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Lei Jun was mobbed by scores of people at the car show (AFP)
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China’s EV execs bullish on Western pressure at Beijing car show

EV executives at a top car show in China were bullish on prospects for growth, despite a gruelling price war and mounting Western...

FILE PHOTO: Staff members clean an Xpeng X9 electric vehicle displayed at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, or Auto China 2024, in Beijing, China, April 25, 2024. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo
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Beijing auto show: Themes and highlights

BEIJING – China’s largest auto show opened in Beijing with the biggest names showing off their latest electric vehicles (EVs), underlining how the...

FILE PHOTO: 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’s plan for affordable cars takes page from Detroit rivals

SAN FRANCISCO/AUSTIN, Texas – Elon Musk’s new plan to use current product lines as the basis for new affordable vehicles — rather than...

FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Visitors check a Tesla Model 3 car next to a Model Y displayed at a showroom of the U.S. electric vehicle (EV) maker in Beijing, China February 4, 2023. REUTERS/Florence Lo/File Photo/File Photo
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Former exec Baglino sells Tesla shares worth $181.5 million, SEC filing shows

Former Tesla executive Drew Baglino has sold shares worth around $181.5 million in the world's top EV maker, according to a SEC filing...

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Honda to get up to $5B in government aid for EV battery, assembly plants in Canada

Honda is set to build an electric vehicle battery plant next to its Alliston, Ont., assembly plant, which it is retooling to produce...

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Reaction Roundup: Honda’s EV plans in Canada

A roundup of analysis and commentary in Canadian politics, business and beyond about Japanese automaker Honda's EV plans in Canada.

FILE - In this picture provided by Swedish Coast Guard, a leak from Nord Stream 2 is seen, on Sept. 28, 2022. A Chinese container ship remains to be the prime suspect in causing damage last year to a Baltic Sea gas pipeline running between NATO members Finland and Estonia which was reopened this week after multimillion-euro repair work, (Swedish Coast Guard via AP, File)
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Chinese ship remains prime suspect in damage to Baltic Sea gas pipeline that reopened this week

It has been more than six months since substantial, human-made damage that caused a major drop in pressure was first detected in the...

FILE PHOTO: A Honda car stands on the day Honda announces plans to build electric vehicles and their parts in Ontario with financial support from the Canadian and provincial governments, at their automotive assembly plant in Alliston, Ontario, Canada, April 25, 2024.  REUTERS/Carlos Osorio/File Photo
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Honda to set up US$11 billion EV production base in Ontario

Honda's Ontario base will produce everything from materials to batteries to finished vehicles in a bid to meet growing demand for EVs in...

The consumer tech giant is the latest entrant to China's cut-throat EV market, with its new SU7 model the star of the show (AFP)
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Five things we learned at the Beijing auto show

From tech giants to car-making juggernauts and AI-assisted driving, the Beijing auto show has been showing off the latest EV innovations

FILE PHOTO: United Parcel Service's (UPS) newly launched electric delivery truck is seen in Compton, California, U.S., September 13, 2023. REUTERS/Lisa Baertlein/File Photo
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Low supply slows UPS and FedEx transition to electric vans

Battery shortages that limit EV supplies and electric van startups that run out of money hamper delivery giants' clean energy transition efforts.

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