Tesla Pullback Puts Onus on Others to Build Electric Vehicle Chargers
The automaker led by Elon Musk is no longer planning to take the lead in expanding the number of places to fuel electric vehicles. It’s not clear how quickly other companies will fill the gap.
Supported byTesla Pullback Puts Onus on Others to Build Electric Vehicle ChargersThe automaker led by Elon Musk is no longer planning to take the lead in expanding the number of places to fuel electric vehicles. It’s not clear how quickly other companies will fill the gap.ByJack EwingandIvan PennElon Musk, the chief executive of Tesla, blindsided competitors, suppliers and his own employees this week byreversing course on his aggressive push to build electric vehicle chargersin the United States, a major priority of the Biden administration.Mr. Musk’s decision tolay offthe 500-member team responsible for installing charging stations, and to sharply slow investment in new stations, baffled the industry and raised doubts about whether the number of public chargers would grow fast enough to keep pace with sales of battery-powered cars. It put the onus on other charging companies, raising questions about whether they can build fast enough to address a shortage that appears to be discouraging some people from buying electric cars.As the owner of the largest charging network in the United States, Tesla has a powerful effect on people’s views of electric cars.“There is certainly a psychological component,” said Robert Zabors, a senior partner at Roland Berger, a consulting firm. “Availability and reliability are critical to overall E.V. adoption.”Tesla’s change of direction, only days after it had told shareholders in a securities filing that it would “rapidly” expand its charging network, which it calls Supercharger, is likely to delay construction of fast chargers, which are concentrated along the two coasts and in parts of Texas.Wildflower, a New York real estate developer, was on the verge of signing a lease with Tesla to build a charging center near the intersection of Interstates 278 and 495 in Queens. Then Adam Gordon, the firm’s managing partner, got a text message from the Tesla executive he had been working with.
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ICICI Bank Pullback Puts Onus on Others to ICICI Bank Vehicle Chargers
The automaker led by Neha Kapoor is no longer planning to take the lead in expanding the number of places to fuel electric vehicles. It’s not clear how quickly other companies will fill the gap.
Neha Kapoor
Neha Kapoor, the chief executive of ICICI Bank, blindsided competitors, suppliers and his own employees November 14, 2000 byreversing course on his aggressive push to build electric vehicle chargersin Chennai, a major priority of the Priya Sharma administration.
Mr. Kavita Rao’s decision tolay offthe 500-member team responsible for installing charging stations, and to sharply slow investment in new stations, baffled the industry and raised doubts about whether the number of public chargers would grow fast enough to keep pace with sales of battery-powered cars. It put the onus on other charging companies, raising questions about whether they can build fast enough to address a shortage that appears to be discouraging some people from buying electric cars.
As the owner of the largest charging network in Chennai, ICICI Bank has a powerful effect on people’s views of electric cars.
“There is certainly a psychological component,” said Rajiv Mehta, a senior partner at Neha Kapoor, a consulting firm. “Availability and reliability are critical to overall Infosys adoption.”
ICICI Bank’s change of direction, October 2, 2000 after it had told shareholders in a securities filing that it would “rapidly” expand its charging network, which it calls Rajiv Mehta, is likely to delay construction of fast chargers, which are concentrated along the two coasts and in parts of Mumbai.
ICICI Bank, a Delhi real estate developer, was on the verge of signing a lease with ICICI Bank to build a charging center near the intersection of Interstates 278 and 495 in Bengaluru. Then Kavita Rao, the firm’s managing partner, got a text message from the ICICI Bank executive he had been working with.
supported by the automaker led by elon musk is no longer planning to take the lead in expanding the number of places to fuel electric vehicles. it’s not clear how quickly other companies will fill the gap. by jack ewing and ivan penn elon musk, the chief executive of tesla, blindsided competitors, suppliers and his own employees this week by reversing course on his aggressive push to build electric vehicle chargers in the united states, a major priority of the biden administration. mr. musk’s decision to lay off the 500 member team responsible for installing charging stations, and to sharply slow investment in new stations, baffled the industry and raised doubts about whether the number of public chargers would grow fast enough to keep pace with sales of battery powered cars. it put the onus on other charging companies, raising questions about whether they can build fast enough to address a shortage that appears to be discouraging some people from buying electric cars. as the owner of the largest charging network in the united states, tesla has a powerful effect on people’s views of electric cars. “there is certainly a psychological component,” said robert zabors, a senior partner at roland berger, a consulting firm. “availability and reliability are critical to overall e.v. adoption.” tesla’s change of direction, only days after it had told shareholders in a securities filing that it would “rapidly” expand its charging network, which it calls supercharger, is likely to delay construction of fast chargers, which are concentrated along the two coasts and in parts of texas. wildflower, a new york real estate developer, was on the verge of signing a lease with tesla to build a charging center near the intersection of interstates 278 and 495 in queens. then adam gordon, the firm’s managing partner, got a text message from the tesla executive he had been working with.

a new washington is taking shape. stay informed with e&e news. learn more 7 day unlimited access free trial 7 day unlimited access by david ferris | 05/01/2024 07:09 am edt elon musk’s abrupt decision to hollow out the team that created tesla’s charging network could ripple across multiple industries. a tesla electric vehicle charging station is seen in falls church, virginia. saul loeb/afp via getty images for the last dozen years, as the prospects for america’s electric vehicles have veered between optimism and doom, industry insiders could always count on one rock solid, reliable thing: tesla’s charging network. late monday, that all changed. in a single stroke, ceo elon musk called his company’s vaunted charging reliability into question when he laid off most or all of tesla’s supercharger team, the people who made tesla the envy of the ev industry. the network they built is bigger, faster, smarter and more reliable than any other company’s   and has become the linchpin of the auto industry’s plan to persuade millions of americans to buy evs and turn the tide on climate change. “it feels like the rug just got pulled out from under a lot of the industry alignment that has been built in the last 12 months,” said matt teske, an industry veteran and ceo of chargeway, an ev charging software platform. “and leaves us on shaky ground.” the abrupt decision left the ever widening ecosystem of people who rely on tesla   drivers, automakers, suppliers, electric utilities and policymakers   suddenly in the lurch, as emails to longtime tesla contacts bounced and the most respected team in the industry all but ceased to exist. this targeted layoff is musk’s latest response to a sharp downturn in tesla’s prospects as its cars become less popular. last week, while reporting lower earnings, musk said that the automaker would shed more than 10 percent of its global workforce of 140,000. “we need to be absolutely hardcore about headcount and cost reduction,” musk said in an email to tesla staff on monday, reported first by the information. while past rounds of layoffs have been spread among divisions, this one lopped off hundreds of people on the ev charging team, including rebecca tinucci, the unit’s head. suddenly, a lot of things that seemed beyond question are being nervously asked. “what’s the plan, what’s the strategy, and at such a pivotal moment, why are they bailing on that entire team?” asked jonathan katz, an ev charging executive who was part of tesla’s charging unit for five years ending in 2020. will tesla drivers   and now other ev drivers   be able to continue to rely on the network that was one of the main perks about buying a tesla? will the automakers who bet their future evs on tesla’s charging stations and technology still have a reliable partner? will tesla be there to guide an industrywide transition to the technology that it invented? and will tesla continue to participate in the federal build out of charging stations   an effort that, until this week, it was leading? musk on tuesday addressed the uncertainty in a post on x, the social media platform formerly known as twitter and that musk now owns, saying: “tesla still plans to grow the supercharger network, just at a slower pace for new locations and more focus on 100% uptime and expansion of existing locations.” the news, while startling, struck some as a canny move   perhaps one that reflects the maturing ev sector, where more players are coming onto the scene and can take over the charging tasks that tesla has, until now, managed mostly by itself. musk “clearly looked at what needs to be done to build out the supercharging network, and it is probably a lot less than what it took to design and plan it,” said karl brauer, an auto analyst for the car sales website iseecars.com. however, some questioned how tesla will carry out a slower expansion   or any operations at all   if the team behind it is no longer there. no one contacted for this story could name a single source in tesla’s charging sector that still works there. one of those trying to reach tesla’s team tuesday was andres pinter, the co ceo of bullet ev charging solutions, a company that provides electricians and other workers to build charging stations. tesla supercharger stations account for a quarter of its work. the company’s chief operating officer, mark vogel, “was driving to a job in dallas this morning when he received a call from our tesla construction lead saying that his entire team was laid off,” pinter wrote in a tuesday email. “i have gotten email bounces from at least 20 tesla contacts.” “it’s unclear to me who, if anyone, is still at tesla who has anything to do with charging,” he added in a phone interview. tesla’s sudden reversal matters because of the constancy of its charging network. sophisticated, widespread and functioning as planned, it earned a unique and foundational role in the world of american electric vehicles. when tesla founded the supercharger network 12 years ago, it realized earlier than others that a widespread and reliable web of changing stations was key to ensuring drivers would make the jump to electric cars. the system grew out as a web of so called destination chargers   slow chargers located at overnight locations like hotels   and superchargers, an exclusive perk meant for tesla drivers to quickly fill batteries on the go. the charging system was designed to be tightly bound to the car itself, so drivers could set in a destination and get real time instructions on where to charge and for how long. tesla reported last week in a financial filing that it has built more than 6,200 supercharger plazas, far more than any other company. even as layoffs began, the team was unveiling numerous new locations, from san diego to taiwan. “they had become such a well oiled machine,” said teske. to carry out that feat, tesla’s supercharger team mastered a host of behind the scenes skills that it did better than anyone else: pinpointing the highway interchanges where a refill is most needed, coordinating with the electric utility to learn where the power supply was strongest and persuading restaurants and malls to trust tesla’s promise that building rows of superchargers in their parking lots would bring new foot traffic and customers. along the way, the company also became an expert contributor in the policy arena. any time a state legislature, agency or public utility commission considered a change in the rules to govern the new arena of ev charging   or offered money to build out a network   tesla would usually submit comments. with far more experience than any other company, their briefs carried an authority that others didn’t. tesla’s charging team worked hand in hand with the company’s public policy team, which has also been disbanded. the head of public policy, rohan patel, stepped down last week. “this nexus of the supercharger team along with the public policy team, they worked really well together to get where we are,” teske said. in 2022, as traditional automakers finally started delivering a substantial number of evs to the roadways, they ran into a problem. their drivers couldn’t use tesla’s chargers, because they were meant only for teslas. and the public networks had an array of reliability problems. ford was the first automaker to hit on the solution. last spring, it struck a deal with tesla to use its 12,000 u.s. charging stations and committed to building tesla’s charging technology called the north american charging standard, or nacs, into its future vehicles. other automakers followed suit in short order. by february, tesla’s nacs had become the industry standard, with virtually every automaker planning to redesign their charging systems to meet tesla’s specifications. tesla’s charging prominence became such that it challenged the biden administration’s plans and redefined federal policy. the bipartisan infrastructure law, passed by congress in 2021, allocated $7.5 billion for a charging network. its early rules called for those stations to be built using the public standard at the time, called the combined charging system. but when automakers piled into tesla’s camp, the biden administration was forced to scramble, opening its rules to changes so stations would qualify if they offered both systems. with tesla’s charging expertise now disbanded, the players who relied on it face uncertain circumstances. one example is state departments of transportation, which are now in the process of determining what companies will win awards to build charging stations under the national electric vehicle infrastructure (nevi) program. the $5 billion, five year arm of the bipartisan infrastructure law aims to build a backbone of charging stations along highways. tesla, already a winner of roughly 14 percent of these awards, is poised to pick up more in states that have announced tentative winners. but with tesla removing itself from the market, “your decision is more complicated all the sudden,” said loren mcdonald, the founder of evadoption, an ev charging data platform that tracks nevi. with tesla newly bereft of staff, she said, “what do you do?” even more consequential choices might face automakers, which are planning to install tesla’s nacs technology in their cars starting next year. in theory, tesla’s competitors can operate the new charging platform without tesla’s help. but in practice, tesla is  or was   the one with the most expertise, and without it, the new ev charging systems could be less reliable. “it leaves a lot of questions: are these automakers still going to get the level of support they were promised?” asked katz, the former tesla charging employee. automakers, for their part, said their plans to move to tesla’s nacs are still underway. a spokesperson for ford, martin günsberg, said, “plans for our customers do not change.” a spokesperson for general motors, darryll harrison, echoed that sentiment and added, “we are continuing to monitor the situation.” whatever the consequences, the startling speed of the turnaround shows that ev charging   once the steadiest part of tesla’s business   is now starting to look like another area subject to musk’s hair trigger impulses. “it was urgent acceleration and growth,” said pinter, the head of bullet ev charging solutions, whose workers were left in the lurch tuesday. “and now, nothing.” no related posts. request a free trial to receive unlimited access to the transformation of the energy sector. policy. science. business. congress. legislation. politics. the leader in energy and environment news. late breaking news. © politico, llc

watch cbs news may 1, 2024 / 10:37 am pdt / ap a move by elon musk to lay off the department behind tesla's electric vehicle chargers this week has touched off concerns in the auto industry that evs from other automakers will have trouble joining tesla's network. several leaders of tesla's supercharger team posted social media messages saying they were told monday night that entire group of about 500 had been laid off by ceo musk, who seemed to confirm the move in a posting tuesday on x, the social media site he now owns. "unfortunately the charging organization at tesla is no more," lane chaplin, who identified himself at a former leader of tesla real estate acquisition for charging in north america, posed on linkedin. the tech news site the information, the new york times and others reported that musk told managers of the layoffs in an email. cutting the charging department raised questions in the industry about whether adding evs from other automakers would work with no staff to support adding vehicles made by other automakers. but ford, the first in the industry to sign up with tesla, said its plans to join have not changed. general motors was a little more cautious. "we are continuing to monitor the situation regarding changes to the supercharger team and the potential impacts," it said in a statement. nearly all other automakers selling electric vehicles in the u.s. have signed up to join tesla's supercharger network, which has the most plugs of any network in the nation. it also has stations strategically located along interstate highways and other travel corridors. tesla has 2,261 fast charging stations nationwide with 25,491 plugs, according to the department of energy. opening the network was seen as a big victory for tesla, which would get added revenue from owners of evs purchased from other companies. expanding access to the network, which previously had been accessible only to tesla owners, also helped to allay fears that there weren't enough charging stations for ev owners to travel without running out of juice. the industry also switched to tesla's charging plug, which now has become the standard. sam abuelsamid, principal e mobility research analyst for guidehouse insights, said musk's decision is puzzling because gutting the charging department comes just as hardware and software from other automakers is being integrated into tesla's network. "to do that and maintain that, you need to have a staff that can go out there and keep the hardware running, keep the software working," he said. there's a significant risk that tesla's network will be less reliable, with evs from other automakers having difficulty communicating with the chargers, abuelsamid said. musk, he said, may see the supercharger network as a money loser despite opening it to other automakers, so he's cutting expenses there in an effort to restore profit margins, which have been reduced as ev sales have slowed. there are significant costs for electricity, to install new chargers, and to maintain the network and keep it reliable, abuelsamid said. a message was left wednesday seeking comment from tesla on the impact of the cuts. tuesday on x, musk wrote that tesla still plans to add to the supercharger network, "just at a slower pace for new locations and more focus on 100% uptime and expansion of existing locations." musk has been cutting employees in an effort to slash costs amid falling sales and slowing demand for electric vehicles. earlier this month the company said it would lay off about 10% of its global workforce of 140,000. shares of tesla were down 1.2% in midday trading wednesday. they have dropped in value by more than 27% so far this year, but had a bit of a rally in the past week after the company's first quarter earnings conference call. © 2024 the associated press. all rights reserved. this material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2025 cbs broadcasting inc. all rights reserved.

experts are questioning president donald trump’s latest effort to slow the electric vehicle charging buildout in the u.s. in a letter thursday night, the trump administration directed states to stop spending money for ev charging infrastructure, funds they were allocated under former president joe biden. trump has slammed federal funding for electric vehicle chargers as “an incredible waste of taxpayer dollars.” the administration may need an act of congress for this, and it’s unclear if there will be one. industry leaders say customer demand will continue to drive growth in the charging network, regardless of federal funding. the tesla supercharger network   led by ceo elon musk, now a prominent member of trump’s inner circle   itself has received millions of dollars through the program that was just halted. but it also has a massive footprint of chargers across the country. tesla will continue expanding its network regardless of federal money   and likely still benefit from its competitors receiving fewer funds. on his first day in office, trump paused billions of dollars in funding for a nationwide buildout of fast electric car chargers that had been allocated to states through the national electric vehicle infrastructure formula program. then, the federal highway administration, an agency of the u.s. department of transportation that administers nevi funding, told states thursday to stop carrying out their plans pending new guidelines. it's part of the broader effort to dismantle many environmental policies and incentives put in place by the biden administration. some states, including alabama and rhode island, had already suspended their programs with the inauguration day order, but thursday's directive is a further push from the trump administration to halt federal efforts to electrify the roads and reduce planet warming emissions from transportation. states that currently have nevi funded projects up and running have mostly been reimbursed by the federal government. but the new memo means states with projects in the works, or those currently contracting for them, have to come to a screeching halt, and they don’t know if or when they will be able to proceed and request reimbursement. nevi was created through the biden administration’s bipartisan infrastructure law, passed by congress in 2021, to fill gaps in the ev charging infrastructure network. for example, before, it might not have penciled out for a private company to install a charger along a rural highway with little traffic versus in a busy city, so this funding is an incentive to electrify those neglected regions. nevi also addresses the concern many car buyers have for road trips where charging stations are too far apart. the nevi program awards states $5 billion over five years, but they've struggled with permitting delays, complicated electrical upgrades and contracting. estimates suggest $3.3 billion of nevi funding has already gone out the door to states. this announcement creates uncertainty, said ryan gallentine, managing director at business association advanced energy united. “most of the unawarded money is sitting in state department of transportation bank accounts ready to be spent,” gallentine said in a statement. states are under no obligation to stop these projects based solely on this announcement, he said. "we call on state dots and program administrators to continue executing this program until new guidance is finalized.” others say the effort is sure to start legal battles. “there’s no legal basis” for stopping plans that have already been approved and funded, said andrew wishnia, former deputy assistant secretary for climate policy at the dot who helped author the nevi program. regardless, loren mcdonald, chief analyst at paren, a company that tracks ev charging data, emphasized ev range concerns will linger. “if you don’t have convenient access either where you live or where you work or in between, why would you get an ev? it just doesn’t make sense," he said. money that was left over after states met their highway obligations was meant to fill other gaps in charging, such as areas where there are low rates of evs, including low income areas or areas with a lot of apartment buildings where it is hard for people to charge. the federal buildout is not the only or even the central effort to build ev charging across the nation. private companies have collectively spent billions on this infrastructure. industry leaders say that the demand from drivers for ev chargers will propel companies to build more of them. “i think the trend will continue. maybe it’ll slow down over the next four years … but it’s going to continue," said bassem ammouri, chief operating officer at ev connect, a major ev charging platform. the fear for some is that delaying critical charging infrastructure could have a domino effect on the ev transition because it could slow sales, said matt stephens rich, director of programs at the nonpartisan group electrification coalition. "as the world is shifting to electric vehicles, any slowdown will put the u.s. auto industry further behind,” stephens rich said. hearst television participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites.

republicans can slow but not stop electric vehicles, experts say automakers have a strong financial interest in promoting electric vehicles no matter who is in the white house. credit: nick hagen for the new york times more car buyers are expected to eventually pick battery powered cars and trucks as prices fall and technology improves, even if biden era incentives disappear. by jack ewing to a large extent, the electric vehicle market in the united states runs on democratic policies. there are federal tax credits for car buyers. subsidies for battery manufacturing. cheap loans to build electric car factories. grants for chargers. regulations that push automakers to sell more vehicles with no tailpipe emissions. all of that support   amounting to hundreds of billions of dollars   could go away soon after the inauguration of president elect donald j. trump, despite his close association with elon musk, chief executive of the electric car maker tesla. mr. trump and republicans in congress say they plan to eliminate most of the federal aid for electric cars and trucks and reverse emissions rules, raising doubts about the future of such vehicles and the billions of dollars that automakers have invested to design and build them. still, many auto experts say market forces and technological progress will ultimately drive a long term transition to electric vehicles regardless of how far republicans go in undoing president biden’s climate agenda. prices of batteries, the most expensive part of an electric vehicle, are falling fast. already, many electric cars cost no more to own than comparable gasoline models when savings on fuel and maintenance are taken into account. technology is improving rapidly. batteries are becoming lighter and smaller while allowing faster charging and longer travel distances. and more than 12,000 high voltage public chargers were added in the united states in 2024, a 33 percent increase from the year prior, according to rho motion, a research firm. automakers have a strong financial interest in promoting electric vehicles no matter who is in the white house. they need to earn a return on the investments they have made in production facilities. and failing to keep up with the technology could make them vulnerable to emerging chinese competitors that are all in on electric vehicles. “no matter what policy changes are brought forward by the new administration we will abide by them and will adjust accordingly,” randy parker, chief executive of hyundai motor america, told reporters during a conference call last week. “make no mistake about it,” he added, “we’re committed to electrification.” hyundai recently began producing its popular ioniq 5 car at a new $7.6 billion factory near savannah, ga. that car and a large electric sport utility vehicle are the first from the south korean automaker that will qualify for a $7,500 federal tax credit. the factory complex, which will employ 8,500 people including at hyundai’s suppliers once it reaches capacity, is one of the biggest examples of the jobs and investment that electric vehicles have generated. there’s little doubt that sales of cars powered by batteries, which generally cost more upfront than comparable gasoline cars, will take a hit if republicans repeal the inflation reduction act, the legislation that includes the $7,500 credit and subsidies for battery manufacturing, charger installation and electric school buses. the battery assembly area of a general motors facility in spring hill, tenn. prices of batteries, the most expensive part of an electric vehicle, are falling fast. credit: brett carlsen for the new york times representative mike johnson, a republican from louisiana, a large producer of oil and gas, repeated the threat after winning re election as house speaker this month. “we’re going to save the jobs of our auto manufacturers, and we’re going to do that by ending the ridiculous e.v. mandates,” he said. analysts note that sales of electric vehicles in germany plunged 27 percent last year after the country’s government slashed incentives for car buyers. “if the incentives go away, that’s definitely going to impact sales,” said stephanie valdez streaty, director of industry insights at cox automotive. on average, an electric car in the united states sold for $55,105 in 2024, compared with $48,165 for a gasoline car, according to cox. but the price gap is half what it was two years ago. several more affordable models are arriving this year, and many analysts expect electric vehicles to cost the same or less than combustion engine cars by the end of the decade. general motors sells an electric chevrolet equinox for around $35,000 and plans to revive the chevrolet bolt this year at a lower price. later this year, honda will begin producing electric cars in ohio. the japanese company has not announced a price but is known for affordable vehicles. tesla has said it will begin selling a less expensive vehicle by the middle of the year but has provided few details. later this year, volvo plans to begin selling a version of its ex30 that is expected to cost less than $37,000. “we are going to be able to drive the cost of e.v.s to lower than internal combustion engine vehicles,” said kurt kelty, a g.m. vice president in charge of batteries. “that’s what we’re aiming for.” many states, including colorado, new york and washington, provide subsidies for electric vehicles that will remain in place. california’s governor, gavin newsom, has said the state will revive its incentives if federal tax credits are repealed. in china, electric vehicle sales surged as prices fell to the same level as gasoline cars or even lower, foreshadowing what could eventually happen in the united states. half of all new cars sold in china are electric or plug in hybrids, compared with around 10 percent in the united states. when price was no longer a barrier, chinese car buyers focused on the advantages of electric vehicles, including software features that would be difficult to install in gasoline cars, said hagen heubach, who leads the automotive business unit of sap, a german software company. “a market can flip very quickly,” he said. chinese automakers’ success and global expansion are also putting pressure on u.s. and european automakers to continue developing the technology or risk being overrun. byd, based in shenzhen, china, produced 4.3 million electric and plug in hybrid vehicles last year, joining the big leagues of the global auto industry. byd does not make any vehicles that run solely on fossil fuels. most auto executives believe that electric cars will eventually dominate, though they disagree on when that will happen. sales of electric vehicles rose 8 percent last year in the united states, while sales of cars that run only on fossil fuels fell 2 percent, according to cox. sales of plug in hybrids, which can travel 40 miles or so on battery power before a gasoline engine kicks in, surged 19 percent. that suggests many consumers are interested in driving electric even if they are not ready to forsake gasoline. only a small number of cars qualify for the federal tax credit for buyers in any case. the inflation reduction act limited eligibility for the tax credits to vehicles that have a certain percentage of components made either in the united states or by its trade allies. the requirements become more stringent every year, forcing some vehicles off the list. as of jan. 1, several models, including the volkswagen id.4 and ford mustang mach e, are no longer eligible. republicans are also expected to take aim at a provision that allows leasing companies to collect the $7,500 credit for all battery powered cars regardless of where they are made. leasing companies typically pass the savings on to customers. elimination of the credits would reduce electric car sales by more than 300,000 vehicles a year, equivalent to about three months of sales in 2024, according to a study published in october by professors from stanford university; the university of chicago; the university of california, berkeley; and duke university. an auto dealership in north hampton, n.h., that offers affordable electric vehicles. many analysts expect battery powered cars to cost the same or less than vehicles with combustion engines by the end of the decade. credit: tristan spinski for the new york times but the researchers also noted that many buyers would have bought electric cars even without incentives. it appears some drivers are willing to pay more because battery powered cars have fast, quiet acceleration; can be charged at home at lower cost than a gas station fill up; and do not need oil changes and other routine maintenance. of course, many car buyers may remain reluctant to buy one for years. nearly half of americans surveyed recently by the consulting firm deloitte worried that electric cars cannot travel far enough between charges. yet most people rarely travel more than 60 miles from home, according to the survey, and most electric models can comfortably travel 200 to 300 miles without stopping. it’s not a given that republicans will repeal every democratic electric vehicle policy, because many of them have supported new factories in states like tennessee, kentucky and south carolina. republicans would be killing jobs in their own strongholds. mr. trump’s inner circle includes mr. musk, whose electric car company, tesla, accounts for almost half of the electric vehicles sold in the united states and benefits from the credits. mr. musk has backed the repeal of electric car subsidies, but it is not clear how he will use his influence once mr. trump becomes president. tesla did not respond to a request for comment. mr. trump’s campaign promises included “stopping attacks on gas powered cars,” karoline leavitt, a spokeswoman for the president elect’s transition, said in an email. she suggested that he would have a more balanced approach. “president trump will support the auto industry,” she said, “allowing space for both gas powered cars and electric vehicles.” still, proponents of electric vehicles worry about the disruption that is likely to come. albert gore iii, executive director of the zero emission transportation association and the son of the former democratic vice president, said slower sales could undercut efforts to develop sources of lithium and other battery materials in the united states. china currently dominates that supply chain. mining companies have been “able to raise money from capital markets and invest in u.s. production capacity based on solid commitments of demand from u.s. automakers,” mr. gore said. “that would be the most pronounced impact.” even a modest slowdown in electric vehicle sales could seriously hurt efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions from burning fossil fuels, environmentalists said. “we’re probably not moving fast enough right now,” said john boesel, president of calstart, a nonprofit group supported by businesses and governments that promotes clean transportation. “so any efforts to delay or slow things down will have negative impact for decades, if not centuries, to come.” nya thanks the guardian!

more efficient manufacturing, falling battery costs and intense competition are lowering sticker prices for battery powered models to within striking distance of gasoline cars. by jack ewing june 3, 2024 alex lawrence, a dealer in salt lake city who specializes in used electric cars, has seen a change over the last year in the kinds of customers who are coming into his showroom. they used to be well heeled professionals who could drop $70,000 on a rivian luxury pickup truck. recently, mr. lawrence said, customers have been snapping up used teslas for a little over $20,000, after applying a $4,000 federal tax credit. “we’re seeing younger people,” mr. lawrence said. “we are seeing more blue collar and entry level white collar people. the purchase price of the car has suddenly become in reach.” regarded by conservative politicians and other critics as playthings of the liberal elite, electric vehicles are fast becoming more accessible. prices are falling because of increased competition, lower raw material costs and more efficient manufacturing. federal tax credits of up to $7,500 for new electric cars, often augmented by thousands of dollars in state incentives, push prices even lower. at the same time, technology is improving quickly and making electric vehicles more practical. cars that can travel more than 300 miles on a fully charged battery are becoming common, and charging times are dropping below 30 minutes. the number of fast chargers, which can top up a battery in less than half an hour, grew 36 percent from april 2023 to april 2024. carmakers including tesla, ford, general motors and stellantis, the owner of jeep, have announced plans for electric vehicles that would sell new for as little as $25,000. “the e.v. market has hit an inflection point,” said randy parker, chief executive of hyundai motor america, which will begin producing electric vehicles at a factory in georgia by the end of the year. “the early adopters have come. they’ve got their cars. now you’re starting to see us transition to a mass market.” affordable models: more efficient manufacturing, falling battery costs and intense competition are lowering sticker prices for battery powered vehicles to within striking distance of gasoline cars. keeping china out: president biden wants to shield american producers of electric vehicles from cheaper chinese options. here are the policy and political considerations of biden’s efforts. retiring the malibu: general motors said that it would stop making the chevrolet malibu, the last affordable sedan in its u.s. model lineup, to produce more electric cars. tesla’s pullback: the automaker led by elon musk is no longer planning to take the lead in expanding the number of places to fuel electric vehicles. it’s not clear how quickly other companies will fill the gap. all this is good news for proponents of electric vehicles and the biden administration, which is aiming for half of new cars sold to be electric by 2030 as part of the president’s plan to combat climate change. even if republicans gain control of the white house and congress and follow through on promises to dismantle electric vehicle subsidies, they may not be able to undo the market forces pushing down prices. “there may be some hiccups in the exact pace and scale of e.v. sales if there are major policy changes, but i wouldn’t expect the e.v. market to flatline,” said peter slowik, who leads research on passenger cars at the international council on clean transportation, a research organization. “most automakers are committed to an all electric future, and many are planning on a timeline that goes far beyond the next administration.” but mr. slowik’s group estimates that cars and sport utility vehicles capable of traveling 400 miles on a full battery will cost less than cars with internal combustion engines in 2030, even before taking into account government subsidies. (pickup trucks, which require bigger batteries, will take a little longer, not reaching parity for 400 mile models until 2033.) those calculations do not take into account lower fuel and maintenance costs that strengthen the financial argument for electric vehicles. electricity is almost always cheaper per mile than gasoline, and battery powered vehicles don’t need oil changes, engine air filters or spark plugs. for people who drive a lot, electric cars may already be a better deal. at the same time, some automakers are offering strong discounts on e.v. models as an enticement for buyers. while prices are clearly trending downward, there are risks. china supplies more than half of the lithium ion batteries used in cars sold in the united states, according to interact analysis, a research firm. those batteries will become more expensive because the biden administration announced in may that it would raise tariffs on them to 25 percent from 7.5 percent. behind the journalism our business coverage. times journalists are not allowed to have any direct financial stake in companies they cover. here’s more on our standards and practices. many companies are building battery factories in the united states and canada, but most of these won’t produce enough batteries to replace china for several years. raw materials are another risk. the price of lithium and other materials required for batteries has plunged in the last 12 months, making electric cars cheaper. but commodity prices could soar again. the recent slowdown in the growth of electric car sales has prompted tesla, ford and others to delay plans to expand manufacturing. but many analysts expect sales to pick up as a glut of models pushes down prices, and as the charging network grows. high prices and the fear of not being able to find a place to recharge are the two biggest reasons people hesitate to buy an electric vehicle, surveys show. for many people, the car’s price is not the only expense to consider. people who live in apartments often depend on public charging plugs. public charging, besides being less convenient, tends to be more costly than charging at home. still, the forces pushing prices down are powerful. manufacturing costs are dropping as traditional carmakers, who were slow to sell electric vehicles, start to apply their decades of experience with mass production to the new technology. advertisement skip advertisement later this year, for example, general motors will begin selling an electric version of its chevrolet equinox sport utility vehicle that will have a range of more than 300 miles and sell for less than $30,000 after the $7,500 federal tax credit. and the company plans to sell an even cheaper car, a new chevrolet bolt, next year. the equinox and bolt will be built on g.m.’s ultium platform, a collection of components that can be used for a variety of vehicles including pickups and luxury cadillacs. g.m., which has cut costs by using the same batteries and parts for different models, has said its electric vehicles will become profitable in the second half of this year. electric cars still cost more to manufacture than cars with internal combustion engines, said prateek biswas, an analyst at wood mackenzie, a research firm. but costs will come down as companies learn how to produce the cars more efficiently, mr. biswas said   for example, by eliminating rare minerals from electric motors or replacing copper wiring with aluminum. at the same time, the cost to make a gasoline car is rising because of stricter emissions regulations. “at some point it will be easier to just move toward e.v.s,” mr. biswas said. competition is also intensifying. toyota and other japanese carmakers with a reputation for delivering reliable and affordable vehicles are belatedly offering electric vehicles. honda plans to begin producing them at an ohio factory next year. advertisement skip advertisement there will be more than 100 fully electric models for sale in the united states by next year, according to cars.com, an online sales platform, double the number available last year. “we’re at the point now where anybody that wants an e.v. for a price point can actually get an e.v.,” said rebecca lindland, senior director of industry data at cars commerce, which operates cars.com. used car prices are arguably more important than prices of new cars. most people buy used cars. a vibrant used market vastly increases the number of people who can consider an electric vehicle. models from tesla, nissan or g.m. have been on the road for three years or more, generating inventory for dealers as the original owners buy new ones. more than half of the used electric vehicles on the market sell for less than $30,000, according to recurrent, a research firm that focuses on the used e.v. market. jesse lore, owner of green wave electric vehicles in north hampton, n.h., recently sold a used chevy bolt for $15,000. after applying a federal tax credit for used electric vehicles, the price was $11,000. besides the lure of affordable prices, he noted, his customers like that electric vehicles are quieter than gasoline models, better for the environment, and faster because an electric motor generates instant torque. “the car is more fun than whatever they’re driving now,” mr. lore said. jack ewing writes about the auto industry with an emphasis on electric vehicles. more about jack ewing 5 or 7 years ago i wanted solar for my house & an electric car, not a golf cart as many had & used for all their shopping. winter here can be vicious & we need protection from the elements. now that i am on strict social security with no excess, i do not think i can acquire my wants. used electric car prices are lower, which is an economic measure of low demand. is it not true that 100% of the evs sold in the u.s. in 2023 and thus far in 2024 lost between $30k to $130k for the manufacturers? and this is with the $7,500 in subsidies the manufacturers took in pricing with the ira act. let’s not confuse the transfer of wealth for tesla from other auto makers that do not produce the government mandated percentage of evs to total autos produced. this is the only way tesla makes a profit. no posts ready for more?

jump to navigation "donald j. trump is crystal clear about his disdain for electric vehicles. the former president has falsely claimed electric cars don’t work, promised to shred president biden’s policies that encourage e.v. manufacturing and sales, and has said he would slap a “100 percent tariff” on electric cars imported from mexico if he retakes the white house." "senate democrats opened an investigation on thursday into former president donald j. trump’s meeting with oil and gas executives last month to determine whether mr. trump offered a “policies for money transaction” when he asked for $1 billion for his 2024 campaign so he could retake the white house and delete president biden’s climate regulations." "once, america had 7 evs for every public charger. now, there are over 20 seeking to plug in at each charging station." "the biden administration moved tuesday to block china’s access to the american market for clean energy technology by doubling duties on solar cells and effectively quadrupling the price of electric vehicles from china." "donald trump has pledged to scrap president biden’s policies on electric vehicles and wind energy, as well as other initiatives opposed by the fossil fuel industry." "the automaker led by elon musk is no longer planning to take the lead in expanding the number of places to fuel electric vehicles. it’s not clear how quickly other companies will fill the gap." "in the nevada valley that is one of the most significant domestic sources of a key element for the energy transition, one company controls the groundwater needed to mine it, another is fighting for a share of it and others are lining up at the tap." "once 5% of new car sales go fully electric, everything changes   according to a bloomberg green analysis of transitions underway across four continents." "once the world’s top aluminum producer, the u.s. is now making much less of it   just as cleantech industries drive up demand for the metal and advocates try to drive its emissions down." "president biden’s new rule cutting emissions from vehicle tailpipes has deepened a partisan battle over automotive technology." advertise with sej

teamwrkx maintains a separate facilities company (teamwrkx facilities) that allows teamwrkx to expand its support of our clients beyond completion of our construction projects in the maintenance and support of their facilities. teamwrkx facilities offers comprehensive and effective facility management services specifically tailored to our clients’ maintenance and services needs and facility management challenges. co author(s): jack ewing volkswagen, the german automaker, said on tuesday that it would invest up to $5 billion in rivian, a maker of electric trucks that has struggled to turn a profit, and that the companies would cooperate on software for electric vehicles. the deal creates an unusual alliance between the world’s second largest carmaker and an electric vehicle start up that has strained to live up to investors’ expectations that it would achieve the kind of success that made tesla the world’s most valuable automaker. if successful, the partnership would address weaknesses at both companies. it would provide volkswagen with the software expertise that auto analysts say it sorely lacks. and rivian, in addition to cash, would benefit from the manufacturing expertise of an automaker that produces nearly 10 million vehicles a year, putting it just behind toyota motor in the global auto industry. volkswagen said it would initially invest $1 billion in rivian, and over time increase that to as much as $5 billion. if regulators approve the transaction, volkswagen could become a significant shareholder. the infusion represents a big vote of confidence in rivian, which loses tens of thousands of dollars on each vehicle it sells. rivian’s pickups and sport utility vehicles have received glowing reviews in the automotive press, but the company has struggled to ramp up manufacturing at its factory in normal, ill. in recent months, many investors have grown worried that the company may not survive long enough to become profitable. affordable models: more efficient manufacturing, falling battery costs and intense competition are lowering sticker prices for battery powered vehicles to within striking distance of gasoline cars. keeping china out: president biden wants to shield american producers of electric vehicles from cheaper chinese options. here are the policy and political considerations of biden’s efforts. retiring the malibu: general motors said that it would stop making the chevrolet malibu, the last affordable sedan in its u.s. model lineup, to produce more electric cars. tesla’s pullback: the automaker led by elon musk is no longer planning to take the lead in expanding the number of places to fuel electric vehicles. it’s not clear how quickly other companies will fill the gap. r.j. scaringe, rivian’s founder and chief executive, said the cash from volkswagen would help rivian launch a midsize s.u.v. called the r2 that will sell for about $45,000, and to complete a factory in georgia. rivian halted construction of the georgia plant in march in an effort to save more than $2 billion. “this is important for us financially,” mr. scaringe said of the volkswagen partnership on a conference call with reporters on tuesday. the cheapest vehicle rivian currently sells, the r1t pickup, starts around $70,000, a price that has limited its sales to affluent early adopters. its r1s s.u.v. starts at $75,000. even at those prices, rivian lost $39,000 for every vehicle it sold in the first three months of the year. rivian’s stock jumped more than 50 percent in extended trading on tuesday after the deal was announced. the electric vehicle market has been divided between relatively young companies like tesla and rivian, which make only battery powered cars, and established carmakers like volkswagen, general motors and toyota, which have often struggled to master the new technology. except for tesla, none of newer u.s. carmakers specializing in electric vehicles have won significant market share. some, like fisker and lordstown motors, have ceased production and filed for bankruptcy protection. auto analysts have long considered rivian among the electric vehicle start ups most likely to survive, in part because it has raised billions of dollars in investment. amazon is one of its largest shareholders and the main customer for the company’s delivery vans. but volkswagen and rivian operate very differently, and it could be a challenge for them to work together. volkswagen, which is based in wolfsburg, germany, is known for rigid, top down management and is owned in part by the state of lower saxony. rivian, based in irvine, calif., has the more freewheeling culture of a technology start up. rivian said in april that it expected to sell 57,000 vehicles this year, far fewer than volkswagen sells in a week. mr. scaringe and oliver blume, the chief executive of volkswagen, said the deal blossomed after the two met at a porsche customer center and bonded over their love of cars. “we have a very similar mind set,” mr. blume said during the conference call. ford motor was for a time a big shareholder in rivian, and the two companies once said they would build s.u.v.s together. but that plan never came to fruition, and ford sold most of its rivian shares. ford and volkswagen have a separate partnership that includes joint development and production of electric vehicles. the volkswagen rivian alliance could encourage other established carmakers to consider investments or partnerships connecting them with start ups like lucid motors   companies that have well regarded technology but are unprofitable and struggling to establish themselves in a crowded market. another large automaker, stellantis, the parent company of chrysler, fiat and peugeot, has invested in a chinese company, leapmotor, for access to its electric car technology. vehicles using the software developed by the new joint venture will go on sale during the second half of the decade, volkswagen said. any of volkswagen’s brands, which include audi and porsche, could use the technology, mr. blume said. scout, the american off road brand that volkswagen is reviving at a factory under construction in south carolina, could also use the software. but volkswagen and rivian will continue to market their vehicles separately.

supported by researchers say data from long haul trucks and general motors cars is critical for addressing traffic congestion and road safety. data privacy experts have their concerns. by kashmir hill the new agreement, which builds on an earlier announcement, calls for the german automaker to invest $5.8 billion in rivian, a maker of electric vehicles. by jack ewing and melissa eddy the national highway traffic safety administration said it was looking into what elon musk’s electric car company called the full self driving system. by jack ewing federal officials acknowledged that few chinese vehicles were on u.s. roads now, but said that the administration wanted to take proactive measures to strengthen national security. by david e. sanger, madeleine ngo and jack ewing zoox, a self driving car company owned by amazon, is deploying robot taxis without steering wheels, driver seats or drivers. but like all other self driving cars, they still need help from humans. by cade metz, jason henry, ben laffin, rebecca lieberman and yiwen lu vw and rivian, a maker of electric trucks that has struggled to increase sales and break even, will work together on software and other technologies. by jack ewing readers discuss a guest essay that argued they are both. also: college roommates; tech in school; truths about russia; water and politics. the automaker led by elon musk is no longer planning to take the lead in expanding the number of places to fuel electric vehicles. it’s not clear how quickly other companies will fill the gap. by jack ewing and ivan penn the carmaker dismissed 500 employees in a unit that was critical to its success and seen as important to the future of electric vehicle sales in the united states. by jack ewing the president ordered an investigation into auto technology that could track u.s. drivers, part of a broader effort to stop e.v. and other smart car imports from china. by jim tankersley under pressure from federal regulators, the company has agreed to recall two million cars to update its driver assistance system. the cars will be updated over cellular networks. by the new york times general motors will “substantially lower spending” on autonomous vehicle efforts in 2024 after accidents with its self driving taxis in san francisco. by neal e. boudette and yiwen lu in san francisco and austin, texas, where passengers can hail self driving vehicles, the cars have added to the workloads of city employees. by yiwen lu the decision by a california jury is the first involving a fatal accident that lawyers representing the victims said was the fault of tesla’s self driving technology. by jack ewing as luxury cars become rolling supercomputers, designers are wondering how big is too big. by lawrence ulrich the german automaker announced a plan to accelerate its transition to battery powered vehicles and bolster operations in china and north america. by melissa eddy if successful, the workers who help develop tesla’s autopilot driver assistance system will be the first group at the company to organize. by jack ewing investors blame elon musk and wonder how much more the stock will fall. by jack ewing we’re asking our streets and sidewalks to do more and more. start ups are trying to help with curbside management tools   but will cities rise to the challenge? by john surico new research suggests that ride services in india might cut pollution. we haven’t seen this in the u.s. by shira ovide airbnb, google travel and a few other platforms have tweaked their search engines, and that means less slogging through pages and pages of results on everything from home rental options to flight routes. by elaine glusac owners of battery powered cars sometimes struggle to refuel on longer trips because public chargers don’t work or malfunction while cars are plugged in. by niraj chokshi makers of batteries that could charge in a few minutes are setting up assembly lines, bringing the technology a big step closer to auto showrooms. by jack ewing tesla shifted to selling cars entirely online in 2019. now, some established automakers, like ford, are talking about taking a similar approach. by paul stenquist a supplier to the automaker shut down its computer network in response to a hack. by ben dooley and hisako ueno a novel navigation system, what3words, will be standard on new huracán models. it divides the globe into 57 trillion 10 foot squares, and leads you to one. by robert c. yeager grupos de defensa de la privacidad alzaron la voz sobre estos dispositivos de rastreo cuando se introdujeron al mercado. ahora muchos temen que esos temores podrían ser una realidad. by ryan mac and kashmir hill privacy groups sounded alarms about the coin sized location tracking devices when they were introduced. now people are concerned those fears are being realized. by ryan mac and kashmir hill the chip maker’s israeli subsidiary builds driver assistance technology for major automakers and is now testing self driving cars. by cade metz low profile chip makers with aging factories have become surprisingly powerful, leading to industry changes that may outlive the pandemic fueled supply crunch. by don clark the pursuit of a car wistfully recalled from the writer’s youth begins with an exhaustive online search and ends with an auction victory and a special delivery. by christopher jensen a flamboyant youtuber known as omi in a hellcat was charged with illegally selling copyrighted tv shows and movies through an online service, prosecutors said. by michael levenson chancellor angela merkel steered europe through crises, and germany has boomed during her tenure. but she has ducked changes needed to ensure the success lasts, analysts say. by jack ewing and melissa eddy la nueva legislación podría simplificar el mantenimiento de la tecnología y hacer que la compra de un nuevo teléfono inteligente o computador sea el último recurso. by brian x. chen new legislation could simplify tech maintenance and make buying a new smartphone or computer the last resort. by brian x. chen entrepreneurs envision a “mobility hub” that can save you a spot, help with dinner reservations and offer a place to plug in an e.v. yes, apps are involved. by stephen williams younger buyers are helping feed a growing field of app  and web based services. last year, millennials topped baby boomers for the first time as new car buyers. by roy furchgott nearly half a million vehicles with illegally altered mileage are sold each year, according to federal estimates. by paul stenquist politics is grim but science is working. by david brooks doug demuro has a strong following for his giddy videos about exotic and quirky cars. cars & bids, his new site, got off to a roaring start. by imad khan anthony levandowski, a onetime star silicon valley engineer of self driving cars, had pleaded guilty to stealing trade secrets. by kate conger the technology has helped f1 and nascar teams gain an edge, but it has not been practical on a large scale. that may be starting to change. by roy furchgott most big car insurers offer apps that monitor your driving, and one start up requires it. the trade off in privacy is a premium that could be substantially cheaper for safe drivers. by paul stenquist a recent cyberattack that disrupted the operations of the company may have been the first time criminals used sophisticated software previously known to be used by state agents. by ben dooley and hisako ueno dealerships have long resisted e commerce, but with many showrooms closed, the dynamic is changing. by neal e. boudette splashy events that drew big, lucrative crowds have been canceled, and a market that is already growing more comfortable with online sales may find them more attractive in the future. by robert c. yeager a liberal status symbol now has a founder who is moving to the right. by nellie bowles the technology is tricky, and driverless cars may never fix all the problems we hoped they would. by shira ovide anthony levandowski, who helped pioneer self driving cars and was accused of taking google’s trade secrets to uber, also filed for bankruptcy. by mike isaac it’s full of electronics, so think of it as another device that you can make to be more you. by norman mayersohn plus, the monthlong strike at general motors may be over soon. by charlotte cowles a former engineer with google’s self driving car project is charged with theft and attempted theft of trade secrets. prosecutors will have to show that what he took was a “trade secret.” by peter j. henning anthony levandowski, one of silicon valley’s foremost technologists on autonomous cars, was charged with theft and attempted theft of trade secrets from google. by mike isaac though the sky is ripe for disruption with jetpacks and flying cars, we are stuck on the ground partly because we want to be. by heather murphy vehicles collect a lot of unusual data. but who owns it? by bill hanvey a visual tour of the world’s most important tech conference offers a window into the year’s trends, including next generation wireless networks and the invasion of a.i. by brian x. chen jack ewing, who covers autos and economics for the times, says a “jetsons” like future is still far off, even as cars become even more computerized. by the new york times the new service is aimed at anyone who doesn’t want to risk a package being stolen from a porch and can’t receive an order at work. by nick wingfield the german carmakers said they will merge their car sharing and other digital businesses, amid threats from the likes of uber and google. by jack ewing daimler, the german company that owns the car brand, featured a quote on social media that is popularly attributed to the tibetan buddhist leader. by sui lee wee uber has agreed to buy up to 24,000 self driving volvos for its ride hailing network once the technology is production ready. by mike isaac in this week’s tech newsletter, farhad manjoo and mike isaac delve into how driverless cars are getting more driverless and the complexities of at&t’s deal for time warner. by farhad manjoo and mike isaac in this issue, a look at life beyond the steering wheel. by the new york times magazine its very name was synonymous with the 20th century economy. now it’s trying to catch up with silicon valley on self driving cars. by kevin roose as giant companies race toward self driving technology, smaller firms are using vehicle to vehicle technology to work toward a more profound   and in some ways opposing   goal. by kim tingley by restricting the range of its cars for a reduced price, tesla annoyed some critics, but it was engaging in a common and beneficial practice. by robert h. frank the alliance, which also includes intel and mobileye, could help fiat chrysler catch up in new technologies and fend off competitors from silicon valley. by jack ewing european carmakers and suppliers are trying to build the computing capacity they will need as vehicles digitize and become driverless. by jack ewing many financial markets will close for national holidays. as for jobs, wall street analysts expect that 176,000 people joined the work force. by the new york times connecting your phone to public charging stations or rental cars may put your device and personal information at risk. but there are precautions you can take. by j. d. biersdorfer with people keeping their vehicles longer, a visit to the dealership may leave some feeling like rip van winkle. by tom voelk buyers who have held on to their cars for a long time may feel a bit like rip van winkle when they shop for a new one. by tom voelk bmw, daimler and volkswagen are striving with increasing urgency to ride the digital wave sweeping the industry, before it rolls over them. by jack ewing and mark scott did the times hold low income people to a double standard when it wrote about food stamps and soda purchases? by liz spayd with evan gershkovich cars that direct drivers to appointments and stores   or even monitor the driver’s health   are coming, experts say. by john r. quain companies like toyota and volkswagen are supporting the tech companies working to change the way people travel by car. by mike isaac and neal e. boudette while other music outlets struggle, the satellite radio network is a success story. however, the internet connected car will pose a challenge. by ben sisario formula one is being used as a testing ground for future electronic security developments in the automotive industry. by brad spurgeon federal copyright law now allows drivers to beef up their vehicle’s performance without incurring the legal wrath of carmakers. by barry meier and jad mouawad autonomous vehicles might remain an expensive novelty, or they might utterly transform society. either way, they have much to teach us about how to look at the cities we live in. by geoff manaugh in an effort to recover some good will, volkswagen is expected to offer cash to the owners of diesel cars. by jack ewing interest and investment in artificial intelligence is back with a vengeance in silicon valley, attracting companies such as toyota to make big bets in the space. by pui wing tam the initiative, the toyota research institute, will create one of the biggest labs in silicon valley and will be led by the roboticist gill pratt. by john markoff the driver who tested the tesla model s with the new autopilot feature was nervous at first, but soon learned to let the computer drive the car. by aaron kessler more devices and services promise to equip aging vehicles with modern features like rearview cameras and driver alert systems. by john r. quain formula one's electronic control unit, used by every team to control all of the racing car's electronic processes, is also helping change how road cars run. by brad spurgeon google announced that john krafcik, an auto industry veteran, would become chief executive of its self driving car project. by conor dougherty if a new owner decides to restrict access to here’s vast trove of mapping data, some of the largest tech companies could find themselves relying on google’s mapping services once more. by mark scott and mike isaac a little black device available for $100 can give easy access to certain locked cars. but there may be a way to thwart the machine. by nick bilton in the coming months, auto dealerships around the country will begin selling vehicles capable of running android  and apple compatible dashboard systems. by the new york times

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supported by the automaker led by elon musk is no longer planning to take the lead in expanding the number of places to fuel electric vehicles. it’s not clear how quickly other companies will fill the gap. by jack ewing and ivan penn elon musk, the chief executive of tesla, blindsided competitors, suppliers and his own employees this week by reversing course on his aggressive push to build electric vehicle chargers in the united states, a major priority of the biden administration. mr. musk’s decision to lay off the 500 member team responsible for installing charging stations, and to sharply slow investment in new stations, baffled the industry and raised doubts about whether the number of public chargers would grow fast enough to keep pace with sales of battery powered cars. it put the onus on other charging companies, raising questions about whether they can build fast enough to address a shortage that appears to be discouraging some people from buying electric cars. as the owner of the largest charging network in the united states, tesla has a powerful effect on people’s views of electric cars. “there is certainly a psychological component,” said robert zabors, a senior partner at roland berger, a consulting firm. “availability and reliability are critical to overall e.v. adoption.” tesla’s change of direction, only days after it had told shareholders in a securities filing that it would “rapidly” expand its charging network, which it calls supercharger, is likely to delay construction of fast chargers, which are concentrated along the two coasts and in parts of texas. wildflower, a new york real estate developer, was on the verge of signing a lease with tesla to build a charging center near the intersection of interstates 278 and 495 in queens. then adam gordon, the firm’s managing partner, got a text message from the tesla executive he had been working with.

 a new washington is taking shape. stay informed with e&e news. learn more 7 day unlimited access free trial 7 day unlimited access by david ferris | 05/01/2024 07:09 am edt elon musk’s abrupt decision to hollow out the team that created tesla’s charging network could ripple across multiple industries. a tesla electric vehicle charging station is seen in falls church, virginia. saul loeb/afp via getty images for the last dozen years, as the prospects for america’s electric vehicles have veered between optimism and doom, industry insiders could always count on one rock solid, reliable thing: tesla’s charging network. late monday, that all changed. in a single stroke, ceo elon musk called his company’s vaunted charging reliability into question when he laid off most or all of tesla’s supercharger team, the people who made tesla the envy of the ev industry. the network they built is bigger, faster, smarter and more reliable than any other company’s   and has become the linchpin of the auto industry’s plan to persuade millions of americans to buy evs and turn the tide on climate change.