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Congress Pushes Back Against AM Radio's Decline

The Truth About Cars

The elderly folks in Congress don’t often understand new technology, but they perk right up when somebody tries to take away something they are familiar with. That’s the scene playing out in Washington right now, as lawmakers want to pump the brakes on automakers cutting AM radio from new cars.

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SpaceX’s NASA Starship contract safe for now as Blue Origin looks to Congress

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Fresh off of a major contract loss during a competition to build NASA’s next crewed Moon lander, Blue Origin has begun aggressively lobbying Congress for the contract NASA didn’t give it. In memos to Congress, SpaceX says a proposed amendment on the HLS contract would award “Jeff Bezos with a $10 billion sole-source hand-out.”

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EPA and California, Tesla's solar slump, electric trash truck: Today's Car News

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It's a war of words in Washington over emissions and fuel economy standards. Tensions boiled over this week after EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler sent a note to Congress, accusing California Air Resources. Tesla's home solar business is sliding. And yes, the trucks picking up the trash can go electric, too.

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SpaceX’s Starship to return humanity to the Moon in stunning NASA decision

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The Washington Post’s Christian Davenport broke the news a few hours before NASA’s scheduled announcement and teleconference, revealing that SpaceX beat out Dynetics and a Blue Origin-led “National Team” for a sole-source contract to build, launch, and land a custom version of Starship on the Moon for $2.89

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Lobbyists Give Static to Government About AM Radio

The Truth About Cars

Readers may recall a recent news post in which we mentioned Jim Farley took to Twitter and announced that Ford was heeding requests from policy leaders and rural Americans, electing not to yank AM radio from Ford and Lincoln vehicles. Congress is skeptical of that reasoning and this author, for once, agrees.

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J.D. Power: US growing increasingly divided on EV adoption

Green Car Congress

Accordingly, the top 10 states with the highest overall EV adoption rates—California, Washington, Hawaii, Oregon, Nevada, Maryland, Arizona, Colorado, Utah and Massachusetts—have continued to see EV adoption rates grow steadily, climbing year-over-year through the first half of 2023.

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Ford reportedly eliminates lease-to-buy option on electric vehicles

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” Ford, GM, Stellantis, Toyota push for Congress to eliminate EV tax credit limits. You can also reach me on Twitter @Christi86567288 , or if you have news tips, you can email us at tips@teslarati.com. ” I’d love to hear from you!

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