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Electric Vehicles
November 3, 2023
Liza Featherstone
Autoworkers’ Historic Victory Is a Turning Point in the Climate Culture War
By ensuring electric vehicles produce high-wage union jobs, Shawn Fain has robbed the GOP of some of its talking points.
September 14, 2023
Kate Aronoff
J.D. Vance Doesn’t Care About Autoworkers
Neither the American auto industry’s endless quest for profits nor the global economic forces shaping supply chains fit neatly into the box of standard GOP talking points.
September 13, 2023
Kate Aronoff
Electric Vehicles Have Become a Weapon in the War on Autoworkers
How the greenest vehicles on the roads became the biggest flash point in a labor battle that could lead to a precedent-shattering UAW strike.
September 7, 2023
Kate Aronoff
Teslas Are Cheaper Now, Thanks to Subsidies Musk Once Hated
Despite his public protestations, Musk will lap up federal funds wherever he can.
August 30, 2023
Roger Peet
First They Mined for the Atomic Bomb. Now They’re Mining for E.V.s.
Miners in the Democratic Republic of Congo face few protections in the global rush for metals for the energy transition—as well as a toxic legacy from a previous rush to mine for nuclear weapons.
July 19, 2023
Amy Westervelt
Is Big Oil Turning on Big Auto?
Exxon released an ad earlier this month that could signal a public rift between two industries that have spent a century working side by side.
July 14, 2023
Paris Marx
Big Tech Is Watching You as You Drive
After years of failed promises on transit, Silicon Valley is loading cars with new technologies to get a cut of the profits—and to collect data on us.
July 11, 2023
John McCracken
The E.V. Revolution Collides With Sheetz, Buc-ee’s, and Other Cult Gas Stations
Some regional gas stations have inspired fanatic consumer loyalty—but are facing a monumental shift in business and customer experience with the rise of electric vehicles.
July 10, 2023
Emma Foehringer Merchant
How the E.V. Revolution Could Help Bankrupt Public Transit
Mass transit is essential to reaching America’s climate goals—but moving away from gas-powered cars risks depriving it of crucial funding.
July 3, 2023
Patrick George
The Bitter Conclusion of Trump’s Failed Flirtation With Electric Vehicles
Trump once used the promise of an electric future to further his own political gains—while leaving Ohio workers in the lurch.
June 21, 2023
Kate Aronoff
Tesla Is Taking Over America’s Charging Stations
In our electric car future, Elon Musk may decide how far you can drive.
April 4, 2023
Grace Segers
Why Congress Is Brawling Over Electric Vehicles
The Inflation Reduction Act aims to incentivize purchase of E.V.s and secure the U.S. supply chain at the same time. Now lawmakers must disentangle the conflicts that stand in the way.
January 18, 2023
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The High Cost of Cheap E-Bikes
Electric bicycles are catching on—and their lithium-ion batteries are catching fire. Why is so little being done about it?
January 12, 2023
Liza Featherstone
Heat Pumps Can Help End the Climate Culture War
The Inflation Reduction Act could help environmentally friendly consumption become less of an identity and more of a practical choice.
October 28, 2021
Merrill Goozner
The Electric Vehicle Revolution Needs a Recycling Revolution, Too
A well-regulated domestic program for recycling lithium batteries could be the key to making renewable energy truly sustainable.
May 6, 2020
Kate Aronoff
The Important Debate
Planet of the Humans
Misses
Instead of lambasting yesteryear’s renewable energy, the movie could have taken up current, more relevant questions.
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