N.Y. Times news on Electric and Hybrid vehicles

1. Trump’s Tariffs Turn Porsche’s Headwinds Into a ‘Violent Storm’

   The storied sports car maker, which was facing challenges from China and slumping demand for electric cars, now has to grapple with tariffs from the Trump administration.

2. Driverless Semi Trucks Are Here, With Little Regulation and Big Promises

   As the trucking industry struggles to recruit drivers, driverless trucks won’t need sleep, won’t speed and won’t get road rage. But experts and truck drivers say they are not a panacea.

3. Four Former VW Managers Found Guilty in Emissions Trial

   The men were accused of conspiring to conceal excess diesel emissions from regulators, helping to provoke a costly scandal.

4. Electric Vehicles Died a Century Ago. Could That Happen Again?

   Battery-operated vehicles were a mainstay more than a hundred years ago, but only a few still exist — one happens to be in Jay Leno’s garage.

5. This California Highway Is Now a Park. The Cars Are Gone, but Not the Anger.

   The transformation of a two-mile stretch of San Francisco’s Great Highway into a pedestrian promenade has set off a clash over the city’s anti-car culture.

6. How Electric Vehicles Are Targeted by the Republican Policy Bill

   The measure, passed by the House, would roll back incentives for people to buy electric vehicles and for automakers to make them in the U.S.

7. Senate Republicans Kill California’s Ban on Gas-Powered Cars

   In 50 years, California’s authority to set environmental rules that are tougher than national standards had never been challenged by Congress. Until now.

8. China’s BYD Outsells Tesla in Europe for First Time

   Despite steep tariffs, the Chinese carmaker leapfrogged Tesla in April, in what an analyst called a “watershed moment” for the continent’s auto market.

9. F1 Tries to Make the Monaco Grand Prix More Exciting

   Because overtaking is rare, the race can be dull. So the sport has ruled that two pit stops are now mandatory in a bid to spice things up.

10. The Enduring Appeal of the American Drive-In

    Has anything really changed at drive-in theaters across the country? A photographer based in Bozeman, Mont., visited a few to find out.

11. G.M. Stops Exporting Cars to China

    The decision affects relatively few vehicles because the vast majority that General Motors sells there are made in that country.

12. Republican Bill to End E.V. Tax Credit Could Hurt G.M. and Ford

    A House Republican bill introduced this week would do away with tax credits that had encouraged Americans to buy electric vehicles and automakers to invest in new factories.

13. Tariffs Push Honda to Move Production From Canada to U.S.

    President Trump’s trade war again tests Canada’s new government. Honda is also postponing a major electric vehicle factory in Canada.

14. Carvana, a Used Car Retailer, Thinks Trump’s Tariffs Could be Good for Business

    The chief executive of Carvana, which sells used cars online, said President Trump’s tariffs could help his company by increasing demand for its vehicles.

15. F1: It’s Early, and Ferrari Has Already Faded

    The team and its drivers, Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton, have struggled.