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The electric vehicle industry has taken a pummeling this year. The Trump administration, as expected, reversed a whole suite of federal policies that promoted or encouraged EVs. California's ability to require the sale of EVs: gone. Federal rules about emissions and fuel economy — being rewritten. Federal penalties for car companies that sell too many gas guzzlers: zeroed out. The $7,500 federal tax credit? Kaput. Meanwhile, automakers delayed or canceled a host of unprofitable EV plans. The all-electric Ram 1500 REV was canceled before a single one was built. The all-electric Ford Lightning was discontinued despite some glowing reviews. (Both...

Organizers of the drive to recall Gov. Gray Davis claimed on Tuesday to have the signatures needed to force an election in the fall but many potential roadblocks remain on the path to the ballot. Opponents of the recall could prevent or stall the vote through lawsuits and challenges to the signatures, which could take many weeks to validate. Recall supporters want a fall special election for a referendum on Davis' performance while opponents want to at least delay it to the more Democrat-friendly March 2, 2004, presidential primary. "I would expect anything and everything to get thrown in the...