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Sterling Lord, uniquely enduring literary agent, dies at 102

Sterling Lord, uniquely enduring literary agent, dies at 102

NEW YORK (AP) — Sterling Lord, the uniquely enduring literary agent who worked for years to find a publisher for Jack Kerouac’s “On the Road” and over the following decades arranged deals for everyone from true crime writer Joe McGinniss to the creat
Reeves: Plane threatening to crash in Mississippi lands

Reeves: Plane threatening to crash in Mississippi lands

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Authorities say a plane that was circling over northern Mississippi and whose pilot had threatened to crash it into the ground landed safely on Saturday. Gov.
17 states weigh adopting California's electric car mandate

17 states weigh adopting California's electric car mandate

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Seventeen states with vehicle emission standards tied to rules established in California face weighty decisions on whether to follow that state's strictest-in-the nation new rules that require all new cars, pickups and SUVs to be e
Nissan eager to leverage US tax credit on electric vehicles

Nissan eager to leverage US tax credit on electric vehicles

TOKYO (AP) — Nissan will more aggressively push electric vehicles to take advantage of a new U.S. law that gives up to $7,500 in tax credits, the Japanese automaker said Friday.
GM venture starts building battery cells at new Ohio factory

GM venture starts building battery cells at new Ohio factory

DETROIT (AP) — General Motors said Wednesday that a new electric vehicle battery plant built in Ohio has started producing cells, which could help customers get federal tax credits.
Edmunds Compares: 2023 Nissan Leaf vs. 2023 Chevy Bolt EV

Edmunds Compares: 2023 Nissan Leaf vs. 2023 Chevy Bolt EV

Shopper interest in electric vehicles, or EVs, is rising . According to data from the Pew Research Center in 2021, 40% of non-EV owners are very or somewhat likely to purchase an EV as their next vehicle.
Toyota invests in EV battery production in Japan, US

Toyota invests in EV battery production in Japan, US

TOKYO (AP) — Toyota is investing 730 billion yen ($5.6 billion) in Japan and the U.S. to boost production of batteries for electric vehicles, the Japanese automaker said Wednesday. Production is set to start between 2024 and 2026.
Equity is goal, not mandate, in California electric car rule

Equity is goal, not mandate, in California electric car rule

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Discounted prices, car-share programs and at least one million more public charging stations are among the ways California will try to make electric cars easier to buy and drive as it phases out the sale of gas-powered cars.

Electric battery maker to locate factory in northern WVa

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The energy startup SPARKZ said Tuesday it will locate an electric battery factory in northern West Virginia. The batteries will be built at a 482,000-square-foot (4.5-hectare) plant in Taylor County off U.S.
NYC announces debt relief plan for struggling taxi drivers

NYC announces debt relief plan for struggling taxi drivers

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City taxi drivers who owe hundreds of thousands of dollars on loans they took out to operate yellow cabs will see their burdens reduced substantially under a debt relief program announced Tuesday.