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Anxiety over a transition to electric vehicles is high in the thousands of businesses that have long supplied parts and equipment for cars and trucks powered by internal combustion engines.

Rising costs and unsteady demand for EVs remain major sources of friction between automakers and their suppliers, according to a new survey examining supplier-automaker relationships.

Autonomous vehicle company Motional is halting its Las Vegas commercial self-driving operations and laying off 129 Southern Nevada employees.

Performance Food Group has seven electric trucks, supported by an array of charging stations, an upcoming installation of solar panels and a fleet of all-electric refrigerated trailers.

Electric vehicle maker Rivian said it is working to secure and maintain the site of its planned Georgia factory, as well as preparing the land for vertical construction as soon as it can move forward with the $5 billion project.

Electric vehicle upstart Rivian, which recently put on pause plans to build a Georgia factory, said in mid-April it is laying off more workers as it cuts costs to buttress its balance sheet.

The federal government awarded Fort Worth, Texas, $2 million to test weather sensors on autonomous freight truck routes.

WASHINGTON — Overshadowed by the tailpipe emissions rule, the Department of Energy finalized changes to a calculation that could impact automakers’ ability to sell gas-powered vehicles.

The weight of electric vehicles batteries should be halved over the next decade in order to make the cars more efficient and environmentally friendly, Stellantis NV CEO Carlos Tavares said.