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Jeep Will Offer Six Different Electrified Powertrain Options: From Mild Hybrid to EV

Jeep Will Offer Six Different Electrified Powertrain Options: From Mild Hybrid to EV

Jeep launched its first all-electric model, the Wagoneer S, this week and has more coming. But the brand wants to give buyers “freedom of choice” and, rather than go 100% EV, officials told Headlight.News they’ll soon offer six different electrified powertrain...

Drivers in California May Soon Pay By the Mile

Drivers in California May Soon Pay By the Mile

States have long relied on gas taxes to cover the cost of building and maintaining their highway infrastructure. That approach falls apart as more and more EVs take to the road. California is exploring another option: tracking the mileage motorists log and charging them according to how far they drive. That could help prevent a gas tax shortfall of more than $4 billion over the next decade.

UAW Dealt Crushing Defeat in Alabama, Workers Reject Union

UAW Dealt Crushing Defeat in Alabama, Workers Reject Union

The United Auto Workers lost its bid to bring workers at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Vance, Alabama into the union. The setback comes just weeks after an overwhelming victory at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga and raises questions about what the UAW might do next, its drive to organize foreign-owned transplants a key goal of union President Shawn Fain.

Musk’s Antics Could Cost Him $56 Billion Pay Package

Musk’s Antics Could Cost Him $56 Billion Pay Package

Elon Musk’s increasingly mercurial behavior is having a substantial impact on the Texas-based EV maker. But it may also have a serious impact on the Tesla CEO himself as shareholder resistance grows to the $50 billion pay package the automaker wants to give Musk. A key investor, and former Musk “fanboy,” voting no.

Mercedes Workers Next to Vote on UAW – But “Alabama is Not Michigan”

Mercedes Workers Next to Vote on UAW – But “Alabama is Not Michigan”

After winning a historic vote at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga last month, the United Auto Workers Union takes aim at a repeat victory as workers at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Tuscaloosa cast their ballots. But the UAW faces strong local opposition from, among others, Gov. Kay Ivey who declared “Alabama is not Michigan,” as she signed a bill to discourage future union efforts.

Subaru Plans 8 EVs by 2028 – 4 From Partnership with Toyota

Subaru Plans 8 EVs by 2028 – 4 From Partnership with Toyota

Subaru’s only EV, the Solterra, is a product of a joint venture with Toyota – and the Japanese automaker plans to take the same approach with its next three battery-electric vehicles, all due out by 2026. Then it plans to bring out four more, developed in-house, by 2028, its CEO said Monday.

Trump Vows to Reverse Biden EV, Auto Emissions Rules – for $1 Billion

Trump Vows to Reverse Biden EV, Auto Emissions Rules – for $1 Billion

President Donald Trump outlined a series of changes he’ll make to the Biden administration’s policies on EVs and other environmental rules if he wins reelection next November. But the changes he promised during a meeting with oil industry CEOs carries a $1 billion quid pro quo in campaign funds.