N.Y. Times news on Electric and Hybrid vehicles

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

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

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

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. Trump Announces 25% Tariffs on Imported Cars and Car Parts

   The measure, which is intended to bring car factories to the United States, could significantly raise prices for consumers.

10. 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.

11. 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.

12. 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.

13. Tesla Vandalism Surges in Canada as Trump and Musk Face Backlash

    More than 80 Teslas were damaged in Hamilton, Ontario, the police said, amid other acts of vandalism against the company owned by Elon Musk.

14. Tesla Recalls Nearly All Cybertrucks Over Stainless Steel Panels Falling Off

    The recall of about 46,000 vehicles includes all models that were manufactured from November 2023, when the Cybertruck was first produced, through February.

15. 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.