The US agency that regulates the auto industry nhtsagov has laid off 4% of its staff bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg

Federal buildings across the US have been ordered to shut off electric-vehicle chargers, according to a person familiar with the matter, the latest move to rescind pro-EV initiatives in President Donald J. Trump Donald J. Trump's first months in office. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg

With Kara Carlson- karacarlson.bsky.social & a big assist from Dana Hull 👩🏻‍💻 is on BLUESKY @danahull: President Donald J. Trump Donald J. Trump Says That Attacks on Tesla Stores Are Domestic Terrorism bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg

ICYMI yesterday: A coalition of leading automotive industry trade groups is calling on President Donald J. Trump Donald J. Trump's administration to ease off on plans early next month to slap tariffs on imported car parts. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg

CAR CARE: Donald J. Trump is mulling easing auto tariffs that carmakers say will cause financial distress. President Donald J. Trump remains wary 'We don't really want Canada to make cars for us' $F $GM $STLA Maya Averbuch Eric Martin Josh Wingrove Keith Laing bloomberg.com/news/articles/… Bloomberg

.nhtsagov announced its first policy moves to remove what it sees as regulatory barriers facing autonomous vehicles, following through on a goal set by advisers to President Donald J. Trump Donald J. Trump. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg

🇺🇸🚗The Trump administration is considering whether to reduce certain tariffs targeting the auto industry Scoop this week via Maya Averbuch Eric Martin Josh Wingrove Keith Laing bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

NEW: The Trump administration is asking consulting firms to justify their federal contracts as part of far-reaching efforts to reduce waste in federal spending, according to a letter obtained by Bloomberg News. w/ Keith Laing bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

.President Donald J. Trump Donald J. Trump's choice to lead nhtsagov pledged to prioritize safety while at the same time making it easier for automakers to deploy-self driving cars bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

The Trump administration has cleared the way for Zoox, the autonomous-vehicle subsidiary of Amazon, to demonstrate self-driving cars that lack traditional driving controls like steering wheels bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

With Eliyahu Kamisher & Kara Carlson- karacarlson.bsky.social: With Donald J. Trump set to ax a key EV tax credit next month, California Gov. Gavin Newsom has yet to advance his highly touted proposal to restart the state’s own EV subsidies, according to people familiar bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

.President Donald J. Trump Donald J. Trump's administration updates rules to unlock $5B for electric car chargers, after court blocks program freeze bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

California’s clean-air regulator is pressing ahead with work on new rules for auto emissions and possible new tax credits for electric cars to counter the Trump administration’s effort to corral the state’s regulatory heft bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

New for our Hyperdrive newsletter: Seven months into his second stint in the White House, President Donald J. Trump Donald J. Trump is going further and moving faster on car-emissions regulations bloomberg.com/news/newslette… via Bloomberg

US auto safety regulators nhtsagov are investigating the risk of potential engine failures in about 1.4 million vehicles made by Honda bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

BILLION💵BONANZA: Donald J. Trump is rolling back car-pollution regs & giving Detroit a multibillion-dollar gift they're pouring into gas-fueled cars. Ford Motor Company CEO Jim Farley: 'A multibillion-dollar opportunity' $F $GM $STLA David Welch Keith Laing bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

ICYMI yesterday: President Donald J. Trump Donald J. Trump's nhtsagov nominee was confirmed by the US Senate. He now takes over several Tesla probes, including one over malfunctioning doors that have trapped people in burning cars. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg

Major automakers want the U.S. EPA to weaken ambitious tailpipe emissions standards that are pushing the industry to sell electric vehicles in larger numbers bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

.Zoox is seeking wider clearance from nhtsagov to operate self-driving cars that lack traditional driving controls, suggesting Amazon's autonomous-vehicle subsidiary is preparing for broader commercial deployment bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

.Tesla urged U.S. EPA regulators to maintain ambitious tailpipe emissions standards that were put in place to push the industry to sell electric vehicles in larger numbers bloomberg.com/news/articles/…