2030

Tyler Van Dyke · November 18, 2020 1:24 am

General Motors to unveil all-electric ‘supertruck’ during World Series

Spencer Neale · October 20, 2020 9:51 pm

Energy and Environment

Newsom uses executive orders to press climate change agenda as California burns

Abby Smith · October 17, 2020 10:25 am

In this July 27, 2018 photo, the Dave Johnson coal-fired power plant is silhouetted against the morning sun in Glenrock, Wyoming. The Trump administration on Tuesday proposed a major rollback of Obama-era regulations on coal-fired power plants, striking at one of the former administrationâs legacy programs to rein in climate-changing fossil-fuel emissions.

Energy and Environment

Emissions will rebound after the pandemic downturn, IEA projects

Abby Smith · October 13, 2020 4:00 am

The foundation's investigation into Exxon Mobil "focused on how this climate deceit has affected New England communities," it said. (AP Photo)

Energy and Environment

Oil use won’t peak this decade despite pandemic, global energy body says

Josh Siegel · October 13, 2020 4:00 am

Republicans and Democrats are more divided over the issue of climate change going into the November election, but support more wind and solar. (iStock Photo)

California infrastructure cannot meet Gavin Newsom’s 2035 deadline for emission-free automobiles

Abby Smith · October 2, 2020 3:00 am

The Tesla Inc. Gigafactory stands illuminated at night in Shanghai, China.

The myth of the great ‘energy transition’

Mark Mills · October 2, 2020 3:00 am

President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden exchange points during the first presidential debate Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio.

Energy and Environment

Trump claims credit for electric vehicle incentives his administration opposes

Abby Smith · September 30, 2020 3:02 am

Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a California Democratic Party event.

California ban on gas cars a preview of what liberals want nationally

Washington Examiner · September 25, 2020 12:00 am

United Auto Workers assemblyman Mark Williams works on the Ford Mustang at the Flat Rock Assembly Plant, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2015, in Flat Rock, Mich.

‘Only the beginning of Nikola’s unraveling’: Shares of Tesla competitor plunge after founder resigns

Spencer Neale · September 21, 2020 6:56 pm