A New Law Supercharged Electric Car Manufacturing, but Not Sales
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A New Law Supercharged Electric Car Manufacturing, but Not Sales

President Biden’s 2022 climate act spurred big investments in U.S. battery factories, but it has not similarly boosted E.V. sales.
Automakers Delay Electric Vehicle Spending as Demand Slows
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Automakers Delay Electric Vehicle Spending as Demand Slows

Growth is brisk but slower than expected, causing automakers to question their multibillion-dollar investments in new factories and raising doubts about the effectiveness of federal incentives.
How Your Child’s School Bus Might Prevent Blackouts
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How Your Child’s School Bus Might Prevent Blackouts

When not driving around, electric buses and other vehicles could help utilities by storing their solar and wind energy and releasing it to meet surges in demand.
Electric Planes, Once a Fantasy, Start to Take to the Skies
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Electric Planes, Once a Fantasy, Start to Take to the Skies

How a small cargo plane’s 16-day trip from Vermont to Florida might foreshadow a new era of battery-powered air travel long considered implausible.