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EVs and the Energy Transition

As the UAW Moves Into Battery Plants, New Research Shows the Shift to EVs Doesn’t Lead to Job Losses

Years after GM’s Lordstown Assembly plant closed, union manufacturing jobs have returned to northeast Ohio, where workers feel the benefits firsthand.

By Dan Gearino

United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain at the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 19. He spoke about Lordstown, Ohio, where an auto assembly plant closed during the Trump administration and a battery manufacturing plant opened during the Biden administration. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Vehicles travel on U.S. Highway 20 along the Wind River through a canyon between the towns of Shoshoni and Thermopolis in central Wyoming. Credit: Don and Melinda Crawford/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

What’s Stalling Electric Vehicle Adoption in Wyoming?

By Najifa Farhat

John Bozzella, president and CEO of the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, speaks at the roll-out of the Biden administration's vehicle pollution standards in March in Washington, D.C. Credit: EPA

Electric Vehicles Strain the Automaker-Big Oil Alliance

By Marianne Lavelle

Employees work on the production line at Xiaomi's electric vehicle plant on March 25 in Beijing, China. Last year, 37 percent of new cars sold in China were electric and that figure could climb to 45 percent this year. Credit: VCG via Getty Images

EV Sales Are Taking Off. Why Is Oil Demand Still Climbing?

By Nicholas Kusnetz

Terry Berg, who has been selling cars at Cornerstone Ford since 1987, leads a customer through the showroom at the Elk River dealership. He drives an EV and likes selling them, but finds a lot of his clients are reluctant to make the leap. Credit: Dan Gearino/Inside Climate News

How Two Top Car Salesmen Pitch EVs, One in Trump Country and One on Biden’s Turf

By Dan Gearino

About a dozen vintage Scout sport utility vehicles stood at the entrance to the Feb. 15 groundbreaking at the Blythewood, S.C. site where Volkswagen is investing $2 billion to resurrect the brand as an electric vehicle. Credit: Scout Motors

South Carolina Welcomes Multibillion Dollar Electric Vehicle Projects, Even Though Many Echo Trump’s Harsh EV Critiques

By Marianne Lavelle

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