Audrey LaForest

The automaker recommends no one sit in the front passenger seat until the vehicle is inspected and a repair is completed.

The action comes after state Attorney General Andrea Campbell said in a March filing that terminating her office's nonenforcement stipulation was "in the public interest" and would take effect at the start of June.

ARC Automotive's pushback of NHTSA's request to recall 67 million airbag inflators that could potentially rupture has some safety advocates thinking of the largest automotive recall in U.S. history.

The recall affects Equinox and Terrain compact crossovers from the 2020-23 model years.

U.S. companies are busily reducing the carbon footprint of their factories, products, supply chains, buildings and logistics, even though the federal government isn't forcing them to do so.

NHTSA estimated 42,795 people died in vehicle crashes on U.S. roads last year, down about 0.3 percent from the 42,939 fatalities reported for 2021.

All variants of VW's 2023 ID4 meet the requirements for the full $7,500 tax credit this year, while certain configurations of Rivian's R1S and R1T EVs are eligible for a $3,750 credit.

The technical working group's guidance comes after months of research and aims to help NHTSA meet the statutory deadline for completing the rule-making.

U.S. Rep. Jason Smith, R-Mo., raised concerns over whether the arrangement leans on a "loophole" in the electric vehicle tax credit's battery component sourcing requirements and goes against the law's intent of U.S. energy security and reducing dependence on foreign adversaries such as China for battery materials and manufacturing.

Here's how the tax credit program came together under the Inflation Reduction Act.

These electric vehicles are eligible for either a full $7,500 credit or a partial credit of $3,750 under the tougher eligibility rules. Nine previously eligible models would no longer qualify, according to an updated list released Monday.

If finalized, the EPA's emissions standards could mean battery-electric vehicles make up more than half of new-vehicle sales by the 2030 model year and two-thirds by 2032.

The Inflation Reduction Act has three incentive programs for electric vehicle purchases. Here's a brief explainer on the eligibility requirements and how each credit works.

The plan could lead to EVs making up 67 percent of new light-duty vehicle sales and 46 percent of medium-duty vehicle sales in the 2032 model year, according to EPA projections.

The proposed rule-making is in response to a 2021 petition submitted by two environmental groups, which argued the calculation is outdated and resulted in "significantly inflated" EV fuel economy values.