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Canada agreed to subsidies that may top C$13 billion ($9.7 billion) over a decade to land an electric vehicle battery plant by Volkswagen AG, the company’s first gigafactory outside Europe.

DETROIT — Tesla dropped the starting prices for its two top-selling models overnight, the company’s fourth price cut in the U.S. this year.

Andrew Scott doesn’t know for sure yet, but the Biden administration may cost Hyundai his business.

Diesel’s national on-highway average price ended its 10-week run of declines by rising 1.8 cents to $4.116 a gallon, according to Energy Information Administration data released April 17.

Only 10 electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles will qualify for $7,500 federal tax credits after stricter battery-sourcing rules take effect and render most plug-in models ineligible.

LONDON — Norwegian startup Freyr will first build batteries to power electric vehicles and store clean energy in a remote town near the Arctic Circle. Up next? An Atlanta suburb.

“Diesel demand can act as a leading indicator for broader growth as an early sign that spending by households is waning,” said one expert.

Purely battery-powered trucks have a head start on hydrogen fuel cells in the race to decarbonize trucks, but due to drawbacks for both technologies, the competition is far from settled.

The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed its most aggressive emission mandates for cars and heavy trucks while seeking input about how to achieve its plans.