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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 security member walks as he patrols at Bank Indonesia headquarters in Jakarta, Indonesia, January 17, 2019. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan/File Photo
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Indonesia cenbank says no outright RRR cut as it expands loan incentive scheme

Bank Indonesia is set to expand a scheme offering relief for lending to sectors including automotive, electricity, gas, and water utilities

IATA Director General Willie Walsh speaks during an interview with Reuters in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, June 2, 2024. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky
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No need to reduce aviation growth to hit net zero, IATA head says

The head of the global airline body IATA said there was no need to reduce growth in global aviation in order to meet...

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Toyota Motor is seen on a steering wheel inside a Vios model at the 39 Thailand International Motor Expo in Bangkok, Thailand, Nov. 30, 2022. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo
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Japan auto safety scandal widens, Toyota halts some shipments

A safety test scandal at Japanese automakers widened on Monday, with Toyota Motor and Mazda both halting shipments of some vehicles after Japan's...

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SAF Production to Triple in 2024 but More Opportunities for Diversification Needed

2 June 2024 Dubai – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that its projections for a tripling of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) production...

FILE - The Ultium Cell factory in Warren, Ohio, is shown, July 7, 2023, where General Motors stacks battery cells into modules, a joint venture with LG Energy Solution of Korea. Former President Donald Trump and other Republicans portray Biden's policy to promote electric vehicles as unfair for consumers and government overreach. Biden and Democrats have been less vocal and more nuanced, advocating Biden's climate reduction goals while promoting homegrown technology over competition from China. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
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Republicans aim to make Biden’s EV push an election-year issue

Republicans bid to make Biden's promotion of electric vehicles a big electoral issue.

A general view of the Phillips 66 Company's Los Angeles Refinery, which processes domestic & imported crude oil into gasoline, aviation and diesel fuels, at sunset in Carson, California, U.S., March 11, 2022.  REUTERS/Bing Guan
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US refiners boosting fuel output past 90% of capacity for summer driving season

Strong spring production levels have retail gasoline prices on par with a year ago, according to motorist group AAA.

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