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FILE PHOTO: The logo of a Tesla electric vehicle is placed on a car outside a dealership in Drogenbos, Belgium November 25, 2023. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
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Tesla lays off more staff in software, service teams, Electrek reports

EV maker Tesla has launched another round of layoffs including staff from the software, service and engineering departments

FILE PHOTO: A logo of Nio is pictured on its car at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, or Auto China 2024, in Beijing, China, April 25, 2024. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo
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Nio on track to unveil its first mass-market car in May, executive says

China's premium EV maker Nio is on track to unveil a new model under a mass-market brand by the end of this month

FILE PHOTO: A general view of electric lines as demand for power surges during a period of hot weather in Houston, Texas, U.S. June 27, 2023. REUTERS/Callaghan O’Hare/File Photo
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US utility Allete goes private in $6.2 billion deal

A partnership led by Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Global Infrastructure Partners to acquire US utility Allete for $6.2 billion, including debt

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Ensign Energy Services reports Q1 loss, revenue down 11% from year ago

CALGARY — Ensign Energy Services Inc. reported a loss in its latest quarter compared with a profit a year earlier as its revenue...

The logo of Ecopetrol is pictured at its headquarters in Bogota, Colombia July 11, 2023. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez
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Colombia’s Ecopetrol exploring participation in offshore wind auction

Colombian energy company Ecopetrol is analyzing its potential direct participation in the country's first-ever offshore wind auction

Volvo reveals their new Volvo EX30 fully-electric small SUV vehicle during an event in Milan, Italy June 7, 2023. REUTERS/Claudia Greco/File Photo
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Volvo Cars April sales rise 27% year-on-year

Volvo Cars' sales rose 27% in April from a year earlier to 65,838 cars, boosted by demand for electric and hybrid vehicles, the...

The EU plans to outlaw the sale of new fossil fuel-powered cars from 2035, meaning some jobs will inevitably become redundant (AFP)
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Europe’s auto suppliers reach the end of the road

Facing the double shock of the end of combustion engines and rising competition from China, European auto suppliers are announcing cuts

FILE PHOTO: An electric vehicle (EV) by Mercedes-Benz moves on a street in Beijing, China October 31, 2023. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo
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Gasoline demand growth to slow this year on EV growth in China, U.S.

Global petrol demand growth could halve in 2024, squeezing second-half refinery margins, driven by a shift to electric cars in China and the...

Vessels carrying supplies for an offshore oil platform operated by Exxon Mobil are seen at the Guyana Shore Base Inc wharf on the Demerara River, south of Georgetown, Guyana January 23, 2020. REUTERS/Luc Cohen/ File Photo
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Big Oil finds more to love in deepwater exploration fields

"Back in vogue": Newer deepwater oil projects offer companies longer-term production, lower breakeven costs, big resource potentials and lower carbon emissions.

Ken Chenault, a director at Berkshire Hathaway, talks with other directors before the start of the company's annual meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. May 6, 2023. REUTERS/Rachel Mummey
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Berkshire shareholders reject climate, diversity, China proposals

Warren Buffett and fellow shareholders vote against Berkshire Hathaway climate proposals, including more disclosure of emissions, at conglomerate's AGM.

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