DETROIT (AP) — While sales of electric vehicles surge in China, adoption of more environmentally friendly vehicles is stumbling in the United States and Europe as carmakers and governments struggle to meet years-old promises about affordability and charging stations.

2. Trump's threat to impose tariffs could raise prices for consumers, colliding with promise for relief - Friday, November 22, 2024

DETROIT (AP) — If Donald Trump makes good on his threat to slap 25% tariffs on everything imported from Mexico and Canada, the price increases that could follow will collide with his campaign promise to give American families a break from inflation.

3. Strike at Boeing was part of a new era of labor activism long in decline at US work places - Friday, November 1, 2024

Aircraft assembly workers at Boeing factories near Seattle and elsewhere voted to end a seven-week strike overnight.

Leaders of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers district in Seattle said 59% of members who cast ballots agreed to approve the company's fourth formal offer and the third put to a vote.

4. Allies hope a Trump win changes the system for mortgages. Some warn it will make them pricier - Friday, October 25, 2024

If Donald Trump wins the presidential election, Republicans hope he will fulfill a longstanding GOP goal of privatizing the mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which have been under government control since the Great Recession.

5. Unions face a moment of truth in Michigan in this year's presidential race - Friday, October 11, 2024

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris rallies in Michigan's union halls, standing alongside the state's most powerful labor leader, while former President Donald Trump fires back from rural steel factories, urging middle-class workers to trust him as the true champion of their interests.

6. Port strikes extend a new era of American labor activism - Friday, September 27, 2024

The U.S. dockworkers who went on strike early Tuesday are just the latest unionized group to back their demands for better contracts by walking off the job to illustrate their value to both the national economy, and their employers' bottom line.

7. Struggling Jeep and Ram maker Stellantis is searching for a new CEO - Friday, September 20, 2024

DETROIT (AP) — Struggling Jeep and Ram maker Stellantis is looking for a CEO to succeed Carlos Tavares, but the company says it's just part of a normal leadership succession plan.

Tavares has been under fire from U.S. dealers and the United Auto Workers union after a dismal first-half financial performance when the company was caught off guard with too much high-priced inventory on dealer lots.

8. A strike at Boeing extends a new era of labor activism long in decline at US work places - Friday, September 13, 2024

Aircraft assembly workers walked off the job at at Boeing factories near Seattle and elsewhere early Friday after union members voted overwhelmingly to go on strike.

Organized labor has made itself heard over the past year and the number of actions taken by unions has soared. There were 470 work stoppages (466 strikes and 4 lockouts) involving approximately 539,000 workers last year, according to Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations. The nearly 500 work stoppages resulted in approximately 24,874,522 strike days.

9. UAW's rift with Stellantis raises fear that some US auto jobs could vanish - Friday, September 13, 2024

STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. (AP) — To Ruth Breeden, whose job is to assemble Ram trucks in this Detroit suburb, a simmering dispute between the United Auto Workers union and Stellantis isn't merely about whether her employer will reopen a distant factory in Illinois. To her, the standoff is a danger sign for all UAW workers.

10. Indians wanting their money back for undelivered Teslas shows how drastically the EV market changed - Friday, August 9, 2024

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — In April 2016, Elon Musk invited Indians to preorder the upcoming Tesla Model 3. Vishal Gondal was one of the first to sign up, paying a $1,000 deposit for a car that never arrived.

11. Biden awards $1.7 billion to boost electric vehicle manufacturing and assembly in eight states - Friday, July 12, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is awarding nearly $2 billion in grants to General Motors, Fiat Chrysler and other carmakers to help restart or expand electric vehicle manufacturing and assembly sites in eight states, including the presidential battlegrounds of Michigan, Pennsylvania and Georgia.

12. All TN counties report sub-5% unemployment - Friday, July 5, 2024

Tennessee set a record low for statewide unemployment in May when its seasonally adjusted rate dropped to 3% for the first time. The latest county unemployment data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development showed continued low county unemployment across the state.

13. Democrats put a spotlight on more than 1 million pensions saved under a 2021 law - Friday, June 21, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — As the general election nears, Democrats are keen to remind union voters in Pennsylvania that pensions for many workers have been preserved as part of a coronavirus pandemic-era aid package that keeps on giving.

14. Republicans make Biden's EV push an election-year issue as Democrats take a more nuanced approach - Friday, May 31, 2024

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Donald Trump says the Biden administration's policy to promote electric vehicles is a "radical plan" that would kill the economy in automaking states. Republican allies in the petroleum industry have spent millions on ads that say President Joe Biden's tax credit for EV buyers will cost Americans their freedom.

15. Seagull, a small, well-built Chinese EV, poses a big threat to the US auto industry - Friday, May 10, 2024

LIVONIA, Mich. (AP) — A tiny, low-priced electric car called the Seagull has American automakers and politicians trembling.

The car, launched last year by Chinese automaker BYD, sells for around $12,000 in China, but drives well and is put together with craftsmanship that rivals U.S.-made electric vehicles that cost three times as much. A shorter-range version costs under $10,000.

16. Lee, other Southern governors tell autoworkers that voting for a union will put their jobs in jeopardy - Friday, April 12, 2024

DETROIT (AP) — On the eve of a vote on union representation at Volkswagen's Tennessee factory, Gov. Bill Lee and some other southern governors are telling workers that voting for a union will put jobs in jeopardy.

17. Vietnamese automaker VinFast to start selling EVs in Thailand - Friday, March 22, 2024

BANGKOK (AP) — Vietnamese automaker VinFast announced Tuesday that it plans to sell its electric vehicles in Thailand and said it had tied up with auto dealers to open showrooms in the country.

VinFast, which only began exporting its EVs last year, faces stiff competition in Thailand from Chinese automakers like BYD. Tesla also recently entered the fray. All were displaying their latest models at the Bangkok International Motor Show.

18. Biden is coming out in opposition to plans to sell US Steel to a Japanese company - Friday, March 15, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is coming out in opposition to the planned sale of U.S. Steel to Nippon Steel of Japan, saying in a statement to be released Thursday that the U.S. needs to "maintain strong American steel companies powered by American steel workers."

19. Automaker Rivian pauses construction of its $5 billion electric truck plant in Georgia - Friday, March 8, 2024

ATLANTA (AP) — The CEO of Rivian Automotive announced Thursday that the electric truck maker is pausing construction of its $5 billion manufacturing plant in Georgia to speed production and save money.

20. Biden orders US investigation of national security risks posed by Chinese-made 'smart cars' - Friday, March 1, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Citing potential national security risks, the Biden administration says it will investigate Chinese-made "smart cars" that can gather sensitive information about Americans driving them.

21. Biden admin providing $1.5B to GlobalFoundries to make computer chips in New York, Vermont - Friday, February 16, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Monday that the government intends to provide $1.5 billion to the computer chip company GlobalFoundries to expand its domestic production in New York and Vermont.

22. GM made $10B last year despite autoworkers strike, says it will bring back plug-in hybrids to US - Friday, January 26, 2024

DETROIT (AP) — General Motors' net income rose 12% last year despite losing more than $1 billion when many of its plants were shut down by a six-week autoworkers' strike. The company also announced that it will bring back some plug-in gas-electric hybrids as electric vehicle sales growth slows.

23. Flexible underpinnings of new big Stellantis vehicles will help company navigate political changes - Friday, January 19, 2024

DETROIT (AP) — On the surface, you wouldn't think the platform beneath a new generation of automobiles has anything to do with politics and elections.

But at Stellantis, new large vehicle underpinnings announced Friday are key to the company's ability to adjust to European and U.S. government electric vehicle requirements that could change depending on this year's elections.

24. Hastings earns award for 3 Nashville projects - Friday, January 12, 2024

Hastings Architecture, which has been named one of the top three firms in the country by Architect Magazine, has once again received national honors for Nashville-area projects.

Peabody Plaza, Christ Presbyterian Academy’s Fine Arts Center and Virgin Hotels Nashville all received 2023 American Architecture Awards – the nation’s longest-running and most comprehensive architecture honors. The awards are presented by The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design along with The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies and honor the nation’s best new buildings, landscape architecture and urban planning projects.

25. Vietnam's VinFast to build a $2B EV plant in India as part of its global expansion - Friday, January 5, 2024

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnamese automaker VinFast says it plans to spend up to $2 billion to build an electric vehicle factory in India, the world's third-largest auto market by sales.

The factory in southern India's Tamil Nadu state will be the company's first foray into India and follows VinFast's launch of sales in the United States and other major markets.

26. Kia EV9, Toyota Prius and Ford Super Duty pickup win 2024 North American SUV, car and truck awards - Friday, January 5, 2024

PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — The Kia EV9 large electric SUV won the 2024 North American Utility of the Year award, while the Toyota Prius hybrid took the top car honors, and Ford's Super Duty pickup won the truck award.

27. US new vehicle sales rise 12% as buyers shake off high prices, interest rates, and auto strikes - Friday, January 5, 2024

DETROIT (AP) — Undeterred by high prices, rising interest rates, autoworker strikes and a computer-chip shortage that slowed assembly lines, American consumers still bought 15.6 million new vehicles last year, 12% more than in 2022, the biggest increase in more than a decade.

28. The year in clean energy: Wind, solar and batteries grow despite economic challenges - Friday, December 22, 2023

Led by new solar power, the world added renewable energy at breakneck speed in 2023, a trend that if amplified will help Earth turn away from fossil fuels and prevent severe warming and its effects.

29. From AI and inflation to Elon Musk and Taylor Swift, the business stories that dominated 2023 - Friday, December 15, 2023

The tide turned against inflation. Artificial intelligence went mainstream — for good or ill. Labor unions capitalized on their growing might to win more generous pay and benefits.

Elon Musk renamed and rebranded the social media platform Twitter, removed guardrails against phony or obscene posts and ranted profanely when advertisers fled in droves.

30. White House backs industry effort to standardize Tesla's EV charging plugs - Friday, December 15, 2023

The White House is lending its support to an auto industry effort to standardize Tesla's electric vehicle charging plugs for all EVs in the United States, part of a broad effort to stimulate their sales to help combat climate change.

31. UAW chief, having won concessions from strikes, aims to expand membership to nonunion automakers - Friday, November 17, 2023

DETROIT (AP) — Entering contract talks with Detroit's three automakers, Shawn Fain set lofty expectations for what he could gain for his union members — and delivered on many of them. He secured significant pay raises, improved benefits, the right to strike over plant closures and a raft of other concessions.

32. Kids’ antibodies potent against COVID-19: study - Friday, November 10, 2023

Children are an underutilized source of potential antibody therapies to counteract the “ever-evolving” COVID-19 pandemic, according to researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

33. Auto strike settlements will raise costs for Detroit's Big 3. Will they be able to raise prices? - Friday, October 27, 2023

DETROIT (AP) — From generous pay and benefits to stronger job security, the United Auto Workers union won significant concessions in tentative settlements that have ended their strikes against Detroit's three automakers.

34. Autoworkers are the latest to spotlight the power of US labor. What is the state of unions today? - Friday, October 27, 2023

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. labor unions are once again flexing their muscles in the national spotlight.

The United Auto Workers' tentative agreements with Detroit's Big Three automakers could end the union's six-week strike. Gridlock persists in Hollywood between actors and major studios, while hospitality workers in Las Vegas, Detroit, Southern California and beyond are fighting for better pay and protections.

35. Autoworkers are the latest to spotlight the power of US labor. What is the state of unions today? - Friday, October 27, 2023

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. labor unions are once again flexing the muscles in the national spotlight.

The United Auto Workers' tentative agreements with Detroit's Big Three automakers could end the union's six-week strike. Gridlock persists in Hollywood between actors and major studios, while hospitality workers in Las Vegas, Detroit, Southern California and beyond are fighting for better pay and protections.

36. GM reaches tentative agreement with UAW, potentially ending six-week strike - Friday, October 27, 2023

DETROIT (AP) — Facing the loss of another $200 million this week to a lengthy strike, General Motors CEO Mary Barra wrapped up her weekend by going to the United Auto Workers' Detroit headquarters intent on getting a new contract.

37. Vietnam's Vinfast committed to selling EVs to US despite challenges, intense competition - Friday, October 20, 2023

HAIPHONG, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnamese automaker Vinfast plunged right into the crowded and hypercompetitive U.S. auto market, gambling that if it can sell its electric vehicles to finicky Americans, it can succeed anywhere.

38. Toyota will join Tesla's electric vehicle charging network, adopt Tesla connector in future EVs - Friday, October 20, 2023

DETROIT (AP) — Owners of Toyota and Lexus electric vehicles in North America will be able to charge on Tesla's network starting in 2025, and the Japanese automaker also will start using Tesla's EV connector.

39. Ford Executive Chair Bill Ford calls on autoworkers to end strike, says company's future is at stake - Friday, October 13, 2023

DETROIT (AP) — Ford Motor Co. Executive Chairman Bill Ford called on autoworkers to come together to end a monthlong strike that he says could cost the company the ability to invest in the future.

40. Thousands of US workers are on strike. Here's a rundown of major work stoppages - Friday, October 6, 2023

NEW YORK (AP) — It's been a big year for labor organizing in the U.S. And from auto production lines to Hollywood, all eyes are on strikes taking the world of work by storm.

The boiling point we're seeing today comes amid soaring costs of living and rising inequality, including growing pay gaps between workers and top executives. Now, thousands of workers who were asked to make sacrifices during the pandemic even as corporate profits soared are asking for better pay and protections — and walking off the job if progress isn't made in heated contract negotiations.

41. Biden urges striking auto workers to "stick with it" in picket line visit unparalleled in history - Friday, September 22, 2023

VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — President Joe Biden grabbed a bullhorn on the picket line Tuesday and urged striking auto workers to "stick with it" in an unparalleled show of support for organized labor by a modern president.

42. UAW threatens expanded strikes if there is no progress on contract with automakers by noon Friday - Friday, September 15, 2023

The leader of the United Auto Workers said that a limited strike targeting plants in Missouri, Michigan and Ohio may be expanded if "serious progress" toward an new contract agreement isn't made by Friday at noon.

43. Biden sending aides to Detroit to address autoworkers strike, says 'record profits' should be shared - Friday, September 15, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday dispatched two of his top aides to Detroit to help resolve the strike by unionized autoworkers, expressing sympathy for the union by suggesting that the Big 3 automakers should share their "record profits."

44. Auto workers strike would test Biden's assertion he's the 'most pro-union president in US history' - Friday, September 8, 2023

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The prospect of an auto workers strike could test Joe Biden's treasured assertion that he's the most pro-union president in U.S. history.

The United Auto Workers is threatening to strike against the nation's big three automakers, General Motors, Ford and Stellantis, if tentative contact agreements aren't reached by 11:59 p.m. on Thursday. That could reshape the political landscape in the battleground state of Michigan and potentially unleash economic shockwaves nationwide.

45. As worker actions continue nationwide, White House highlights how administration is helping unions - Friday, August 25, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — As worker actions continue from Hollywood to Detroit, and new labor unions crop up at firms like Starbucks and Amazon, the White House on Monday was highlighting its effort to bolster worker organizing throughout the U.S.

46. Tesla the winner in battle for EV plug standard - Friday, August 25, 2023

You’re probably familiar with previous technology format wars, whether it be VHS versus Betamax or Blu-ray versus HD DVD. Now another has quickly brewed in the way people plug in and charge their electric vehicles.

47. Biden says auto workers need 'good jobs that can support a family' in union talks with carmakers - Friday, August 11, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is asking major U.S. automakers and their workers' union to reach an agreement that takes "every possible step to avoid painful plant closings" as the sector transitions to electric vehicles.

48. Congress urged to revive long-stalled debate about regulating self-driving vehicles - Friday, July 28, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Advocates for the self-driving vehicle industry on Wednesday warned that years of regulatory inaction is putting American manufacturers at a competitive disadvantage and urged Congress to expand their ability to test and eventually sell autonomous cars and trucks.

49. Stellantis CEO dangles a potential factory relaunch as autoworkers say a strike is possible - Friday, July 21, 2023

MILAN (AP) — Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares on Wednesday dangled a potential relaunch of a shuttered Illinois factory if it can be made more competitive as the United Auto Workers Union says a strike is possible.

50. Chip maker Foxconn exits a semiconductor joint venture with Indian mining company Vedanta - Friday, July 7, 2023

NEW DELHI (AP) — Electronics giant Foxconn backed out of a $19.5 billion semiconductor joint venture with Indian mining conglomerate Vedanta Ltd. due to "external issues unrelated to the project," it says, in a potential setback for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitions to build a chipmaking industry.

51. Truck makers pledge to comply with new California rules phasing out gas-powered vehicles - Friday, July 7, 2023

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Some of the nation's largest truck makers on Thursday pledged to stop selling new gas-powered vehicles in California by the middle of the next decade, part of an agreement with state regulators aimed at preventing lawsuits that threatened to delay or block the state's emission standards.

52. FIA wonders how it can deny General Motors a spot on Formula One grid, president tells AP - Friday, June 30, 2023

The FIA has received "more than five" expressions of interest from teams interested in joining Formula One, the president of the governing body told The Associated Press on Wednesday, with a decision on expansion expected by the end of the month.

53. North American trade pact on 3rd anniversary: Optimism is rising for US, Mexican workers - Friday, June 30, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — To President Donald Trump, America's trade relationship with Mexico was intolerable. He seethed over the U.S. trade deficit and the shuttered factories in America's heartland. "No longer,'' he vowed six years ago, "are we going to allow other countries to break the rules, to steal our jobs and drain our wealth."

54. Threatened by shortages, electric car makers race for supplies of lithium for batteries - Friday, June 23, 2023

BEIJING (AP) — Threatened by possible shortages of lithium for electric car batteries, automakers are racing to lock in supplies of the once-obscure "white gold" in a politically and environmentally fraught competition from China to Nevada to Chile.

55. Tesla's EV plug is closer to becoming the industry standard - Friday, June 23, 2023

DETROIT (AP) — A key U.S. automotive industry organization says it will set performance standards for Tesla's electric vehicle charging cords in another move toward using the Tesla plug on all EVs.

56. US safety agency to require automatic emergency braking on heavy trucks, buses - Friday, June 23, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government will require heavy trucks and buses to include automatic emergency braking equipment within five years, the federal traffic safety agency said Thursday, estimating it will prevent nearly 20,000 crashes save at least 155 lives a year.

57. Rivian to join Tesla charging network as automakers consider company's plug - Friday, June 16, 2023

DETROIT (AP) — Electric vehicle maker Rivian says it will follow General Motors and Ford and join Tesla's charging network next year.

The startup truck, SUV and delivery van maker says Tuesday that like GM and Ford, it will include ports with Tesla's connector on future Rivian vehicles starting in 2025. It also will offer an adapter for owners of current Rivian EVs.

58. GM, Ford embracing Tesla's EV charging technology; here's what it means for consumers - Friday, June 9, 2023

DETROIT (AP) — Starting next year, owners of electric vehicles made by General Motors and Ford will be able to charge their EVs at many of Tesla's charging stations, the largest such network in the country.

59. Going green: Nel Hydrogen to build in Michigan, work with GM - Friday, April 28, 2023

The green hydrogen company Nel announced plans Wednesday to build a massive new plant in Michigan as it works with General Motors to drive down the cost of hydrogen.

The Norwegian company makes devices that take water and split it into hydrogen and oxygen, known as electrolyzers, as well as fueling stations. CEO Håkon Volldal said the company will make electrolyzers in the Detroit area to supply up to 4 gigawatts' worth of hydrogen each year, making it among the largest such factories in the world.

60. GM, Samsung plan new EV battery cell factory in US - Friday, April 21, 2023

DETROIT (AP) — General Motors and South Korea's Samsung SDI plan to invest more than $3 billion in a new electric vehicle battery cell plant in the United States, the companies said Tuesday.

They did not announce the intended location of the new factory, which is expected to begin operations in 2026, GM and Samsung SDI said in a statement. GM and Samsung SDI plan to jointly operate the factory, which is expected to make nickel-rich prismatic and cylindrical cells. The companies said it was expected to create thousands of jobs.

61. Lee signs Transportation Modernization Act - Friday, April 21, 2023

Gov. Bill Lee signed the Transportation Modernization Act, historic legislation that will create a new strategy and invest $3.3 billion to accommodate Tennessee’s record growth, address traffic congestion and meet transportation needs across rural and urban communities. The bill received bipartisan legislative support and was backed by dozens of organizations across the state.

62. Volkswagen unveils electric luxury sedan at China auto show - Friday, April 14, 2023

SHANGHAI (AP) — Volkswagen unveiled an electric luxury sedan that promises a 700-kilometer (435-mile) battery range as global and Chinese automakers displayed their latest SUVs, sedans and muscle cars Tuesday at the world's biggest auto show.

63. See the EVs eligible for tax credits - and why most aren't - Friday, April 14, 2023

DETROIT (AP) — Ten electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles will be eligible for a $7,500 U.S. tax credit, while another seven could get $3,750 under new federal rules that go into effect on Tuesday.

But under the Treasury Department rules and other provisions of last year's Inflation Reduction Act, most of the more than 60 electric or plug-in hybrids on sale in the U.S. won't get any tax credits.

64. Many electric vehicles to lose big tax credit with new rules - Friday, March 31, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer new electric vehicles will qualify for a full $7,500 federal tax credit later this year, and many will get only half that, under rules proposed Friday by the U.S. Treasury Department.

65. GM to stop making the Camaro but a successor may be in works - Friday, March 17, 2023

DETROIT (AP) — The Chevrolet Camaro, for decades the dream car of many teenage American males, is going out of production.

General Motors, which sells the brawny muscle car, said Wednesday it will stop making the current generation early next year.

66. Dozens of workers reject union at Smyrna Nissan plant - Friday, March 17, 2023

NASHVILLE (AP) — Several dozen workers among thousands at a Nissan factory in Tennessee voted not to unionize Thursday, another loss in tough territory for organized labor at a foreign-owned auto assembly plant in the traditionally anti-union South.

67. Dozens at big Nissan's Smyrna plant will vote on own union - Friday, March 17, 2023

NASHVILLE (AP) — Several dozen workers among thousands at a Nissan factory in Tennessee will hold a long-delayed vote on whether to unionize Thursday. Those leading the drive hope for an elusive win at a foreign-owned auto assembly plant in the traditionally anti-union South.

68. South Carolina offers $1.3B to new Scout electric SUV maker - Friday, March 3, 2023

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's governor said Monday he is going to ask lawmakers to approve nearly $1.3 billion to bring to the state a new electric vehicle plant by a Volkswagen Group-backed group trying to revive a brand that was a 1960s forerunner to today's SUVs.

69. White House: Tesla to make some EV chargers available to all - Friday, February 17, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Electric car giant Tesla will, for the first time, make some of its charging stations available to all U.S. electric vehicles by the end of next year, under a new plan announced Wednesday by the White House.

70. Mini-union vote at Nissan Tennessee plant set for March 16 - Friday, February 10, 2023

NASHVILLE (AP) — Fewer than 100 employees out of the thousands who work at Nissan's auto assembly plant in Tennessee will have the chance to vote on March 16 on whether to form a small union.

On Tuesday, the National Labor Relations Board set the secret ballot election date for about 86 tool and die technicians at Nissan's Smyrna plant. The vote on whether to be represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers will take place at the Nissan facility, which is about 25 miles (40 kilometers) outside Nashville.

71. Tennessee looms large on ‘worst bottlenecks’ list - Friday, February 17, 2023

The American Transportation Research Institute released its 12th annual list highlighting the most congested bottlenecks for trucks in America, and the state of Tennessee placed seven locations on the list, including one in the top 10.

72. White House: Tesla to make some EV chargers available to all - Friday, February 10, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Electric car giant Tesla will, for the first time, make some of its charging stations available to all U.S. electric vehicles by the end of next year, under a new plan announced Wednesday by the White House.

73. Nevada lithium mine wins ruling; green energy fights rage on - Friday, February 3, 2023

RENO, Nev. (AP) — A U.S. judge has ordered the government to revisit part of its environmental review of a lithium mine planned in Nevada, but denied opponents' efforts to block it in a ruling the developer says clears the way for construction at the nation's largest known deposit of the rare metal widely used in rechargeable batteries.

74. US board clears path for mini-union vote at big Nissan plant - Friday, February 3, 2023

NASHVILLE (AP) — Fewer than 100 employees out of the thousands who work at Nissan's auto assembly plant in Tennessee can hold a vote on whether to form a small union, the federal labor board has decided.

75. Japan's Honda outlines hydrogen power plans to go green - Friday, February 3, 2023

TOKYO (AP) — Honda is expanding the use of hydrogen to include trucks and construction equipment, electricity for buildings and even outer space, not just cars on the roads.

Honda Motor Co. plans a new fuel cell vehicle for sale next year, packed with a fuel cell stack developed with General Motors Co. of the U.S., its general manager, Testsuya Hasebe, told reporters Thursday.

76. Electric vehicles win truck, utility of the year awards - Friday, January 13, 2023

PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — Electric vehicles took two of three categories for the first time in this year's North American Car, Truck and Utility of the Year awards.

Ford's F-150 Lightning electric pickup won the truck category, while Kia's EV6 battery-powered EV was named the top SUV. The Integra, a small sedan from Honda's Acura performance brand, won car of the year.

77. EXPLAINER: 2023 tax credits for EVs will boost their appeal - Friday, December 30, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — Starting Jan. 1, many Americans will qualify for a tax credit of up to $7,500 for buying an electric vehicle. The credit, part of changes enacted in the Inflation Reduction Act, is designed to spur EV sales and reduce greenhouse emissions.

78. EXPLAINER: 2023 tax credits for EVs will boost their appeal - Friday, December 23, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — Starting Jan. 1, many Americans will qualify for a tax credit of up to $7,500 for buying an electric vehicle. The credit, part of changes enacted in the Inflation Reduction Act, is designed to spur EV sales and reduce greenhouse emissions.

79. Rule delay makes big EV tax credit possible early next year - Friday, December 16, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — People who want to buy an electric vehicle could get a bigger-than-expected tax credit come Jan. 1 because of a delay by the Treasury Department in drawing up rules for the tax breaks.

80. Racers, mechanics, tinkerers converting classic cars to EVs - Friday, December 16, 2022

DENVER (AP) — When Kevin Erickson fires up his 1972 Plymouth Satellite, a faint hum replaces what is normally the sound of pistons pumping, gas coursing through the carburetor and the low thrum of the exhaust.

81. US opens probe of Cruise robotaxi braking, clogging traffic - Friday, December 16, 2022

DETROIT (AP) — U.S. safety regulators are investigating reports that autonomous robotaxis run by General Motors' Cruise LLC can stop too quickly or unexpectedly quit moving, potentially stranding passengers.

82. Workers at GM joint venture battery plant vote to join UAW - Friday, December 9, 2022

DETROIT (AP) — Workers at a General Motors joint venture electric vehicle battery factory in Ohio have voted to join the United Auto Workers union.

About 900 workers at the new plant near Warren, Ohio, are the first to decide on union representation at a battery plant. The National Labor Relations Board said Friday that workers voted 710 to 16 for the UAW, a decision that is crucial to the future of the 372,000-member union.

83. Lee mulls toll lanes, electric car fee hike - Friday, December 9, 2022

Gov. Bill Lee is considering allowing express toll lanes on highways and tripling a fee for electric car owners as he targets his first big push after winning reelection – paying for tens of billions of dollars in roadway projects.

84. Ultium Cells investing $275M to expand Spring Hill battery cell plant - Friday, December 2, 2022

Ultium Cells LLC, a joint venture of LG Energy Solution and General Motors, will expand its Spring Hill battery cell manufacturing operations.

85. Charged-up trucking: Ford Lightning vs Rivian R1T - Friday, November 4, 2022

Tesla, the first high-volume EV maker, was early to promise a zero-emission pickup, but it was Rivian, an American startup, that delivered the first mass-production EV truck. With impressive range, dazzling performance and innovative features, the R1T has attracted both conventional truck shoppers and early adopters.

86. Musk emerging as Twitter's chief moderator ahead of midterms - Friday, October 28, 2022

NEW YORK (AP) — Days after taking over Twitter and a week before the U.S. midterm elections, billionaire Elon Musk has positioned himself as moderator-in-chief of one of the most important social media platforms in American politics.

87. GOP seizes on voter hesitancy to attack EVs as costly to US - Friday, October 28, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — Heading into next week's midterm elections, many Republican candidates are seeking to capitalize on voters' concerns about inflation by vilifying a key component of President Joe Biden's climate agenda: electric vehicles.

88. Honda, LG to build $3.5B battery plant, hire 2,200 in Ohio - Friday, October 7, 2022

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Honda says it will build a $3.5 billion joint-venture battery factory in rural southern Ohio and hire 2,200 people to staff it as the company starts to turn the state into its North American electric vehicle hub.

89. 'Car guy' Biden touts electric vehicles at Detroit auto show - Friday, September 9, 2022

DETROIT (AP) — President Joe Biden, a "car guy" with his own vintage Corvette, showcased his administration's efforts to promote electric vehicles during a visit Wednesday to the Detroit auto show.

90. US inflation still stubbornly high despite August slowdown - Friday, September 9, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lower gas costs slowed U.S. inflation for a second straight month in August, but most other prices across the economy kept rising — evidence that inflation remains a heavy burden for American households.

91. Cheaper electric vehicles coming despite high battery costs - Friday, September 9, 2022

WARREN, Mich. (AP) — Even though battery costs are rising, auto companies are rolling out more affordable electric vehicles that should widen their appeal to a larger group of buyers.

The latest came Thursday from General Motors, a Chevrolet Equinox small SUV with a starting price somewhere around $30,000 and a range-per-charge of 250 miles (400 kilometers). You can get range of 300 miles (500 kilometers) if you pay more.

92. GM venture starts building battery cells at new Ohio factory - Friday, September 2, 2022

DETROIT (AP) — General Motors said Wednesday that a new electric vehicle battery plant built in Ohio has started producing cells, which could help customers get federal tax credits.

The joint-venture plant near Warren, Ohio, is focused on training as it prepares to ramp up manufacturing. A spokeswoman for the venture said it is producing cells but they are not yet being shipped. They'll go into vehicles with GM's Ultium batteries, which currently include Hummer EVs, Chevrolet Silverado EV pickups and the Cadillac Lyriq electric SUV.

93. LG, Honda to set up US joint venture to make EV batteries - Friday, August 26, 2022

TOKYO (AP) — Major South Korean battery maker LG and Japanese automaker Honda are investing $4.4 billion in a joint venture in the United States to produce batteries for Honda electric vehicles in the North American market, the two companies said Monday.

94. Buffett's firm buys more Apple, Amazon while betting on oil - Friday, August 12, 2022

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett's company bet more on high-tech darling Apple and e-commerce giant Amazon during the second quarter, while also investing billions in old-school oil producers Occidental Petroleum and Chevron.

95. Biden, Republicans spar over impact of Dems' economic plan - Friday, August 5, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats call it the "Inflation Reduction Act." Republicans say it's a "tax and spending spree." And everyone has a study they say proves it.

Recent bipartisan action in Congress on matters ranging from producing computer chips to expanding NATO isn't extending to the latest economic package from Democrats, which is generating a battle of dueling statistics and projections over whether it would help or hurt the economy.

96. Biden, Republicans spar over impact of Dems' economic plan - Friday, August 5, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats call it the "Inflation Reduction Act." Republicans say it's a "tax and spending spree." And everyone has a study they say proves it.

Recent bipartisan action in Congress on matters ranging from producing computer chips to expanding NATO isn't extending to the latest economic package from Democrats, which is generating a battle of dueling statistics and projections over whether it would help or hurt the economy.

97. Rejected by courts, retirees take last shot to save pensions - Friday, July 29, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — Dave Muffley thought he had it made when it came to a solid retirement. The Indiana man spent roughly 30 years as a salaried maintenance technician for Delphi Corp., a subsidiary of General Motors Corp., and expected to retire with a comfortable income by the time he hit 62.

98. Hyundai exec vows to improve company's safety track record - Friday, July 22, 2022

DETROIT (AP) — Clogged oil ports, electrical shorts and leaks of brake fluid are only some of the safety problems that have caused multiple fires and forced Hyundai and Kia to recall millions of vehicles in the past seven years.

99. DHS adds new actions to support child care - Friday, July 22, 2022

The Tennessee Department of Human Services announced new actions to support child care providers and parents. TDHS increased child care payment assistance reimbursement rates July 1 by 20% across all categories of care in the Child Care Certificate Program.

100. Chip shortage leaves 95K GM vehicles unfinished in storage - Friday, July 1, 2022

DETROIT (AP) — The global shortage of computer chips and other parts forced General Motors to build 95,000 vehicles without certain components during the second quarter.

The Detroit automaker said in a regulatory filing Friday that most of the incomplete vehicles were built in June, and that it expects most of them to be finished and sold to dealers before the end of the year.