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US lawmakers call to add China’s CATL, Gotion to import ban list, WSJ reports
Chinese battery companies CATL and Gotion High Tech should be added immediately to an import ban list, a group of Republican lawmakers said
Fiat sees demand for new hybrid 500e small car over 100k units a year
Market demand for Fiat's new hybrid 500e small car amounts to around 10k units a year as the company offers a cheaper version...
Paying to use roads to cut emissions is inevitable, British ex-Tory minister says
Introducing road pricing as a way to tackle air pollution, such as the ultra low emission zone (Ulez) in London, has been divisive...
China’s Nio expects Q2 EV sales to more than double
Revenue in the three-month period starting April would also nearly double to about $2.3 billion, the company added.
How Biden’s emissions rules go soft on hybrid trucks, SUVs
Biden's auto-emissions regulations made concessions to industry allowing for a slower EV transition than it had originally proposed.
Mercedes chief expects EU decision on Chinese EVs tariffs
Mercedes Benz CEO Ola Kaellenius expects a decision on EU's import tariffs on Chinese EVs soon, he said at an industry conference on...
China says it never uses EV subsidies barred by WTO
China never makes use of EV subsidies that have been prohibited by the World Trade Organization, a foreign ministry spokesperson said Thursday
EV sales boom in Nepal, helping to save on oil imports, alleviate smog
Nepal’s hydroelectric power is helping the Himalayan nation cut oil imports and clean up its air, thanks to a boom in EV sales
Democrat calls only 7 EV-charging stations deployed under US program ‘pathetic’
Automakers and others say drastically expanding EV-charging stations is crucial to the wide deployment of electric vehicles, which are part of the Biden...
Virginia governor says state will abandon California emissions standards by the end of the year
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin says his state will abandon California's stringent vehicle emissions rules aimed at reducing carbon pollution at the end of...
