Electric Vehicles Face a ‘Pretty Dreadful Year’ in the U.S.

The end of a federal tax credit is expected to push sales of battery-powered cars down but auto experts believe the market will eventually recover.

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Trump’s Climate Rollback Takes on a Key Scientific Finding

The federal government’s ability to regulate greenhouse gases depends on a 2009 scientific determination. The Trump administration wants to repeal it.

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Top Scientific Body Finds Growing Evidence That Greenhouse Gases Are a Danger

The assessment contradicts the Trump administration’s legal arguments for relaxing pollution rules.

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Car Companies Are Paying Tariffs So You Don’t Have To

But automakers can’t absorb the cost forever and will soon begin to raise new car prices, analysts say.

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Truck Companies Sour on California’s Strict Clean Air Rules

A deal designed to force compliance with tougher emissions standards is as risk after the Trump administration intervened.

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How a Carbon Tax Plan in Europe Survived (Mostly)

Austria tried a combination of taxes and rebates to reduce emissions.

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E.P.A. Is Said to Draft a Plan to End Its Ability to Fight Climate Change

According to two people familiar with the draft, it would eliminate the bedrock scientific finding that greenhouse-gas emissions threaten human life by dangerously warming the planet.

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Chinese Cars, Brazil Style

China wants to dominate the market for the cars of the future, and it has set its sights on Brazil’s giant auto market.

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As Climate Change Heats Up Europe’s Summers, Avignon Festival Tries to Adapt

Rising temperatures pose an existential threat to the theater extravaganza, where extreme heat is making it tough for the audience.

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Republicans Propose a New Way to Scrap Fuel Economy Rules: No Fines

For 50 years, automakers have had to increase the fuel efficiency of their vehicles or pay fines. The Republican megabill would set those penalties to $0.

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