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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 Biden administration is using emergency powers to authorize widespread sales of higher-ethanol E15 gasoline this summer, following a strategy it employed the previous two years.

Redwood Materials, started by Tesla co-founder J.B. Straubel, is attempting to create a domestic loop using recycled critical metals for lithium-ion batteries.

The global diesel market is deteriorating, a concerning economic signal and food for thought for bullish oil traders.

Automakers may be pumping the brakes on EV production in the U.S., but charging challenges — traditionally a major hurdle to adoption — are vanishing at a rapid clip.

MIAMI — The Biden administration on April 17 reimposed crushing oil sanctions on Venezuela.

President Joe Biden’s administration intends to reimpose oil sanctions on Venezuela if Nicolas Maduro’s regime does not take steps to honor an agreement to allow a fairer vote in elections.

YOKOHAMA, Japan — Nissan expects to mass produce electric vehicles powered by advanced next-generation batteries by early 2029, the company said April 16.

The Biden administration will likely need to tap oil from the country’s emergency reserves to counter a spike in gasoline prices and amid inflation fears during the summer driving season.

The national average diesel price slid 4.6 cents to $4.015 a gallon, according to Energy Information Administration data released April 15. Diesel was last below $4 a gallon April 1.