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Oregon’s special session could bring new fees for electric vehicle owners

Oregon’s special session could bring new fees for electric vehicle owners

Oregon could become the second U.S. state to require electric vehicle owners to enroll in a pay-per-mile program as lawmakers began a special session Friday to fill a $300 million transportation budget hole that threatens basic services like snowplowing and road repairs. Legislators failed earlier this year to approve a transportation funding package. Hundreds of state workers’ jobs are in …

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Union election is too close to call at an electric vehicle battery manufacturing complex in Kentucky

Union election is too close to call at an electric vehicle battery manufacturing complex in Kentucky

An election to determine whether workers unionize an electric vehicle battery manufacturing complex in Kentucky is in limbo Thursday due to a few dozen disputed ballots that could swing the outcome. The United Auto Workers claimed it secured a narrow victory at the BlueOval SK battery park after the two-day vote that ended Wednesday. Yet the outcome ultimately could depend …

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Waymo approved to start autonomous vehicle testing in New York City

Waymo approved to start autonomous vehicle testing in New York City

Waymo has been granted a permit to test its autonomous vehicles in New York City, the first such approval granted by the city. The company told TechCrunch it plans to start testing “immediately.” The company is allowed to deploy up to eight of its Jaguar I-Pace SUVs in Manhattan and Downtown Brooklyn through late September. Waymo’s vehicles must have a …

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National Guard vehicle crashes into car in Washington, D.C. : NPR

National Guard vehicle crashes into car in Washington, D.C. : NPR

Members of the District of Columbia National Guard patrol outside Union Station, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, in Washington. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption toggle caption Jose Luis Magana/AP A National Guard military vehicle crashed into a car in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday morning, injuring the driver. The incident comes after President Trump ordered hundreds of Guard troops to the District …

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California’s plan to meet electric vehicle goals despite Trump’s attacks

California’s plan to meet electric vehicle goals despite Trump’s attacks

From President Trump’s first day back in office, he vowed to unravel California’s sway over the nation’s auto-emission standards by eliminating the state’s zero-emission mandates. He made good on that promise in the first several months of his second term. After a series of controversial congressional votes in May, Trump signed legislation that effectively nullified several of California’s auto-emission standards, …

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Federal agent fires at moving vehicle in Southern California immigration stop

Federal agent fires at moving vehicle in Southern California immigration stop

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal agent fired at a moving vehicle in Southern California after the driver refused to roll down his window during an immigration stop and sped off, the Department of Homeland Security said. A DHS statement said the driver struck two U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents as he drove away Saturday, prompting one agent to …

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Missing mother and daughter found dead in submerged vehicle in Oakdale, California 1 month after disappearance

Missing mother and daughter found dead in submerged vehicle in Oakdale, California 1 month after disappearance

OAKDALE, Calif. — A missing Sacramento mother and her 8-month-old daughter were found dead inside a submerged vehicle on Sunday, search crews confirmed. Whisper Owen, 36, and her infant daughter, Sandra McCarty, had been missing since July 15, when Owen drove to see family and go to a doctor’s appointment in Fresno, California. Her family said she left in the …

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