N.Y. Times news on Electric and Hybrid vehicles

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  1. Beijing will now require government licenses for any effort to transfer abroad the technologies crucial for producing inexpensive electric cars.
  2. Hertz and other agencies are increasingly relying on scanners that use high-res imaging and A.I. to flag even tiny blemishes, and customers aren’t happy.
  3. After many manufacturers had bolted from the series, the W.E.C. made changes, and they came pouring back.
  4. The company has devoted resources to autonomous driving rather than developing new models to attract car buyers.
  5. The once-dominant team has languished at the bottom of the standings in recent years, but a new owner and leader have helped turn its fortunes around.
  6. In an era of supersized pickups and SUVs, Kei cars and trucks bring a (very) little piece of Japan to the United States. Getting one on the road can be complicated.
  7. He is the son of the former F1 racer Rubens Barrichello, who bought his son a go-kart at 9. Eduardo will now be driving an Aston Martin at São Paulo.
  8. The E.P.A. under Trump is moving to eliminate credits to carmakers for the fuel-saving start-stop function.
  9. Ford Motor said it would open a new plant in Michigan that could become ineligible for federal incentives under a policy bill championed by President Trump and passed by the House.
  10. The vehicles will have safety monitors and may not operate in bad weather, making them more restricted than the fully autonomous vehicles promised by Elon Musk.
  11. Automakers and car buyers are taking a second, harder look at hybrids after leaving them behind for electric vehicles.
  12. BYD and other companies doubled their share of the car market after the European Union imposed higher tariffs on electric vehicles from China.
  13. Mr. Musk says the driverless taxis could begin ferrying passengers on Sunday in Austin, Texas, where other companies already have similar cars on the road.
  14. Battery companies are slowing construction or reconsidering big investments in the United States because of tariffs on China and the proposed rollback of tax credits.
  15. The Commerce Department plans to impose a 93.5 percent levy on Chinese graphite, an essential ingredient in the batteries that power electric vehicles.