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BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

GM鈥檚 Chevrolet Bolt Will Source Batteries From China's CATL

鈥淭o stay competitive, GM will temporarily source these packs from similar suppliers to power our most affordable EV model,鈥 the company said in a statement.

August 7, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnology

Trump鈥檚 Planned 100% Computer Chip Tariff Sparks Confusion

鈥淭he real question everybody in the industry is asking is whether there will be a component tariff, where the chips in a device would require some sort of separate tariff calculation.鈥

August 7, 2025
BusinessTechnology

Lyten Buys What鈥檚 Left of Northvolt in Europe

The deal includes Northvolt鈥檚 flagship factory and a research and development facility, both in Sweden, and the site of a future factory in Germany.

August 7, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

DTNA Backs EPA GHG3 Rollback; Other OEMs More Cautious

GHG3 was rolled out under the Biden administration but came under heavy fire from trucking stakeholders, many of whom characterized it as damaging to carriers.

August 7, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyAutonomous

House Lawmakers Lead Push on Autonomous Truck Policy

Legislation that aims to establish a nationwide policy framework for autonomous commercial vehicles was recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives.

August 7, 2025
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Hyundai, GM to Jointly Develop Electric Van for North America

The two companies also will develop four vehicles for Central and South American markets.

August 7, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafetyAutonomous

NHTSA Sought Tesla Robotaxi Ride Last Month

It's a sign that the safety regulator is keeping close tabs on Tesla's so-called Full Self-Driving technology.

August 7, 2025
BusinessTechnologyLogistics

Lyft Shares Sink After Q2 Revenue Miss

The results landed just hours after Uber issued聽a better-than-expected forecast for the third quarter and exceeded Wall Street鈥檚 expectations on gross bookings.

August 7, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentAutonomous

Trump Meets With Nvidia's Huang as Chip Tariffs Loom

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang鈥檚 visit came hours before another tech leader 鈥 Apple CEO Tim Cook 鈥 was set to announce a commitment for聽$100 billion聽in fresh domestic manufacturing investments.

August 6, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafetyFuel

Senior Republicans Push Permitting Reform

Environmental permitting policy directives regarding housing, energy infrastructure and surface transportation upgrades are high on the list, according to the EPW chairwoman.聽

August 6, 2025