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FILE PHOTO: A Lucid Motors facility is pictured in Costa Mesa, California, U.S.,November 1, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
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EV maker Lucid to cut workforce by 6%

Lucid Group said it would reduce its workforce by 6%, or around 400 employees, as the electric vehicle industry grapples with slower growth.

The Airbus Upnext flying truck, a connected truck representing a copy of an Airbus A350 cockpit equipped with artificial intelligence, satellite antennas, GPS, radar and lidar to make taxi and lidar operations autonomous, avoiding collisions on airport tarmacs is presented at the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups, in Paris, France, May 22, 2024. REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq
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Airbus fits electric truck with airliner cockpit to study safer taxiing

Airbus has fitted a with basic A350 airliner controls - that it hopes can demonstrate how automated taxiing will make airports safer

Tesla Model Y on display at the Everything Electric exhibition at the ExCeL London international exhibition and convention centre in London, Britain, March 28, 2024.  REUTERS/Peter Cziborra/File Photo
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Tesla slashes Model Y production in Shanghai, data shows

Tesla has cut output of its best-selling Model Y electric car by a double-digit percentage number at its Shanghai plant since March

LEZs are in place in Scotland’s biggest cities (Alamy/PA)
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Support for low-emission zones in Scotland growing

The number of people who support the rollout of low-emission zones (LEZs) in Scotland has grown since last year, a poll suggests.

U.S. President Joe Biden and Kenya's President William Ruto walk along the Colonnade around the Rose Garden on their way to the Oval Office for a meeting after a State Arrival Ceremony at the White House, Thursday, May 23, 2024, in Washington, U.S.    Evan Vucci/Pool via REUTERS
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US-Kenya deals, investments in green energy announced as Ruto meets Biden

The U.S. and Kenya plan to work with international financial institutions and multilateral trust funds to identify mechanisms for mobilizing investment for clean...

FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk, chief executive officer of SpaceX and Tesla, speaks to the media during the launch of SpaceX's Starlink internet service in Indonesia at a sub district community health center in Denpasar, Bali, May 19, 2024. REUTERS/Johannes P. Christo/File Photo
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Tesla investor Scottish Mortgage to back Musk’s $56bn package

Scottish Mortgage agreed to the package Tesla set in 2018 and after agreeing to the deal, the firm believes the amount should be...

FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of X looks on during the Milken Conference 2024 Global Conference Sessions at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 6, 2024.  REUTERS/David Swanson/File Photo
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Elon Musk now says he opposes US tariffs on Chinese EVs

Tesla founder Elon Musk told tech investors in Paris on Thursday that he was against tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, intended to boost...

FILE PHOTO: A parking lot of predominantly new Tesla Model 3 electric vehicles is seen in Richmond, California, U.S. June 22, 2018. Picture taken June 22, 2018. REUTERS/Stephen Lam/File Photo
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Tesla drops annual goal of 20 million vehicles in impact report

Tesla impact report makes no mention of aspiration to sell 20 million cars a year by 2030, as company shifts its focus to...

FILE PHOTO: A Kia EV9 electric vehicle is displayed at the Kia EV Day event in Yeoju, South Korea, October 10, 2023. REUTERS/Heekyong Yang/File Photo
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Kia shrugs off slowing EV demand to launch compact SUV

Kia's electric SUV, the EV3, is one of more than 31 new EV models being introduced by parent company Hyundai through to 2030.

A person records as Xiaomi introduces new products ahead of the 2023 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain February 26, 2023. REUTERS/Nacho Doce/File Photo
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Xiaomi reports 27% rise in Q1 revenue on strong smartphone sales

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Xiaomi said it will aim to deliver 120,000 electric vehicles (EVs) this year, up from the initial goal of...

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