N.Y. Times news on Electric and Hybrid vehicles

1. After Trump Tariffs, Volkswagen to Add ‘Import Fees’ to Cars Sold in U.S.

   The company’s move is one of the first and clearest examples of automakers using price increases to deal with the 25 percent tariffs President Trump imposed on car and auto parts imports.

2. Ford Offers Discounts on Cars and Trucks as Auto Tariffs Kick In

   The company said it would offer customers the same prices it offers its employees on most of its vehicles.

3. Auto Tariffs Take Effect, Putting Pressure on New Car Prices

   President Trump says the tariffs will encourage investment in U.S. factories, but analysts say car buyers will have to pay thousands more.

4. Elon Musk Backlash Turns Into Global Sales Slump for Tesla

   Mr. Musk’s involvement in right-wing politics contributed to a 13% drop in deliveries in the first quarter, including steep declines in E.V.-friendly places like Norway.

5. Auto Sales Surged in Anticipation of Trump’s Tariffs

   Sales of cars picked up recently partly as buyers rushed to lock in deals before President Trump’s 25 percent tariffs on cars and auto parts go into effect.

6. Car Tariffs Are Coming. For Some Buyers, That Was a Reason to Act.

   “Prices are going to shoot up now,” one shopper said. But some dealers said that economic concerns might be keeping people away.

7. Trump’s Tariffs Leave Automakers With Tough, Expensive Choices

   Carmakers are likely to face higher costs regardless of how they respond to President Trump’s 25 percent tariffs on cars and auto parts.

8. Trump Auto Tariffs: How Major Car Brands Would Be Affected

   The scale of the damage depends on the circumstances of each company’s supply chain.

9. They Loved Their Teslas. Now They’re Too Embarrassed to Drive Them.

   Fury at Elon Musk emerges as vandalism, protest and buyer’s remorse.

10. Trump Pardons Trevor Milton, Founder of Bankrupt Truck Maker Nikola

    President Trump’s intervention came while Mr. Milton was appealing his conviction on securities and wire fraud charges.

11. Germany and France Say Europe Must Respond to Trump’s Auto Tariffs

    Leaders in both countries warned that tariffs would fan inflation in the United States and upend global supply chains.

12. Trump’s Tariffs on Autos Would Hit Europe Hard

    The levies could hurt European automakers when the industry is already struggling, especially in Germany, Europe’s biggest economy.

13. Trump’s Car Tariffs Worry Toyota and Japan’s Automakers

    Japanese automakers, initially optimistic about some of President Trump’s policies, are reckoning with potentially devastating U.S. taxes on foreign-made cars.

14. Why Driving in Singapore Is Like ‘Wearing a Rolex’

    The city-state, where it costs up to $84,000 just for the right to own a car, is one of the most expensive places to drive. That is by design.

15. How Musk’s Politics Are Hurting Tesla

    After Election Day, investors initially thought that Elon Musk’s close association with President Trump would help Tesla. Jack Ewing, a reporter who covers the electric vehicle industry, describes how, instead, Tesla’s stock gains have evaporated and its sales are falling around the world.