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DETROIT — The reliability of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids has dramatically improved, narrowing a wide gap with gas-powered automobiles, according to the latest survey by Consumer Reports.

FRANKFURT, Germany — Eight members of OPEC+ decided Dec. 5 to put off increasing oil production as they face weaker than expected demand and competing production from non-allied countries.

With OPEC+ set to make a pivotal decision on production policy, oil prices remain resolutely rangebound, even with a second Donald Trump presidency imminent.

Exxon Mobil Corp. named Dan Ammann as head of its upstream oil and gas business, putting its low carbon president in charge of its most profitable division.

OPEC+ is making progress toward an agreement to delay its oil-production revival by another three months, delegates said.

DETROIT — General Motors has reached an agreement to sell its stake in a nearly completed electric vehicle battery plant in Lansing, Mich.

Germany will assume more than 600 million euros ($629 million) of debt that its development bank extended to Northvolt AB for the construction of a battery plant in the country.

While no specific tax increase is taking effect in California, at least two state lawmakers are raising alarm about a set of regulatory and business circumstances that could send pricing soaring.

Stellantis had already threatened to pull the plug on its U.K. operations, warning about the impact of what it says are the country’s too stringent EV targets.