N.Y. Times news on Electric and Hybrid vehicles

1. Tesla Driver Using Autopilot in Texas Crash Is Charged With Manslaughter

   A front-door video camera of the crash, which killed a woman inside her home, showed the Tesla plowing into a house through its driveway.

2. Jaguar’s Electric Future: Curves Are Out, and Blunt Is In

   The storied British automaker is going all-electric, and this fall it will unveil its new flagship, with deliveries coming next year. The strategy is distinctive but risky and has drawn some prominent detractors.

3. Tesla Sales Surge 25% on Recovery in Europe

   Price cuts helped the electric automaker rebound in Europe in the second quarter, offsetting declines in the United States.

4. BMW Will Build a New Electric S.U.V. in South Carolina

   The German company is doubling down on electric vehicles even as other automakers pull back after acknowledging billions of dollars in losses.

5. In Europe, Tesla Sales Are Rising Despite Views on Elon Musk

   Price cuts and low-interest-rate loans are luring buyers, including people offended by the company’s chief executive.

6. How Honda’s Pledge to Go All-Electric Unraveled

   A derailed gamble led Honda to its first-ever annual loss and has intensified scrutiny over the future of its chief executive.

7. Justice Department Makes It Easier to Bypass Pollution Controls on Pickups

   It has stopped criminal prosecutions of people who install “defeat devices,” which make diesel trucks faster and more efficient but also dirtier.

8. A Humble 3-Wheel Electric Vehicle Lands Toyota in Federal Court

   A lawsuit filed in California claims the automaker’s philanthropic arm stole technology intended to help poor farmers, but it is not clear to what end.

9. Elon Musk’s Next Move May Be a Mega-Merger of SpaceX and Tesla

   Some shareholders might object, but there is little they could do, legal experts say.

10. A New Era of Super-Hybrids to Ease Range Anxiety

    Extended-range electric vehicles promise to reduce costs and appeal to America’s appetite for adventure. And they’re coming to showrooms soon.

11. Just How Much Are E.V. Drivers Saving With Gas Prices Still High?

    Over a long period, gas prices tend to be more volatile than electricity rates.

12. To Sell Trucks, Break Out the Cowboys and Wrap Them in Old Glory

    Americans — especially American men — love trucks, and high gas prices aren’t swaying automakers. Ram has a new line of fuel-guzzling muscle trucks, and some in-your-face ads to sell them.

13. How Tesla’s Stock Listing in 2010 Enabled SpaceX’s I.P.O.

    Investors who bought the automaker’s shares in its initial public offering became rich. As a result, many have a deep faith in Elon Musk, the chief executive of Tesla and SpaceX.

14. Tesla Crash That Killed a Texas Woman Will be Investigated by Federal Regulators

    The car’s driver-assistance system was in use when the crash killed a woman on Friday, the police said.

15. Tesla Driver Using Autopilot Crashes Into Home in Texas and Kills a Woman, Officials Say

    The driver told investigators he was using the vehicle’s automated-driver system when the vehicle left the roadway and crashed into a house in Harris County, Texas.