Reuters is reporting that there is sometimes no way to repair or assess even slightly damaged battery packs in electric vehicles after accidents. This is forcing insurance companies to write off cars with few miles – leading to higher premiums and [...]

A report from Bloomberg predicts the race for ingredients to make green diesel and sustainable jet fuel is bringing Canada’s namesake crop into the American Deep South. Chevron Corp. is teaming up with grains handler Bunge Ltd. and seed company Corteva [...]

Reps. Bob Latta (R-OH), John Joyce (R-PA), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), and Jay Obernolte (R-CA) introduced legislation – the Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act – to protect Americans’ freedom of choice when purchasing vehicles.  The legislation would reject California’s request for [...]

From ABC News: Drivers finding that charging on the go is neither easy or fast. YouTube personality Steve Hammes leased a Hyundai Kona Electric sport utility vehicle for his 17-year-old daughter Maddie for three reasons: it was affordable, practical and allowed Maddie to [...]

Automakers face global challenges obtaining battery materials, including China’s stranglehold on the industry and mining in Africa. Will they have everything they need to ramp up electric car production — and at what cost to the economy and the environment? Read [...]

From the WSJ: Faith Bottum writes of a few reasons to commend a stick shift (“The Dying Art of Driving a Stick Shift,” op-ed, March 28), such as lower cost and less theft, largely because there are few people left in North [...]