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      Nyck de Vries, now with AlphaTauri, won the Formula 2 title in 2019 and the 2020-21 Formula E title.
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      Formula 1’s Rookie Class of 2023

      Three new drivers, for Williams, AlphaTauri and McLaren, will be getting their starts at the Bahrain Grand Prix.

       By Ian Parkes

  1. Bahrain GRAND PRIX

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    Verstappen Runs Away With Formula 1 Opener

    Unchallenged after the start, Max Verstappen sent a message to his rivals with a dominant performance in Bahrain.

     By Andrew Das and Josh Katz

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    Elon Musk confirmed reports that Tesla would build an auto factory, its fifth, in Monterrey, Mexico.
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    Tesla Offers a New ‘Master Plan’ but Few Big Revelations

    Elon Musk confirmed his car company would build a factory in Mexico and said it was working on more affordable vehicles. But he did not reveal a new model, disappointing some investors.

     By Jack Ewing

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    The Biden administration said 7,500 Tesla chargers would be open to other vehicles by the end of 2024.
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    Tesla Will Open Some Chargers to All Electric Vehicles

    An agreement with the White House to allow electric cars made by other automakers is part of a broad effort to improve charging and increase sales of battery-powered vehicles.

     By Jack Ewing

  1. Falling Lithium Prices Are Making Electric Cars More Affordable

    An unexpected decline in the price of an essential battery material, along with those of other commodities, is good news for buyers. But experts disagree on how long low prices will last.

    By Jack Ewing and Clifford Krauss

     

  2. With a Redesigned Car, Mercedes Hopes It Can Unseat Red Bull as F1 Champion

    Its racecar had a lot of problems last year, which the team says it has solved.

    By Luke Smith

     

  3. Carmakers Are Pushing Autonomous Tech. This Engineer Wants Limits.

    Missy Cummings, who spent more than a year at the federal auto safety agency, said that drivers were putting too much trust in systems like Tesla’s Autopilot and that regulators needed to restrict their use.

    By Cade Metz

     

  4. Ford Halts Production of Electric Pickup Over Battery Issue

    The automaker cited a potential problem with the battery pack of the F-150 Lightning but said it was unaware of any incidents “in the field.”

    By Neal E. Boudette

     

  5. Tesla Workers in Buffalo Begin Union Drive

    If successful, the workers who help develop Tesla’s Autopilot driver-assistance system will be the first group at the company to organize.

    By Jack Ewing

     

  6. Electric Vehicles Could Match Gasoline Cars on Price This Year

    Competition, government incentives and falling raw material prices are making battery-powered cars more affordable sooner than expected.

    By Jack Ewing

     

  7. Energy Dept. Will Lend $2 Billion to a Battery Component Maker

    The loan will help accelerate Redwood Materials’ plans to produce components for electric car batteries from new and recycled sources.

    By Niraj Chokshi

     

  8. General Motors Reaches Deal to Ensure Its Chip Supply

    GlobalFoundries will dedicate part of its semiconductor output to G.M. as the automaker offers more electric vehicles and driver-assistance systems.

    By Neal E. Boudette

     

  9. Tesla’s Pickup Truck Is Coming Soon. Maybe.

    Already two years behind schedule, the Cybertruck has experts wondering how the company will manufacture its unusual stainless steel “exoskeleton.”

    By Jack Ewing

     

  10. Do You Work in the Auto Industry? We Want to Hear From You.

    Sales of electric vehicles are growing fast, and automakers are investing billions of dollars in new technology and factories. We want to know how jobs are changing.

    By Jack Ewing