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Electric Vehicles Could Match Gasoline Cars on Price This Year

Competition, government incentives and falling raw material prices are making battery-powered cars more affordable sooner than expected.

By Jack Ewing

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A Copper Mine Could Advance Green Energy but Scar Sacred Land

Tribal groups are fighting an Arizona project whose backers say increasing the supply of copper, crucial to batteries, would reduce fossil-fuel use.

By Clifford Krauss and Tamir Kalifa

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Sweden Says It Has Uncovered a Rare Earth Bonanza

The state-owned mining company announced it had found Europe’s largest deposit of the vital minerals used in electric vehicles and other green technology.

By Stanley Reed

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Tax Credits for Electric Vehicles Are About to Get Confusing

Foreign-made cars no longer qualify. Tesla and G.M. are eligible again. But officials are still working on the fine print.

By Jack Ewing