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Transportation Secretary nominee Pete Buttigieg talks with Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., right, and his husband Chasten Buttigieg, left, as they arrive for a confirmation hearing before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, in Washington. (Stefani Reynolds/Pool via AP)
Senate confirms Pete Buttigieg as transportation secretary

By Hope Yen Feb. 02, 2021 12:20 AM EST

Transportation Secretary nominee Pete Buttigieg speaks during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, in Washington. (Ken Cedeno/Pool via AP)
Biden Cabinet: Buttigieg urges big funds for Transportation

By Hope Yen And Tom Krisher Jan. 21, 2021 06:01 AM EST

FILE - In this Monday, April 20, 2020 file photo, cars are lined up at a Volkswagen car dealer in Essen, Germany. German automaker Volkswagen says it returned to profit in the third quarter thanks to cost discipline and a rebound in global sales markets led by China after the lifting of the severe restrictions on activity in the early phase of the pandemic. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)
Volkswagen returns to profit as global auto markets recover

Oct. 29, 2020 05:32 AM EDT

An electric car stand at a loading station of a car dealer in Bad Homburg, Germany, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
EU share of electric cars grew during virus lockdown months

By David Mchugh Sep. 03, 2020 08:07 AM EDT

FILE- In this Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020 file photo, workers complete an electric car ID.3 body at the assembly line during a press tour at the plant of the German manufacturer Volkswagen AG (VW) in Zwickau, Germany. The coronavirus has cancelled business plans all over the world but Europe's push into electric cars isn't one of them. Sales of battery-powered and hybrid cars have held up despite a deeply painful recession, mainly thanks to the action of governments. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer, file)
Europe's shift to electric cars picks up despite recession

By David Mchugh Jul. 15, 2020 06:47 AM EDT

California scales up 1st-in-US electric truck sale proposal

By Adam Beam Apr. 28, 2020 10:24 PM EDT
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California regulators on Tuesday strengthened a proposed first-in-the-nation rule that would force auto makers to sell more electric...