Alan Ohnsman

The Alphabet Inc. unit is partnering with Japan’s biggest taxi service to test a fleet of electric Jaguar SUVs that will learn how to drive in Japan early next year.

Aggressive funding from the Biden administration will keep the clean energy transition moving. But Trump’s China tariff plans may complicate access to key materials.

Investors are upbeat about Elon Musk's embrace of Trump and his buzzy robotaxi plans but the EV brand is poised for a 6% sales drop in 2024 in its home market – and maybe its first global slump.

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If the 218-mile project, which got a $3 billion federal grant last year, opens as planned, it will be the first true high-speed railway in the U.S. It predicts $1.4 billion of revenue by 2031.

The funding comes as the Biden Administration winds down its clean energy push before Trump 2.0 and follows a new clean hydrogen production credit that's likely to aid Plug and its competitors.

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Aurora’s stock had a wild ride this month. CEO Chris Urmson thinks it’s on the cusp of commercializing driverless trucks but profitability is years away.