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Tom Krisher

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About Tom Krisher

Tom Krisher is a reporter for the Associated Press.

9 Articles

Russia war hurts Europe's auto industry, could have ripple effects in U.S.

BMW has halted production at two German factories. Mercedes is slowing work at its assembly plants. Volkswagen, warning of production stoppages, is looking for alternative sources for parts.
News | April 4th 2022
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Tesla sourcing battery components outside China

Tesla is turning to Mozambique for a key component in its electric car batteries in what analysts believe is a first-of-its-kind deal designed to reduce its dependence on China for graphite.
News | January 17th 2022

What's the deal with hydrogen-powered vehicles?

Each morning at a transit facility in Canton, Ohio, more than a dozen buses pull up to a fueling station before fanning out to their routes in this city south of Cleveland.
Reports from the Race to a Safer World
News | August 14th 2021

Huge increase in electric vehicles coming soon from U.S. auto manufacturers

Declaring the U.S. must “move fast” to win the world's carmaking future, President Joe Biden on Thursday, August 5, 2021, announced a commitment from the auto industry to produce electric vehicles for as much as half of U.S. sales by the end of the decade.
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News, US News, Politics | August 6th 2021

Biden wins key auto emission changes until more vehicles go electric

The Biden administration wants automakers to raise gas mileage and cut tailpipe pollution between now and model year 2026, and it has won a voluntary commitment on Thursday, August 5, 2021, from the industry that electric vehicles comprise up to half of U.S. sales by the end of the decade.
Reports from the Race to a Safer World
News, US News, Politics | August 5th 2021

Biden seeks to exceed Obama-era mileage rule, nudging more Americans into EVs

In a major step against climate change, U.S. President Joe Biden is proposing a return to aggressive Obama-era vehicle mileage standards over five years, according to industry and government officials briefed on the plan.
News, US News, Politics | July 27th 2021

Ford aims for electric vehicles to be 40% of sales by 2030

The automaker said in a presentation for investors Wednesday that it will add about US$8 billion to its EV development spending from this year to 2025.
News, Business, Energy | May 26th 2021

Will Ford F-150 pickup fans embrace electric?

News | May 20th 2021

Ford announces plans to go all electric in Europe by 2030

Ford is vowing to convert its entire passenger vehicle lineup in Europe to electric power by 2030 in just the latest sign of the seismic technological changes sweeping the auto industry.
News, Energy | February 17th 2021

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