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WASHINGTON — Democrats in Washington want to include a significant new incentive to buy electric vehicles in their $3.5 trillion social spending bill, according to a new plan revealed by the House Ways and Means Committee.

Rhombus Energy Solutions and Nuvve Holding Corp. announced their 60kW vehicle-to-grid capable DC fast charger power control system and dispenser were added to the Southern California Edison Charge Ready Transport Program approved product list for medium- and heavy-duty electric vehicles.

BYD Co., the Chinese electric-vehicle and battery maker backed by Warren Buffett, said first-half earnings fell as shortages of chips and lithium increased costs.

Bollinger Motors Inc. said Aug. 25 it will sell Class 4 and Class 5 electric commercial trucks in addition to the Class 3 vehicles it unveiled last year in a move the Oak Park, Mich.-based startup said would offer greater coverage to customers.

The long-distance relationship between General Motors Co. and its battery partner, LG Energy Solution, is being tested like never before. At issue: who will pick up a roughly $1 billion tab for the recall of 73,000 Bolt EVs.

The Biden administration plans to announce new limits on greenhouse gas auto emissions and new electric-vehicle sales targets at an event with Detroit automakers at the White House on Aug. 5, according to several people familiar with the matter.

California is fast becoming a leading research, design and manufacturing center for electric vehicles, and Southern California has an outsized part in that development.

WASHINGTON — After years of working with emerging technologies in the automotive sector, Paccar Inc.’s new chief technology officer sees a similar transformation unfolding in the commercial truck market.

WASHINGTON — In a major step against climate change, President Joe Biden is proposing a return to aggressive Obama-era vehicle mileage standards over five years. He’s then aiming for even tougher antipollution rules after that to forcefully reduce greenhouse gas emissions and nudge 40% of U.S. drivers into electric vehicles by decade’s end.