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

Brand-new Nissan vehicles sit on a sales lot in Richmond, Calif., on July 9, 2021. Car prices surged during the pandemic, and despite coming down from their peak, they still remain higher than a few years ago. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption

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Why car prices are still so high — and why they are unlikely to fall anytime soon

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Wednesday

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is pictured as he attends the start of production at Tesla's "Gigafactory" in Gruenheide, southeast of Berlin in Germany. on March 22, 2022. Tesla held an investor day on Wednesday. It did not reveal a new vehicle, but it unveiled some of its big-picture ideas on climate change. Patrick Pleul/POOL/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Tesla has a new master plan. It's not a new car — just big thoughts on planet Earth

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Friday

Toyota unveils a new Prius in Tokyo on Nov. 16, 2022. A quarter century after Toyota introduced the Toyota Prius, hybrids remain popular with shoppers. Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Tuesday

Tesla will open thousands of its chargers for use with any EV, White House says

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Why hybrids are more popular than EVs — even if they aren't quite as splashy

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Monday

The debate around hybrid cars heats up

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Friday

Nearly 363,000 cars are recalled by Tesla to fix self-driving flaws

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Tuesday

After a profitable year, some oil companies are slowing their pivot to renewables

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Thursday

A Tesla car is displayed at a showroom and service center for the auto maker in Amsterdam on Oct. 23, 2019. Tesla recently cut prices across the board, a move with big potential ramifications for the automaker as well as for the industry. John Thys/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Tesla slashed its prices across the board. We're now starting to see the consequences

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Tuesday

Gas prices are displayed at a Mobil gas station in Los Angeles on Oct. 28, 2022. ExxonMobil posted record earnings in 2022, benefitting from a surge in oil prices. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption

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Exxon announced record earnings. It's bound to renew scrutiny of Big Oil

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Big oil saw big profits in 2022

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Thursday

Tesla's price cuts are catching the eye of potential Tesla buyers

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Wednesday

A Tesla charging station stands in a parking lot in Springfield, Va., on Jan. 17. The automaker decreased the prices of Teslas by up to 20%, a move seen as a reaction to competition in the global market for electric vehicles and rising inflation rates. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption

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Tesla investors have much to mull as the automaker prepares to reveal earnings

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Tuesday

A Chevrolet logo is pictured during the Tokyo Auto Salon in Tokyo on Jan. 12, 2020. Chevrolet on Tuesday unveiled a hybrid version of its Corvette sports car. Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Friday

Tesla's Model Y is on display at a Tesla showroom in a shopping mall in Beijing on April 29, 2022. The electric car maker cut prices for its models in a bid to boost sales. Jade Gao/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Monday

New tax credits for electric vehicles kicked in last week

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Saturday

For the first time in years, some Teslas will qualify for a $7,500 federal tax credit for new electric vehicles. But only some vehicles — and only some buyers — are eligible. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption

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Friday

Tesla shares have dropped over the past year, partly because investors worry that CEO Elon Musk is too distracted with his takeover of Twitter. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Tesla's stock lost over $700 billion in value. Elon Musk's Twitter deal didn't help

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Wednesday

With 2023 barely underway, Tesla has multiple obstacles to overcome

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Electric power lines are displayed at sunset in El Segundo, Calif., on Aug. 31, 2022. The FBI charged two men over attacks on Washington state's power grid that left thousands without power. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Friday

Travelers search for their suitcases in a baggage holding area for Southwest Airlines at Denver International Airport on Dec. 28 in Denver, Colo. Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images hide caption

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Transmission towers in Houston as the storm carrying frigid temperatures approached. The storm tested the reliability of the grid in Texas and across the country, but did not trigger a widespread power crisis. Brandon Bell/Getty Images hide caption

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