N.Y. Times news on Electric and Hybrid vehicles

1. Hybrid Cars, Once Derided and Dismissed, Have Become Popular

   Automakers and car buyers are taking a second, harder look at hybrids after leaving them behind for electric vehicles.

2. BYD and Other Chinese Carmakers Expand Sales in Europe Despite Tariffs

   BYD and other companies doubled their share of the car market after the European Union imposed higher tariffs on electric vehicles from China.

3. Tesla’s Robotaxi, Long Promised by Elon Musk, Joins a Crowded Field

   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.

4. Trump’s Trade and Tax Policies Start to Stall U.S. Battery Boom

   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.

5. Charging Your EV May Be Getting Easier, Even if It’s Not a Tesla

   It is becoming easier to find fast chargers for electric vehicles, and they are more likely to work — and not just for Teslas.

6. The Trump-Elon Musk Feud Creates More Problems for Tesla

   Already suffering from steep declines in sales and profit, the carmaker could now face the president’s wrath.

7. Germans Are Buying More Electric Cars, but Not Teslas

   Drivers in the country, Europe’s largest car market, are avoiding vehicles from Tesla, which has seen a drop in sales in other countries as well.

8. The 24 Hours of Le Mans is Long, and So Is Getting Ready for It

   Teams start getting ready for the next Le Mans as soon as the race is over

9. Elon Musk Left the White House, but Tesla’s Protesters Aren’t Finished

   The activists behind the Tesla Takedown campaign say they intend to expand beyond protests at the company’s showrooms.

10. 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.

11. How Higher Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum Will Affect Companies

    Home builders, car manufacturers and can makers are among those that will see higher prices for materials. Those companies could charge customers more.

12. 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.

13. 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.

14. 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.

15. A Sardinian Road Trip: Coastal Cliffs and Picturesque Villages

    A photographer’s road trip traced the coastal cliffs around the Mediterranean island, a world apart from mainland Italy. Here’s what she saw.