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As consumers pump the brakes on EV purchases, hybrid production ramps up
Interest in hybrids is growing, with 31% of consumers considering a hybrid for their next purchase.
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Interest in hybrids is growing, with 31% of consumers considering a hybrid for their next purchase.
Lack of easy-to-find charging stations continues to be a major reason why many adults do not purchase electric vehicles.
Foreign automakers dominate U.S. News' list of the best new EVs and hybrids, while Tesla is shut out.
Tesla's stock price has tumbled 39% this year amid concerns about the electric vehicle maker's slowing growth.
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says the Biden administration will push China to change an industrial policy that poses a threat to U.S. jobs.
Tesla accounted for 80% of electric vehicle sales in the U.S. in 2020, but that figure fell to 55% last year.
Officials said the standards will help clean up some of the nation's largest sources of planet-warming greenhouse gases.
The U.S. needs more than a million public chargers by 2030, but only a fraction of that number currently exists. Los Angeles is using light poles to help fill the gap.
Tesla owners and people with other electric vehicles are finding that cold winter weather is impacting their EV battery.
Love it or hate it, but Tesla's first pickup truck sports a look like no other vehicle on the market today.
The automakers, which are making billions in profits, have dismissed union's desired 46% pay raise, 32-hour workweek and pensions as "unrealistic."
Experts say lithium-ion battery fires pose unique risks requiring specialized training, but CBS News has found gaps in fire safety training, research and regulation.
He will remain with Tesla through the end of the year to "support a seamless transition," according to the company.
Probe is at least the fifth by federal auto safety regulators into Tesla vehicles over the past three years.
Government funding could help the U.S. break free of its reliance on foreign-sourced electric car materials.
Automakers have hit their production stride and the government is offering $7,500 in tax incentives, experts noted.
President Biden had a tough sell Wednesday, trying to convince voters that the U.S. economy is flourishing.
The electric vehicle company has sought bankruptcy protection amid its lawsuit against its former investor.
PM Giorgia Meloni's far-right government tried and failed to block EU plans to ban all new fossil fuel-powered cars by 2035, but it's not giving up the fight entirely.
Electric car maker's earnings have fallen sharply following a series of price reductions across its model lineup.
In a statement, EPA administrator Michael Regan called the new regulations the "the most ambitious pollution standards ever for cars and trucks."
The sweeping energy package counters virtually all of President Biden's agenda to address climate change.
Losses are mounting in the automaker's electric vehicle business, but it says profits are on the horizon.
Sales of electric vehicles doubled in 2022, and a host of new models are hitting the showroom floor.
The Michigan automaker began selling the much-anticipated EV last year and has sold 15,617 of them as of December.
West Metro Fire Rescue says crews responded to a detached garage fire near Morrison Road and Kipling Street.
The suspect in the Smoky Hill Road shooting in Aurora has been charged with first-degree attempted murder, while his bond has been set at $2 million.
The victims of a fatal crash that happened on eastbound I-70, just east of the Avon 167 interchange have been identified.
The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office posted a message on X, announcing that a 12-year-old boy's bike that was stolen by a suspect outside of Walmart on Coalmine Avenue has been returned in perfect condition.
Polls show Americans' trust in the Supreme Court has never been lower, especially in light of ethical lapses that lead observers to question the impartiality of the justices.
West Metro Fire Rescue says crews responded to a detached garage fire near Morrison Road and Kipling Street.
The suspect in the Smoky Hill Road shooting in Aurora has been charged with first-degree attempted murder, while his bond has been set at $2 million.
The victims of a fatal crash that happened on eastbound I-70, just east of the Avon 167 interchange have been identified.
The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office posted a message on X, announcing that a 12-year-old boy's bike that was stolen by a suspect outside of Walmart on Coalmine Avenue has been returned in perfect condition.
Having tentatively established defensive lines around the uncontrolled Oak Ridge Fire west of Pueblo, wildfire crews are now planning to set their own fires in the coming days to old growth forest in an effort to stymy the fire's threat to a nearby town.
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A Denver nonprofit wants to help people furnish homes as they transition from being homeless.
Officials and community members gathered up to help introduce the Historical Museum that was rebuilt after the Marshal Fire.
The Washington Park Lawn Bowling Club was honored by officials on Saturday and celebrated its 100th anniversary.
An unlicensed contractor was taken into custody after being accused of stealing $1.3M from 4 families who were victims of the Marshal Fire.
DU defenseman Zeev Buium was drafted 12th overall by the Minnesota Wild during the first round of the 2024 NHL Entry Draft at the Sphere just outside Las Vegas Friday night.
History was made at the U.S. Senior Open on Friday when Frank Bensel Jr. hit a pair of aces on back-to-back holes.
Nathan MacKinnon is your 2024 NHL MVP and "most outstanding" player -- receives Hart Memorial Trophy and Ted Lindsay Award.
Guard Reggie Jackson has been traded from the Denver Nuggets to the Charlotte Hornets along with three unprotected second-round picks for cash considerations.
Denver Nuggets guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope plans to decline his player option and will become an unrestricted free agent, according to sources.
Polls show Americans' trust in the Supreme Court has never been lower, especially in light of ethical lapses that lead observers to question the impartiality of the justices.
Hurricane warnings are already in effect in Barbados, St. Lucia, Grenada, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Tobago.
Police said they spotted what "appeared to be a handgun" during the chase, but was later determined to be a pellet gun resembling a Glock 17.
The 36-year-old woman is being held in the Mecklenburg County Jail on a $250,000 bond, jail records show.
The incident comes after three people – a woman and two teenage girls – were hurt in two separate shark attacks in Florida's Gulf Coast earlier this month
Pennsylvania Rep. Madeleine Dean, a Democrat, said of Biden, "He had a bad debate. There's no two ways about that."
The Biden campaign says President Biden will "absolutely not" step aside.
Former President Donald Trump addressed a rally in Chesapeake, Virginia, a day after his first 2024 debate with President Biden.
The Supreme Court overruled a 40-year-old decision that said federal courts should defer to agencies in certain cases. Here's what it means.
The Supreme Court's order clears the way for Steve Bannon to report to prison by July 1 to begin serving a four-month sentence.
The FDA said its study better simulated how commercial milk processing kills the bird flu virus, H5N1.
Dania Furniture recalls Hayden bookcase sold nationwide after an unanchored unit fell over, killing a 4-year-old.
A Colorado pediatric doctor says it's children who could endure the worst from heatstroke.
A new study found no association between multivitamins and lower risk of death. CBS News medical contributor Dr. Céline Gounder shares what you need to know.
"We can serve payers very effectively from the footprint that remains," CEO Tim Wentworth says of the coming Walgreens closures.
Xcel Energy submitted its long-awaited wildfire mitigation plan Thursday, seeking approval for $1.9 billion for work to protect Colorado from wildfires ignited by power equipment.
Advertisers hope that bridge building and slowing down is a message that sells to an anxious nation in short supply of unity.
The lawsuit against the NFL covered 2.4 million residential subscribers and 48,000 businesses who paid for the "Sunday Ticket" package of out-of-market games.
Dania Furniture recalls Hayden bookcase sold nationwide after an unanchored unit fell over, killing a 4-year-old.
Recall involves about 132,000 units due to lithium-ion batteries that can overheat, with $20,000 in property damage reported.
The University of Denver is launching a new certificate program to address affordable housing needs in Colorado.
Right now, Coloradans are struggling to make ends meet, and a nonprofit in Denver is providing opportunities to change that.
From blazers to shoes, women of all shapes and sizes enjoyed a free shopping spree. Some were even able to get a makeover.
This week Denver city officials celebrated the opening of 49 new affordable condos in the Five Points neighborhood.
"Happiness, peace, and dreams aren't for other communities. These goals are accessible to us as well," one grant recipient said. "I was so proud, because I realized in that moment I was breaking a cycle."