Efforts to fight global warming could suffer a setback next year when new rules reduce the number of electric cars that qualify for a federal tax credit. The credits, up to $7,500 a vehicle, have helped make electric cars more affordable, bringing the cost of some models below $30,000. Next year, for the first time,… Continue reading Fewer Electric Vehicles Will Qualify for U.S. Tax Credits in 2024
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The Big Number: 2 Million
Autopilot is Tesla’s driver-assistance system, which includes features to steer, brake and accelerate vehicles automatically on highways — and is key to Elon Musk’s futuristic vision of self-driving cars. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration began investigating Autopilot in 2021, when it was involved in several accidents. Since then, the administration has ramped up pressure… Continue reading The Big Number: 2 Million
What Car Owners Should Know About the Tesla Autopilot Recall
Drivers of Tesla vehicles will automatically receive the software updates the company is issuing to address concerns from federal auto safety regulators about its driver-assistance system, Autopilot. The updates, which Tesla will send to cars over cellular networks, will include new warnings and checks to make sure drivers are paying attention to the road and… Continue reading What Car Owners Should Know About the Tesla Autopilot Recall
For Red Bull and Max Verstappen, 2023 Was a Dominant Year
Max Verstappen and Christian Horner, Red Bull’s team principal, agree that the team’s achievements this season will be very hard to repeat. Verstappen, the championship driver, and Red Bull rewrote the record books in defending their drivers’ and constructors’ championships. He set the record for most wins in a season, 19 from 22 Grands Prix;… Continue reading For Red Bull and Max Verstappen, 2023 Was a Dominant Year
Aston Martin’s F1 Season Went Zoom, Then Sputtered
A year ago, Lawrence Stroll, team owner of Aston Martin, was far from achieving his aspirations. Twelve months later, Fernando Alonso outlined the difference in performance between last year’s team and this year’s. “It has been a historical season for Aston Martin, and for myself, eight finishes on the podium, more than 200 points, nearly… Continue reading Aston Martin’s F1 Season Went Zoom, Then Sputtered
Two Storied Names in F1, Ferrari and Mercedes, Seek to Bounce Back
Ferrari and Mercedes are two of the oldest, grandest and most successful teams in Formula 1. In 2022, their hopes of more world championships were dashed by Max Verstappen and his Red Bull team. This year, things got even worse. Where Ferrari won four times last season, in 2023 the Italian team won just a… Continue reading Two Storied Names in F1, Ferrari and Mercedes, Seek to Bounce Back
U.A.W. Members at General Motors Ratify Contract
Members of the United Automobile Workers union have given their backing to new contracts with the three big U.S. automakers, agreements that deliver hefty wage increases and other gains that had eluded the union for more than 20 years. In the most closely contested vote, the tentative contract agreement at General Motors won the support… Continue reading U.A.W. Members at General Motors Ratify Contract
G.M.’s Contract Deal With U.A.W. Faces Surprisingly Stiff Opposition
A United Automobile Workers union vote on a tentative contract agreement with General Motors that provides record wage increases has run into unexpectedly strong resistance from veteran workers. Voting at most union locals has been completed and the final result, due as early as Thursday evening, will very likely be decided by a narrow margin.… Continue reading G.M.’s Contract Deal With U.A.W. Faces Surprisingly Stiff Opposition
Man vs. Musk: A Whistleblower Creates Headaches for Tesla
A day after Lukasz Krupski put out a fire at a Tesla car delivery location in Norway, seriously burning his hands and preventing a disaster, he got an email from Elon Musk. “Congratulations for saving the day!” Mr. Musk, Tesla’s chief executive, wrote in March 2019. But what started as a story about a heroic… Continue reading Man vs. Musk: A Whistleblower Creates Headaches for Tesla
Biden Bolsters Union Support in Illinois
President Biden pulled a red United Automobile Workers T-shirt over his button-down on Thursday and celebrated a landmark labor deal that kept a Stellantis manufacturing plant in business, using an appearance in Illinois to shore up crucial union support. “I’ve worn this shirt a lot, man,” Mr. Biden told a man in the crowd, one… Continue reading Biden Bolsters Union Support in Illinois