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VW unveils affordable EVs to take on Chinese rivals
Volkswagen has made considerable cost savings on the cars by sharing technology across the different models Europe’s top car manufacturer…
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Tesla grabs top spot in market where almost all new cars are EVs
Tesla accounted for more than a fifth of new car sales in Norway in August, with electric cars as a whole accounting for 97 per cent of…
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Europe car sales gain most in 15 months as consumers warm to EVs
Europe’s new-car market rose the most in 15 months in July, as consumers shrugged off concerns over the global economy to splash out on…
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BYD ships first made-in-Thailand EVs to Europe
Just over a year after Chinese auto giant BYD invested nearly half a billion dollars in a new plant in Thailand’s Rayong province, the…
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Ford is reinventing the assembly line to make more affordable EVs, starting with a $30,000 electric truck
Over a century ago, Henry Ford’s assembly line helped mass-produce the Model T, setting a new standard for how to manufacture vehicles.…
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China’s Chery to supply tech to help India’s JSW launch own EVs
China’s Chery Automobile will supply technology and components to billionaire Sajjan Jindal’s JSW Group to help launch a new-energy…
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Heat pumps and EVs making progress, UK climate advisers say
Mark Poynting Climate reporter, BBC News More people are buying electric cars and installing heat pumps than ever before, but those…
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Tesla set to open India showrooms in July with made-in-China EVs
Tesla is set to open its first showrooms in India in July, sources familiar with the discussions said, kicking off formal operations in…
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Ship carrying EVs abandoned in Pacific after catching fire
A ship carrying about 3,000 cars to Mexico was abandoned in the middle of the Pacific Ocean after catching fire on Tuesday (Jun 3),…
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Crew rescued after ship carrying cars and EVs catches fire
The crew of a cargo ship carrying 3,000 vehicles to Mexico, including 800 electric vehicles, abandoned ship after they could not control a…
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Why Cadillac can only make two of its new $340,000 EVs per day
“I’ve had more caviar since starting work on the Celestiq than I have during the entirety of my career at General Motors,” Erin Crossley,…
Business
Why this startup is mining seaweed to power EVs
On farms off the coast of Alaska and in Mexico, a company called Blue Evolution grows seaweed used in food and skincare products. But five…
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Toyota meets “aggressive” Apac entry of China carmakers with more EVs – but also combustion engines
Facing fierce regional competition from Chinese carmakers, Japanese automotive giant Toyota is banking on a strategy of continuing to…
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Tesla China scraps ‘order now’ option for two imported EVs
Tesla’s website in China has removed the ‘order now’ option for Model S and Model X electric vehicles (EVs), which are both imported, just…
Fashion
Hon Hai makes case to build EVs for Japan’s automobile industry
Hon Hai Precision Industry wants Japan’s carmakers to know it’s willing to assemble electric vehicles (EVs) for them, similar to how it…
Business
Chinese EVs’ market share across Europe drops to two-year low
Chinese automakers missed out on a European rebound in electric vehicle (EV) demand last month, as more-established manufacturers such as…
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China’s SAIC, Huawei to partner in developing new smart EVs
CHINESE automaker SAIC Motor said on Friday (Feb 21) it would partner with tech company Huawei to develop new “globally competitive” smart…
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Porsche warns pullback from EVs will drag on profit this year
Challenges with making the jump to EVs has cost the company dearly in China, where deliveries have dropped PORSCHE will take an 800…
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InnoTek shifts gears to AI, EVs to capture industry changes
Already in China, Thailand and Vietnam, the company is mulling a move into Malaysia FACED with a changing disk drive industry more than 15…
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15 million new Chinese EVs to have self-driving features this year
About 15 million new cars taking to mainland China's roads - even models priced below 100,000 yuan (US$13,914) - will be fitted with…
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Troubled European carmakers to talk fines and EVs with EU
Europe's biggest carmakers will converge on Brussels for talks this week as the EU seeks to chart a way forward for an embattled industry…
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Honda unveils first US-made EVs, plans for high-performance chip
HONDA Motor debuted prototypes of its two latest electric vehicles (EVs) – a sedan and an SUV – with a new software operating system that…
Business
Behind a potential Honda and Nissan tie-up, the existential threat posed by Chinese EVs
SOME unions are born of necessity, others from convenience. In the case of Honda and Nissan’s potential merger, it is mostly defensive as…
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Tesla sells 21,900 EVs in China in first week of December, the highest in Q4
US automaker Tesla sold 21,900 electric vehicles in China in the first week of December, the highest weekly sales in the fourth quarter of…