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File photo: Workers install a battery for a new electric vehicle model at Mitsubishi Motor Corp's factory in Kurashiki, Japan May 19, 2022.  REUTERS/Satoshi Sugiyama/File photo
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Japan and ASEAN plan joint strategy on auto production, EV foc

Japan and ASEAN plan to create joint strategy on automobile production and sales, to counter China's increasing presence in the EV market

A general view of the Munich International Airport a day before VERDI union called airport workers at Frankfurt, Munich, Stuttgart, Hamburg, Dortmund, Hanover and Bremen airports to go on a 24-hour strike on Friday, in Germany, February 16, 2023. REUTERS/Leonhard Simon/File Photo
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Eight arrested after climate activists breach German airport

German police arrested climate activists who breached the grounds of Munich airport, causing the airport to close

An Ineos hydrogen-fuelled Grenadier car is driven on a test track during a 'Roadmap to Decarbonisation' event (AFP)
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Ineos drives towards hydrogen car future

Ineos showcases hydrogen-powered Grenadier 4x4, but admits infrastructure isn't in place yet to see them widely used

FILE PHOTO: A drone shows flooded streets at the centre of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, May 7, 2024. REUTERS/Diego Vara/File Photo
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Cargo shipments slow at Brazil southern port amid flooding: officials

The Rio Grande port authority said the impact of excess rains and heavy flooding on cargo shipments will only be possible to assess...

Canada's Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development Mary Ng speaks at a Lunar New Year celebration in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada January 31, 2023. REUTERS/Blair Gable/File photo
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Canada exploring higher tariffs on Chinese EVs

Trade Minister Mary Ng says Canada is looking at whether it needs to raise tariffs on Chinese-made EVs after the White House announced...

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Manhattan judge hearing arguments on challenges to NYC driver fee

New York’s plan to levy a hefty toll on drivers entering Manhattan is the focus of a legal battle set to play out...

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
BusinessElectric Vehicles (EVs)News

Tesla chair sees challenges in getting shareholder vote for Musk’s pay deal

Tesla's chair said the company needs to climb "Mount Everest" as it faces shareholder votes on relocating to Texas and Elon Musk's $56bn...

An Xpeng AeroHT X2 Flying Car on display in Hong Kong at the launch of Xpeng vehicles into the city for the first time (AFP)
Electric Vehicles (EVs)News

US tariffs on Chinese EVs hurt green transition: XPeng boss

The president of EV maker XPeng has criticised tariffs on Chinese cars imposed by Washington as "unfavourable" for the US energy transition

FILE PHOTO: A giant logo of Volkswagen is pictured on the wall of its production facility in Wolfsburg, Germany, April 28, 2016. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch/File Photo
Electric Vehicles (EVs)News

VW and Renault end talks to develop affordable EV, sources say

Volkswagen has walked away from talks with Renault to jointly develop an affordable electric version of the Twingo car

FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators protest against the expansion of the Tesla Gigafactory, in Gruenheide near Berlin, Germany, May 11, 2024. REUTERS/Christian Mang/File Photo
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Council approves Tesla’s revised plan to expand plant near Berlin

A council in Germany, outside of Berlin, approved a plan by electric carmaker Tesla to expand the grounds of its first plant in...

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