N.Y. Times news on Electric and Hybrid vehicles

1. Trump’s Executive Order to End E.V. Subsidies Draws Pushback

   Automakers and even some Republicans may fight to preserve funds, and environmental activists will likely sue, but some experts said that some changes may not survive legal challenges.

2. Trump’s Tariff Threat Stokes Anxiety in Canada’s Auto-Industry Hub

   The president-elect’s vow to impose 25 percent duties on Canadian imports could ravage Canada’s auto industry and decimate Windsor, a city deeply tied to the U.S.

3. Toyota Truck Unit Will Pay $1.6 Billion to Settle Emissions Fraud Case

   Hino Motors, a Toyota subsidiary, will plead guilty to conspiracy charges and pay penalties for deceiving regulators about its diesel engines, the E.P.A. said.

4. Jean Jennings, Who Wrote With Verve About Cars, Dies at 70

   A cabdriver and mechanic before becoming a journalist, she brought personality and adventure to a once-staid genre. She once won a demolition derby and motorcycled across China.

5. What to Know About the E.V. Tax Credit That Trump Might Repeal

   Rules for a $7,500 tax break for electric vehicle purchases and leases recently changed, but more far-reaching changes are expected when President-elect Donald J. Trump takes office.

6. Defending Michigan’s Auto Industry, Whitmer Warns of Tariff Risks

   Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addressed the Detroit Auto Show, saying that tariffs should not be used “to punish our closest trading partners,” like Canada.

7. Trump and Republicans Cannot Stop Electric Vehicles, Experts Say

   More car buyers are expected to eventually pick battery-powered cars and trucks as prices fall and technology improves, even if Biden-era incentives disappear.

8. U.A.W. Seeks Union Election at Ford Battery Plant in Kentucky

   The United Automobile Workers union asked a federal labor regulator to conduct an election at a factory Ford jointly owns with a South Korean battery company.

9. E.V. Demand Leads Automakers to a Strong 2024 Finish

   General Motors was the biggest winner in U.S. sales in the final quarter, with a gain of 21 percent. It more than doubled its electric vehicle sales.

10. Turo Car Rental App Was Quietly Growing Before New Orleans and Las Vegas Attacks

    Turo, which investigators say was used to acquire the vehicles involved in the attack in New Orleans and explosion in Las Vegas, was emerging as an alternative car-rental service.

11. Tesla Shares Slip After First Annual Sales Decline

    The electric-car company led by Elon Musk no longer has the market to itself. Investors are focusing on autonomous driving and other new technologies.

12. Why Mergers of Carmakers Like Honda and Nissan Often Falter

    The Japanese companies are considering joining forces to survive in a rapidly changing auto industry, but auto history is filled with troubled and failed marriages.

13. Volkswagen Reaches Labor Deal, Avoiding Germany Plant Closures

    The automaker agreed to keep all 10 of its factories in Germany open and to guarantee workers’ jobs until the end of 2030.

14. Under Pressure, Hyundai Supplier Ends Alabama Prison Labor Contract

    The supplier fired dozens of prisoners after some of them said they felt they had no choice but to take those jobs.

15. Automakers Brace for Impact of Trump Tariff Plan for Canada and Mexico

    North American car companies have operated across borders for three decades. Tariffs would raise prices and cost jobs in the short run, analysts say.