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![A factory worker on a General Motors assembly line plugs a charging cord into a Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicle.]()
![A factory worker on a General Motors assembly line plugs a charging cord into a Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicle.]()
GM agreed to unionize its EV operations. Will others do the same?
With United Auto Workers still on strike, the concession could lead to better pay and benefits across the auto industry.
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![The arms of a white man sitting in the driver's seat of a car holding a laptop]()
Tesla and Rivian signed a right-to-repair pact. Repair advocates are skeptical.
Despite a “landmark” agreement, automakers and the repair industry are still fighting over who controls car data.
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EVs are a climate solution with a pollution problem: Tire particles
The tiny fragments that tires release into the environment are yet another reason to reduce car use.
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California installs 10,000 EV fast chargers, but needs quadruple that
The state has installed a record number of EV fast chargers, but it's still not enough to keep pace with future demand.
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How the shift to electric vehicles is fueling the UAW strike
"The EV transition must be a just transition that ensures auto workers have a place in the new economy.”
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![A family of three three is shown unloading groceries in a small BMW electric car plugged in outside their home.]()
![A family of three three is shown unloading groceries in a small BMW electric car plugged in outside their home.]()
A simple way to make electric cars more accessible: Share them
Car shares not only make EVs more equitable, they reduce the number of vehicles on the road and the resources needed to decarbonize transport.
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![a person in a COVID mask rides a bike past a city near water]()
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Can Manila’s cycling boom survive a return to car traffic?
Metro Manila’s bicycling community surged early in the pandemic. Now activists are trying to keep the momentum going.
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![digital collage of back half of a pig and front half of a car with pig ear on top on green background]()
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The new ethanol? Biogas producers are pushing livestock poop as renewable.
A boom in electric vehicles might help them.
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![The rear tire of an e-bike is shown in front of a sandy horizon]()
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Why e-bike companies are embracing recycling while fighting repair
E-bikes are a climate-friendly way to get around, but the industry opposes laws that would make them easier to fix.
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Feds’ latest fuel efficiency standards would cut 900M tons of CO2
They also could save consumers $50 billion by decreasing fuel consumption by 90 billion gallons.
