Cars on display at IAA motor show
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD,l.), and Ola Källenius, Chairman of the Board of Management of Mercedes-Benz AG, visit the Mercedes stand during the opening of the IAA. Sven Hoppe | …
Transportation
BART launches array of transit changes as “fiscal cliff” looms
OAKLAND — BART’s quest to avoid a forbidding “fiscal cliff” and boost ridership is poised to lauch next week with a plan to ditch half-hour waits on nights and weekends …
Tiny ‘bubble cars’ from the 60s are making a comeback in EV form
The Microlino electric vehicle on display at the IAA Mobility 2023 show in Munich, Germany. Arjun Kharpal | CNBC MUNICH — Tiny cars appear to be making a comeback. At …
Tesla to install charging stations at 2,000 Hiltons in North America
A Tesla logo is seen on a charging station in Virginia, Aug. 16, 2023. Celal Gunes | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Tesla plans to install 20,000 electric vehicle charging …
Lucid is exploring China entry; confirms mass market EV models ahead
The Lucid Air Midnight Dream Edition. Lucid MUNICH — Lucid is exploring selling its cars in China but has no timeline for when it will enter the world’s largest electric …
UAW leader says strike would send Biden a message
A strike by the United Auto Workers union against the Detroit automakers would help President Joe Biden and other politicians pick a side when it comes to organized labor, UAW …
Biden to hail West Coast dockworker union contract as UAW deadline nears
The loading and unloading of cargo freighters has been suspended at all 29 U.S. West Coast ports this weekend because of chronic slowdowns on the docks that shippers and terminal …
Airlines warn about spike in fuel costs, Southwest narrows revenue outlook
A bird flies by in the foreground as a Southwest Airlines jet comes in for a landing at McCarran International Airport on May 25, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ethan …
Swedish EV maker Polestar plans own smartphone launch in China
A Polestar 4 electric SUV is on display during the 20th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) on April 18, 2023 in Shanghai, …
United flights resume after brief equipment outage
By David Koenig | Associated Press United Airlines said Tuesday it repaired a technology glitch that had forced it to halt departures nationwide, briefly crippling one of the nation’s biggest …