Under the Wire: Biden Admin To Lend $6 Billion to EV Company Just Before Leaving Office

President Joe Biden's Energy Department announced on Monday that it plans to lend $6 billion to Rivian—a company that only makes electric vehicles—to build an electric car factory in Georgia just before Biden leaves office.

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NYT Claims Automakers Want Trump To Keep EV Mandates. One of Them Tells the Free Beacon That's Bogus.

The three largest American automakers, Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis, are, according to a recent New York Times report, planning a coordinated lobbying push to convince President-elect Donald Trump to maintain a suite of climate rules forcing electric vehicle purchases. The Thursday report—titled "Automakers to Trump: Please Require Us to Sell Electric Vehicles"—cites unnamed "lobbyists and […]

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In Its New ‘Copy Nothing’ Campaign, Jaguar Copies Bud Light

[rebelmouse-proxy-image https://thefederalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-21-at-6.01.30 PM-1200x675.png crop_info="%7B%22image%22%3A%20%22https%3A//thefederalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-21-at-6.01.30%5Cu202fPM-1200x675.png%22%7D" expand=1]As the Democrats, Bud Light, and a host of other businesses have learned, people are tired of the crazy. But sure, Jaguar, copy nothing, except for failure.

California Regulators Pass Carbon Emission Mandate for Fuel Sellers—and Shrug Off Concerns Over Anticipated Price Hikes

California’s powerful air regulators late Friday night approved mandates for fuel sellers to cut carbon emissions or buy carbon credits, arguing that the move would push people into buying electric vehicles. An outside analysis found the requirements could hike the state’s already high gas prices by as much as 65 cents per gallon in the near term and 85 cents by 2030.

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'Restore U.S. Energy Dominance': Trump Taps Former Republican Congressman Lee Zeldin To Lead EPA

President-elect Donald Trump announced Monday that he is tapping former Rep. Lee Zeldin (R., N.Y.) to head the Environmental Protection Agency in his upcoming administration.

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Ford Halts EV Production at Michigan Plant That Biden, Slotkin Lauded as 'Incredible' Example of 'American Ingenuity'

Ford Motor Company is halting production of its electric F-150 Lightning pickup truck at a Michigan factory, the auto giant announced Thursday. Just three years ago, President Joe Biden and Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D., Mich.) visited the plant to celebrate the truck's rollout, calling it an "incredible facility" that shows there's "no limit to what American ingenuity and manufacturing can accomplish."

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FACT CHECK: Did Tesla Announce A New Motorhome Project?

A post shared on social media purportedly shows Tesla CEO Elon Musk has announced a new motorhome project. Elon Musk Reveals Tesla 2025 Motorhome for UNDER $17,000 https://t.co/NFJEP1wfbk via @YouTube — Dan Michael Johnston (@the001yesyes) October 15, 2024 Verdict: False The company is working on a Robovan and Robotaxi, no announcement for a motorhome has been made. […]

'Not a Friend to Democracy': Harris Campaign Ramps Up Attacks on Jill Stein Amid Polling Slide

The Harris-Walz campaign is circulating opposition research targeting Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein and urging climate-focused voters to support Vice President Kamala Harris as former president Donald Trump gains in in the polls, the Washington Free Beacon has learned.

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Kamala Harris's Electric School Bus Program Granted $395k to a Chinese Manufacturer. Then Its Top Executive Sent Biden-Harris Scores of Campaign Cash.

Vice President Kamala Harris's billion-dollar Clean School Bus program provided funding to Chinese EV manufacturer BYD Company's subsidiary in the United States, according to federal filings reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon. Months later, the subsidiary's top executive, a Chinese national, wired $50,000 in support of what is now Harris's presidential campaign.

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'What You Drive Is Your Call': Elissa Slotkin Runs Ad Decrying EV Mandates—Days After Voting To Keep Them in Place

Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Rep. Elissa Slotkin is running a new campaign advertisement in which she boasts about owning a gas-powered vehicle and says she oppose electric vehicle mandates. Slotkin, however, voted in favor of federal EV requirements just days before releasing the ad.

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