Mining companies are turning to Washington insiders to navigate permitting fights, access lucrative tax incentives and find ways to compete with China.
Heavy spending on electric vehicles that don't make a profit is forcing American automakers to slash more than just their production of gas-guzzling cars: they're also slashing thousands of jobs.
The Illinois Automobile Dealers Association has appealed a December court ruling that allowed EV automakers Rivian and Lucid to continue cutting out the middleman and selling directly to consumers.
Fuel prices alone are not enough to coax the electric vehicle market into full-scale adoption, say industry observers. But when EVs are the same price as their gas-powered couterparts, it’s game over for the internal combustion engine.