NY Times: Car Shows to Visit in North America and Europe - Around North America and Europe, concours will be showing off classic automobiles all year. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/11/automobiles/collectibles/classic-car-shows.html -

NY Times: Lawmakers Challenge Ford and Chinese Battery Partner Over Forced Labor - Republicans are raising fresh concerns about CATL, the battery maker Ford is working with to bring new technology to the U.S., and its connections to Xinjiang. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/21/business/economy/ford-china-battery-catl.html -

NY Times: Reeves Callaway, Maker of Really, Really Fast Cars, Dies at 75 - He turbocharged high-end vehicles for Alfa Romeo, Chevrolet and others, and in 1988 a Corvette he had modified reached over 254 miles per hour, breaking a record. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/24/automobiles/reeves-callaway-dead.html -

NY Times: G.M.’s Electric Vehicle Rollout Delayed by Slow Battery Production - The company is earning big profits on gasoline cars and trucks but is struggling to catch up to Tesla in the fastest-growing segment of the auto market. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/25/business/general-motors-electric-vehicles-profits.html -

NY Times: A Times Energy Reporter Hunts for Power Sources - Ivan Penn reports on the new sources we rely on to power our world. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/26/reader-center/energy-sources-alternatives-power-electric.html -

NY Times: G.M. and Other Automakers Will Build 30,000 Electric Vehicle Chargers - The companies will jointly spend at least $1 billion to build a North American network in an effort to persuade more people to buy battery-powered cars and trucks. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/26/business/energy-environment/electric-vehicles-fast-chargers-automakers.html -

NY Times: Brad Pitt Is Making a Movie About Formula 1 - A new film is shooting alongside the action at Grands Prix and, with Lewis Hamilton’s help, is being made by the director of “Top Gun: Maverick.” - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/28/sports/autoracing/f1-brad-pitt.html -

NY Times: Biden Administration Moves to Tighten Fuel Economy Rules - The proposal is designed to help speed the country’s transition to electric vehicles, one of the president’s signature efforts to fight climate change. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/28/climate/biden-fuel-economy-rules.html -

NY Times: Ford’s Profit Jumped in Second Quarter - The automaker made more money on trucks and sport utility vehicles but reported bigger losses on electric vehicles. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/27/business/ford-motor-second-quarter-earnings.html -

NY Times: Aston Martin Wants to Win and to Sell Cars, Too - Lawrence Stroll bought the team and a stake in the carmaker. He’s now testing the old racing adage, “Win on Sunday, sell on Monday.” - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/28/sports/autoracing/aston-martin-formula-1.html -

NY Times: Automakers Face a Labor Showdown as the E.V. Era Looms - The United Auto Workers leader vowed to be tougher than his predecessors in contract talks. His initial demands attach big numbers to that promise. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/06/business/uaw-auto-workers-contract.html -

NY Times: G.M. Will Add Backup Power Function to Its Electric Vehicles - As extreme weather events lead to more power outages, the carmaker said it would equip all its electric vehicles to act as sources of emergency power. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/08/business/energy-environment/gm-backup-electric-power.html -

NY Times: Who Paid for a Mysterious Spy Tool? The FBI, an FBI Inquiry Found. - After a Times report, the bureau canceled its contract with a government contractor that used the tool on its behalf. But questions remain. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/31/us/politics/nso-spy-tool-landmark-fbi.html -

NY Times: Israel’s Justice Minister Is the Brains Behind Netanyahu’s Judicial Overhaul - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel is the face of his government’s effort to reduce judicial power. His justice minister, Yariv Levin, is the main architect. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/31/world/middleeast/yariv-levin-israel-judicial-law-netanyahu.html -

NY Times: At Least 5 People Killed in a Palestinian Refugee Camp in Lebanon - Rival factions have been fighting for three days, at times with heavy weaponry, in the densely populated Ein al-Hilweh camp in the coastal city of Sidon, south of Beirut. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/31/world/middleeast/lebanon-palestine-refugee-camp.html -

NY Times: Iran Orders Two-Day Shutdown Because of ‘Unprecedented’ Heat - The government announced a two-day public holiday, ordering all government agencies, banks and schools to close amid soaring temperatures that threatened public health and strained the power grid. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/01/world/middleeast/iran-heat-shutdown.html -

NY Times: Who Is Shikma Bressler, the Face of Israel’s Protests? - Shikma Bressler, a mother of five who says her passion is life in the lab, has emerged as a symbol of the struggle against the government’s divisive judicial overhaul. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/02/world/middleeast/shikma-bressler-israel-judicial-protests.html -

NY Times: Iranians Blame Power Grid and Gas Shortage for Shutdown Amid Heat - The government in Tehran cited “unprecedented” heat when it ordered a two-day shutdown to protect health and conserve energy, but many residents were not buying it. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/02/world/middleeast/iran-heat-shutdown-power-grid.html -

NY Times: Saudi Arabia to Extend Oil Production Cut by a Month - The kingdom said its move to reduce oil production by one million barrels a day would continue through September. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/03/business/energy-environment/saudi-arabia-oil-production-cut.html -

NY Times: Ukraine Invites Talks in Saudi Arabia as an Effort to Weaken Russia - Some 40 countries that have largely remained on the sidelines of the war were invited to talks on Saturday in Saudi Arabia, as Ukraine redoubles international efforts to isolate Moscow. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/05/world/europe/ukraine-war-saudi-arabia-russia.html -