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FILE PHOTO: Ford Motor Co. displays its new 2020 F-Series Super Duty pickup truck in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., January 31, 2019. Picture taken January 31, 2019.     REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo
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GM, Ford profit may take a hit from cooling EV demand, US dealer software outage

GM and Ford may post lower profit when they report quarterly results this week, as the industry's high-stakes bet on EVs fails to...

FILE PHOTO: A Stellantis sign is seen outside its headquarters in Auburn Hills, Michigan, U.S., June 10, 2021. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo/File Photo
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US opens probe into 150,000 Stellantis vehicles over loss of motive power

The US NHTSA said Monday that it has opened an evaluation into about 150,000 Stellantis vehicles over reports of loss of motive power

FILE PHOTO: A woman walks past Anglo American Platinum's Unki mine in Shurugwi, Zimbabwe, May 16,2019. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo/File Photo
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Amplats says on track to demerge in 2025, plans secondary London listing

Amplats expects its demerger from parent company Anglo American to be completed next year and is planning a secondary listing in London

FILE PHOTO: Oil tankers the Yamilah III and the Bow Gemini are seen anchored in New York Harbor in New York City, U.S., May 24, 2022.  REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
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Oil market likely to be in surplus next year, Morgan Stanley says

Crude oil market is currently tight but next year will likely be in surplus, with Brent prices declining to $70 range, Morgan Stanley...

FILE PHOTO: Renault Group's CEO Luca de Meo poses during a visit at the Renault Sandouville car factory, near Le Havre, France, March 29, 2024. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/File photo
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Renault CEO calls for flexibility in European EV transition timeline

Renault CEO expressed doubts over EV transition timeline, adding the carmaker has to bring down costs to deliver on its EV goals

The Xpeng G6 vehicle is displayed during the company's debut ceremony in Hong Kong, China May 17, 2024. REUTERS/Lam Yik/ File Photo
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Xpeng, Volkswagen set up project house to roll out new EV architecture

Chinese EV maker Xpeng has established partnership with German automaker VW to accelerate development of new EV architecture

FILE PHOTO: A view shows model Mission X of Porsche, a German automobile manufacturer, displayed during an event a day ahead of the official opening of the 2023 Munich Auto Show IAA Mobility, in Munich, Germany, September 4, 2023. REUTERS/Leonhard Simon/File Photo
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Varta’s Porsche-led rescue would leave investors empty-handed

Varta stock plunged as much as 80% on Monday after the German battery maker said restructuring options would leave shareholders with nothing

Employees work near the full-scale prototype of an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft developed by Eve Air Mobility, an Embraer group company, as it is presented for the first time in Gaviao Peixoto, Brazil July 3, 2024. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli
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Embraer’s Eve rolls out flying taxi prototype, cash needs covered until 2027

Electric aircraft maker Eve has showcased the full-scale prototype of its "flying taxi," as the company aims to enter service in 2026

The oil and gas sector, like all industries, is exposed to climate risk from events like fires and extreme weather. Trees line Suncor's oilsands operation near Fort McMurray, Alta. on Friday, Sep. 1, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Victor R. Caiv
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Climate-related extreme weather puts oil and gas assets, production at risk

The oil and gas sector, like all industries, is exposed to climate risk from events like fires and extreme weather

Electrician A. Prakash checks the parameter of the output breaker of a 500-kilowatt battery energy storage system inside the Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages factory in Thiruvallur district, on the outskirts of Chennai, India, Tuesday, July 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
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India has ramped up its wind and solar energy. It now needs to expand places to store it

India's battery storage industry, vital for transitioning from dirty fuels, is growing rapidly despite high costs and supply chain issues, with ke investments...

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