Skip to content
  • Science
  • Politics
  • Justice & Health
  • Fossil Fuels
  • Clean Energy
  • ICN Local
  • Projects
  • Impact
  • About Us
Inside Climate News
Pulitzer Prize-winning, nonpartisan reporting on the biggest crisis facing our planet.
Donate
Trump 2.0: The Reckoning
Inside Climate News
Donate

Search

  • Science
  • Politics
  • Justice & Health
  • Fossil Fuels
  • Clean Energy
  • ICN Local
  • Projects
  • Impact
  • About Us
  • Newsletters
  • ICN Sunday Morning
  • Contact Us

Topics

  • A.I. & Data Centers
  • Activism
  • Arctic
  • Biodiversity & Conservation
  • Business & Finance
  • Climate Law & Liability
  • Climate Treaties
  • Denial & Misinformation
  • Environment & Health
  • Extreme Weather
  • Food & Agriculture
  • Fracking
  • Nuclear
  • Pipelines
  • Plastics
  • Public Lands
  • Regulation
  • Super-Pollutants
  • Water/Drought
  • Wildfires

Information

  • About
  • Job Openings
  • Reporting Network
  • Whistleblowers
  • Memberships
  • Ways to Give
  • Fellows & Fellowships

Publications

  • E-Books
  • Documents

auto industry

EPA Claims ‘Overwhelming Rejection’ of EVs as It Moves to Loosen Air Pollution Rules

A proposed rule would give auto manufacturers until 2029 to meet smog and particulate matter emissions standards while the agency reconsiders the requirements altogether.

By Anika Jane Beamer

Used EVs sit on a sales lot on March 30 in West Covina, Calif. Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Chevrolet Equinox EVs sit at a dealership in Southfield, Mich., on Oct. 29, 2025. Credit: Bill Pugliano/Getty Images

The First Casualty of Trump’s Climate Action Repeal: The U.S. EV Transition

By Marianne Lavelle, Dan Gearino

Vehicles move along Interstate 210 on Wednesday in Pasadena, Calif. Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images

Trump Administration Terminates Fuel Economy Standards

By Arcelia Martin

People attend the launch event for the Rivian R2 at the Rivian South Coast Theater in Laguna Beach, Calif., on March 7, 2024. Credit: Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images

What’s Ahead for the US Electric Vehicle Industry After Hitting a Massive Speed Bump?

By Dan Gearino

A Ford Mustang Mach-E charges at a shopping mall parking lot in Torrance, Calif. Credit: Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images

EV Sales Are Up in the US, But Tariffs Are a Storm Cloud for an Industry That Craves Stability

By Dan Gearino

Donald Trump speaks at Drake Enterprises, an auto parts manufacturer, during a campaign rally on Sept. 27, 2023 in Clinton Township, Mich. Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images

Trump’s ‘EV Mandate’ Message May Have Helped Him Win Michigan

By Kristoffer Tigue

Paulina Hernández takes time to learn about her new BYD King plug-in hybrid sedan from sales rep Veronica Montoya at the BYD Santa Fe showroom in Mexico City. Credit: Natasha Pizzey

Competing Visions for U.S. Auto Industry Clash in Presidential Election, With the EV Future Pressing at the Border

By Marianne Lavelle, Dan Gearino

John Bozzella, president and CEO of the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, speaks at the roll-out of the Biden administration's vehicle pollution standards in March in Washington, D.C. Credit: EPA

Electric Vehicles Strain the Automaker-Big Oil Alliance

By Marianne Lavelle

ICN reporter Dan Gearino believes the Chevrolet Equinox “is a real opportunity for GM.” Credit: Josh Lefkowitz/Getty Images

The Only Question About Sales Growth for Electric Vehicles in 2024 Is, How Big? 

Interview by Jenni Doering, Living on Earth

Porsche plans to use CO2-reduced steel in its sports cars from 2026. Credit: Courtesy of Porsche AG

The Race Is On to Make Low-Emissions Steel. Meet One of the Companies Vying for the Lead.

By Dan Gearino

Newsletters

We deliver climate news to your inbox like nobody else. Every day or once a week, our original stories and digest of the web's top headlines deliver the full story, for free.

Keep Environmental Journalism Alive

ICN provides award-winning climate coverage free of charge and advertising. We rely on donations from readers like you to keep going.

Donate Now
Inside Climate News
  • Science
  • Politics
  • Justice & Health
  • Fossil Fuels
  • Clean Energy
  • Home
  • About
  • Contact Us
  • Whistleblowers
  • Privacy Policy
  • Charity Navigator
Inside Climate News uses cookies. By continuing to use this site, you accept this policy. Learn More