Tuesday, 4 March 2025

Spotlight: Electric Vehicles (EVs)

Kathari News coverage of electric vehicles (EVs) comprises the full range of zero emission vehicles (ZEV) including China’s “new energy vehicles” (NEV), battery electric vehicles (BEV), plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV), hybrid electric vehicles (HEV), range extending hybrid electric vehicles (REEV) and hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV).

FILE PHOTO: Model Y cars are pictured during the opening ceremony of the new Tesla Gigafactory for electric cars in Gruenheide, Germany, March 22, 2022. Patrick Pleul/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
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Tesla to stop production at German plant for five days in June

EV maker Tesla will stop production at its German plant in Gruenheide for five days in June to improve processes in the factory...

A man holds a door to a Didi self-driving car during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, China August 30, 2019.  REUTERS/Josh Horwitz/File Photo
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China gives first approvals for public trials of advanced autonomous driving

China has granted approval to nine automakers to carry out tests on vehicles with advanced autonomous driving technologies on public roads

FILE PHOTO: Volvo EX90, the company's new electric SUV, is unveiled during a launch event in Stockholm, Sweden November 9, 2022. Anders Wiklund/TT News Agency/via REUTERS/File Photo
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Volvo to issue world’s first EV battery passport ahead of EU rules

Volvo is launching the world's first EV battery passport recording origin of raw materials, components, recycled content and carbon footprint

FILE PHOTO: Emma Hansson, chairman of IF Metall Stockholms lan, stands on strike outside Tesla's Service Center in Segeltorp, as workshop workers at the electric car company Tesla have gone on strike demanding that the company sign a collective agreement, in Stockholm, Sweden, October 27, 2023.  Jessica Gow/TT News Agency/via REUTERS/File Photo
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Tesla investor, Norway’s KLP, to support collective bargaining motion at AGM

Tesla investor KLP will vote in favour of a shareholder proposal urging the U.S. EV maker to engage in wage and other labour...

Chinese flag and Tesla logo is seen through a magnifier in this illustration taken January 7, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/file photo
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Tesla’s China-made EV sales fall 6.6% y/y in May

Tesla's China-made EV sales dropped 6.6% from a year earlier to 72,573 units in May, data from the CPCA showed on Tuesday

FILE - President Joe Biden listens during an event in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex, Feb. 22, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
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Many Americans still shy away from EVs despite Biden push, poll finds

Just 40% say they’re likely to buy an EV, as American EV market faces consumers worried about cost, range and charging infrastructure.

SpaceX, Twitter and Tesla CEO Elon Musk looks on as he attends a roundtable during the 6th edition of the "Choose France" Summit at the Chateau de Versailles, outside Paris, France on May 15, 2023. Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS
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Tesla stands by Musk pay after ISS urges shareholders to reject package

Tesla on Monday defended a proposal to ratify CEO Elon Musk's $56 billion pay package and said a new compensation would be costlier

FILE PHOTO: A view of cars on the road during rush hour traffic jam in San Francisco, California, U.S. August 24, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Barria//File Photo
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Americans still prefer gas vehicles over hybrid or EVs: survey by KPMG

Americans still prefer to buy a standard gas vehicle over a hybrid or an electric vehicle even with the same price and features,...

FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of X, formerly known as Twitter, gestures as he attends the Viva Technology conference on innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, France, June 16, 2023. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo
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Elon Musk rules out discussions over potential role in Trump presidency

Elon Musk said on Thursday there have not been any talks over a potential advisory role for the billionaire in case former U.S....

Ford CEO Jim Farley speaks during the official launch of the all-new Ford F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck at the Ford Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Michigan, U.S. April 26, 2022. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook
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Hybrid vehicles aren’t just bridge to EVs, Ford chief says

Ford CEO Jim Farley wants the industry to stop viewing hybrid vehicles as only an interim solution to be used until drivers are...

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