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  • FILE – Nicholas Hartnett, owner of Pure Power Solar, holds a panel as his company installs a solar array on the roof of a home in Frankfort, Ky., July 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)Environment

    Biden marks Earth Day with $7bn in residential solar grants for projects serving over 900,000 low- and middle-income households

    By Alexa St. John, Will Weissert, and others
  • 2024 Mustang Mach-E electric vehicles are displayed at a Ford dealership Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024, in Broomfield, Colo. More than 4,700 auto dealerships across the United States signed a letter to President Joe Biden on Thursday, urging the president once again to halt Environmental Protection Agency efforts to enforce stricter vehicle standards, weeks ahead of the agency’s ruling on its tailpipe emissions proposal. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)Environment

    4,700 U.S. auto dealers urge President Biden to ‘hit the brakes’ on EPA push on stricter vehicle-pollution standards

    By Alexa St. John and The Associated Press
  • RAM logo on a RAM truckFinance

    Engine maker Cummins will recall 600,000 Ram trucks for repair in $2 billion emissions cheating scandal

    By Alexa St. John, Tom Krisher, and others
  • Serious dealer looking at pensive couple sitting in car to checking features. Young couple deciding to buy new auto in showroom with cardealer. Thoughtful man with his girlfriend at car dealership.Tech

    The government just stripped a $7,500 credit from dozens of EV models and confusion reigns, leaving shoppers ‘playing the odds’

    By Alexa St. John and The Associated Press
  • Elon MuskTech

    The Biden-Musk feud takes another twist as the White House backs Tesla charging stations as the standard for all American EVs

    By Alexa St. John, Paige Hagy, and others
  • FILE – Solar panels are installed on the roof of a home in Frankfort, Ky., Monday, July 17, 2023. Residential solar is gaining traction in the U.S., with about 4.5 million homes now with solar rooftops. The share of electric vehicles in the U.S. is also growing. Many people with EVs become interested in charging them on solar energy, if they own their own roofs. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)Tech

    Solar rooftops gain traction as electric vehicles owners look to skip paying for electricity or gasoline: ‘Solar just makes sense’

    By Alexa St. John and The Associated Press
  • Joe Biden and EVsEnvironment

    The electric vehicle math isn’t adding up, with average transaction price around $50,000 and gas price nationwide falling to $3 a gallon

    By Alexa St. John, Tom Krisher, and others
  • FILE – Vehicles move along Interstate 76 ahead in Philadelphia, Nov. 22, 2023. The energy used by cars and CO2 emissions could have dropped by over 30% in the past decade if not for the world’s growing taste for SUVs, a new report from the Global Fuel Economy Initiative suggests. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)Environment

    SUV sales boom has erased gains from cleaner car tech, upping negative environment impact by more than 30% over the last decade

    By Alexa St. John and The Associated Press