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DETROIT — If the auto industry is to succeed in its bet that electric vehicles will soon dominate the roads, it will need to overcome a big reason why many people are still avoiding them: fear of running out of juice between Point A and Point B.

Tesla Inc. has parted ways with Jerome Guillen, a 10-year veteran who most recently served as president of heavy trucking and was one of four top executives running the company, including Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk.

The national average price for a gallon of diesel rose 1.9 cents to $3.274, the Energy Information Administration reported.

The U.S. recovered almost all the bitcoin ransom paid to the perpetrators of the cyberattack on Colonial Pipeline Co. in May in a sign that law enforcement is capable of pursuing online criminals even when they operate outside the nation’s borders.

WASHINGTON — Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on June 6 called for more public-private cooperation on cyber defenses and said U.S. adversaries already are capable of using cyber intrusions to shut down the U.S. power grid.

The largest vehicle charging network in the U.S. is counting on electric pickup trucks to finally win over American drivers for EVs.

Troubled electric truck startup Workhorse Group Inc. has become the latest darling of retail traders, who have pushed its share price up 83% in just three trading sessions.

While electric vehicles and alternative fuels contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, their continued adoption forces states to rethink transportation funding sources that currently come from taxes on diesel and gasoline.

Move over, In-N-Out Burger. Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Inc., is one step closer to opening a diner.

From bustling U.S. airports to surging demand for gasoline, all signs from this past Memorial Day weekend reaffirm the oil market’s bet that Americans will be out traveling in force this summer.