Camila Domonoske Camila Flamiano Domonoske covers cars, energy and the future of mobility for NPR's Business Desk.
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Camila Domonoske

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Camila Flamiano Domonoske covers cars, energy and the future of mobility for NPR's Business Desk.

She covers the automotive supply chain, reporting from the salt piles of an active lithium mine and the floor of a vehicle assembly plant. She reports on what cars mean to the daily lives of the American public — whether they're buying cars, maintaining cars or walking and biking on streets dominated by cars. And she is closely tracking the automotive industry's transformative shift toward zero-emission vehicles.

She monitors the gyrations of global energy markets, explaining why price movements are happening and what it means for the world. She tracks the profits and investments of some of the world's largest energy producers. As global urgency around climate change mounts, she has reported on how companies are — and are not — responding to calls for a rapid energy transition. She has reported on why a country that is remarkably vulnerable to climate change would embrace oil production, and why investors, for reasons unrelated to climate change, have pushed companies to curb their output.

Before she joined the business desk, Domonoske was a general assignment reporter and a web producer for NPR. She has covered hurricanes and elections, walruses and circuses. She has written about language, race, gender and history. In a career highlight, she helped NPR win a pie-eating contest in the summer of 2018.

Domonoske graduated from Davidson College in North Carolina, where she majored in English, with a focus on modern poetry.

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Wednesday

The uncertain fate of the federal EV tax credit

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Monday

A Ford F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck is displayed for sale at a Ford dealership in Glendale, Calif., in August. Some car shoppers are hurrying to finalize EV purchases while they can still be certain to get a hefty federal tax incentive. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption

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EV TAX CREDIT

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Monday

An oil pumpjack is seen near a field of wind turbines in October 2023 in Nolan, Texas. The U.S. oil industry is headed towards a record-breaking year; renewable energy has also set several records this year. Prominent Republicans, including several in President-elect Donald Trump's circle, are talking about an "all-of-the-above" approach to energy that supports fossil fuel and clean energy. Brandon Bell/Getty Images hide caption

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Sunday

How might President-elect Trump's threatened tariffs affect the auto industry?

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Friday

Wall Street might not want to 'drill, baby, drill' as much as Trump

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Friday

Salmon deaths bring new attention to a longstanding problem

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Thursday

Trump promised to boost oil and gas. But what do other Republicans think?

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Friday

A Tesla charges at a Tesla Supercharger in Petaluma, Calif., in May. Tesla's Supercharger network has more than 30,000 fast-charging ports — more than half of all the EV fast chargers available in the United States. Until recently, they were only open to Tesla drivers, but that's changing. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption

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Wednesday

Coho salmon spawn in freshwater, strike off for the open seas, trek back to the place of their birth – but researchers noticed that over the years, some would die before they could spawn. Arctic-Images/Getty Images hide caption

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Saturday

Friday

Trump’s big win last week could spell trouble for EV automakers

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Thursday

What Trump's win means for electric vehicle manufacturers

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Tuesday

Donald Trump names Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy to lead new government agency

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This combination of pictures shows entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy (left) and Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. President-elect Donald Trump said Musk and Ramaswamy will lead a so-called Department of Government Efficiency. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds and Alain Jocard/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Why major automakers embrace Tesla's previously proprietary charging tech

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Wednesday

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New Jeeps sit on a Dodge-Chrysler-Jeep-Ram dealership's lot on October 3, 2023, in Miami, Fla. Stellantis, which owns all four American brands, has been struggling financially. Joe Raedle/Getty Images North America hide caption

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveils a new 'robotaxi' design on Hollywood studio lot

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Thursday

Tesla CEO Elon Musk gestures at the Tenth Breakthrough Prize Ceremony at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, California, on April 13, 2024. Tesla is hosting an event it's calling "We, Robot" in Hollywood on Thursday night. Etienne Laurent/AFP/Getty images hide caption

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MUSK'S ROBOTAXI PROMISES

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Thursday

The sun shines behind a refinery in the South Pars Gas-Condensate field in Asalouyeh Seaport in Iran. Iran's oil and natural gas infrastructure is a possible target for Israeli attacks as tensions in the Mideast mount. Oil prices have risen as a result — but remain relatively low, compared to most of 2024. Saeid Arabzadeh/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty hide caption

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The Israel-Iran conflict has caused oil prices to rise, though less than expected

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