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FILE PHOTO: NIO electric cars logo is seen in this illustration taken Jan. 16, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration//File Photo
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EV maker Nio gets regulatory nod for third factory in China, sources say

EV maker Nio has won approval to build a third factory in China that would boost its total approved production capacity to 1...

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) speaks to reporters between votes at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, U.S., January 23, 2024. REUTERS/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/File Photo
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US Sen. Manchin says he’s encouraging industry to sue Treasury over EV tax credits

U.S. Senator Joe Manchin on Tuesday said he was urging U.S. companies to sue the Treasury Department over the local content rules it...

An Nvidia Blackwell GPU is displayed at COMPUTEX in Taipei, Taiwan June 4, 2024. REUTERS/Ann Wang
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Tesla likely to spend $3 billion to $4 billion on Nvidia hardware this year

Tesla will likely spend between $3 billion and $4 billion on its purchases of chip company Nvidia's hardware this year, CEO Elon Musk...

FILE PHOTO: A view of production at Stellantis' new electrified dual-clutch transmission (eDCT) assembly facility in the Mirafiori complex in Turin,Italy, April 10,2024. REUTERS/Massimo Pinca/File Photo
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Stellantis sees Italian plants running at full capacity in 2030

Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares says the automaker had given reassurance to unions about its production plans until the start of the next decade,...

ACC opened last year its first battery 'gigafactory' in Billy-Berclau, northern France (AFP)
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Car battery maker ACC halts plant construction in Germany, Italy

The European vehicle battery venture Automotive Cells (ACC) is halting construction of two factories in Germany and Italy as it weighs shifting to...

FILE PHOTO: IATA Director General Willie Walsh looks on during an interview with Reuters in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, June 2, 2024. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky/File Photo
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Airlines and energy firms clash over green fuel supplies

Airlines and energy firms clashed over scarce availability of alternative fuels on Tuesday as carriers struggle to square near-record demand

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Sanctioned tankers pose rising environmental risk in Mediterranean, Greece says

ATHENS (Reuters) – Unregulated tankers sidestepping Western sanctions are posing a bigger risk to the Mediterranean region and Greece is undertaking more protective...

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

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