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FILE PHOTO: Ford vehicles are displayed at the New York International Auto Show Press Preview, in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., March 27, 2024. REUTERS/David Dee Delgado/File Photo
AutomotiveBusinessElectric Vehicles (EVs)FinanceNews

Ford asks suppliers to cut costs in push to turn EV business profitable: memo

Ford Motor Co has asked its electric-vehicle suppliers to reduce costs in an attempt to support profitability, saying "everything is on the table,"...

Nova Scotia’s premier says the federal government’s criteria for funding important transportation links should be the same in every region of the country. Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston speaks to reporters at the Nova Scotia legislature in Halifax, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
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Nova Scotia premier wants equal treatment for land corridor after feds buy Quebec bridge

Both Nova Scotia and New Brunswick want Canada's federal government to pay to strengthen the dike system along the vital land corridor between...

FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators protest against the expansion of the Tesla Gigafactory, in Gruenheide near Berlin, Germany, May 11, 2024. REUTERS/Christian Mang/File Photo
AutomotiveBusinessElectric Vehicles (EVs)LegislationManufacturingNewsPolitics

Tesla gets local council OK for German factory expansion

Tesla got the go-ahead for an expansion of its German factory near Berlin from the local council despite protests against the U.S. electric...

Officials respond after the Pelican Island Bridge was closed when a passing barge struck one of its supports, Wednesday, May 15, 2024, in Galveston, Texas. The accident caused oil to spill into surrounding waters and closing the only road connecting the city to Pelican Island. (Jon Shapley/Houston Chronicle via AP)
EnvironmentMaritimeNewsOil

Texas bridge remains closed after barge crash

Oil leaking from the barge that crashed into a Texas bridge led to the closure of about 6.5 miles of the waterway. The...

A Honda Space-Hub electric concept vehicle, part of a new “O” series line, is displayed at CES 2024, an annual consumer electronics trade show, in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 10, 2024. REUTERS/Steve Marcus/File Photo
AutomotiveEconomyElectric Vehicles (EVs)NewsPoliticsTransport

Japan’s Honda raises electrification investment to $65bn through FY2030

Japan's Honda Motor pledged to double its electrification and software investment to about $65bn over 10 years

FILE PHOTO: National Economic Council Director Lael Brainard speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., October 26, 2023. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno/File Photo
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White House’s Brainard says China’s exports can undermine investments in US

"China is now simply too big to play by its own rules," says White House national economic adviser Lael Brainard.

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
AnalysisElectric Vehicles (EVs)

Fewer people in the US plan to buy EVs this year, study shows

The number of buyers in the U.S. considering buying EVs in 2024 has fallen from a year ago due to a shortage of...

FILE PHOTO: Miners and utility workers protest demanding the government to amend its commitments to the EU, for the coal phase-out and for cutting greenhouse gas emissions of the energy sector by 40% by 2025, in Sofia, Bulgaria, January 12, 2023. REUTERS/Spasiyana Sergieva
AgricultureAnalysisElectricityEmissionsMiningTransport

How Europe reduced its greenhouse gas emissions last year

EU countries churned out 3.4 billion tons of all greenhouse gas emissions last year, 5.1% less than in 2022

A Tesla sign is displayed over a Tesla showroom in Malmo, Sweden, December 14, 2023. REUTERS/ Tom Little/File Photo
CourtsElectric Vehicles (EVs)News

Swedish court rejects Tesla appeal in licence plate case

A Swedish appeals court upheld a dismissal of Tesla's lawsuit against Sweden's Transport Agency in a conflict over licence plates

FILE PHOTO: A fully-electric Toyota Hilux Revo pickup truck as a public transportation vehicle is seen in the Thai seaside town of Pattaya, Chonburi province, Thailand, April 25, 2024. REUTERS/Artorn Pookasook/File Photo
Electric Vehicles (EVs)ManufacturingNews

Toyota tests EV pickup truck ahead of mass production in Thailand

Toyota is testing the new battery-electric Hilux pickup truck to assess its performance in different conditions, with production due in 2025

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