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Buyers find themselves facing sticker shock at the same time they are already frustrated by the lingering effects of high inflation.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy this week decreed that electric vehicle chargers must now be fully American-made — a difficult requirement that is certain to delay them.

Ford said it will no longer make the F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck, instead opting for an extended range version of the vehicle.

The states and the District of Columbia are suing the Trump administration for what they say is the unlawful withholding of over $2 billion in funding for two electric vehicle charging programs.

The EPA's plan this week to relax rules aimed at cleaning up auto tailpipe emissions is the latest Trump administration move to undo incentives for automakers to go electric.

Congress has voted to kill a Biden-era rule requiring rubber tire makers to clean up planet-warming emissions from their manufacturing processes in the U.S.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy rescinded memos that he said called on state agencies to factor a “social justice and environmental agenda” into infrastructure project decisions.

President Donald Trump’s reprieve for U.S. automakers from tariffs isn’t likely to allow enough time for those companies to make the changes necessary to minimize the damage from a trade war.

DETROIT — Hours after being sworn in as the new Secretary of Transportation, Sean Duffy took aim at the main way the federal government regulates miles per gallon for cars and pickup trucks.

DETROIT — There is optimism about the EV industry's future in Michigan, a state retooling from America’s most recognizable auto hub to its No. 1 destination for electric vehicle investment.