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FILE PHOTO: An electric vehicle is plugged into a charging station in Bilbao, Spain, February 15, 2023. REUTERS/Vincent West/File Photo
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EU’s 2050 net-zero goals at risk as EV rollout faces setbacks: external auditor

The EU needs to rethink its policies to make a 2035 ban on new petrol car sales feasible as electric vehicles remain unaffordable...

FILE PHOTO: A Tesla Model X is shown at a Tesla service center in Costa Mesa, California, U.S., October 20, 2020.   REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
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Tesla shares drop on price cuts in run-up to earnings

As investors wait for quarterly earnings report, market trading dips after $2,000 cuts to electric vehicle models.

FILE PHOTO: A BYD's electric vehicle (EV) Qin moves on a street in Beijing, China October 31, 2023. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo
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Prices of EVs fall in Chinese city of Shenzhen, state planner says

Electric cars and hybrids are popular in the southern Chinese metropolis, where manufacturers have cut prices up to 10%.

FILE PHOTO: Electric vehicles are displayed at a shopping mall in Beijing, China, Nov. 3, 2023. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo
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Automakers hope for a cut as two-way EV charging becomes real

Motoring brands pursue bidirectional, or vehicle-to-grid (V2G), EV charging that lets owners charge at overnight off-peak rates then sell power back to grids...

FILE PHOTO: The logo of BYD is seen outside a BYD car dealer in Reze near Nantes, France, March 27, 2024. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File Photo
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China’s BYD names electric pickup truck BYD Shark

SHANGHAI – Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD said on Monday its electric pickup truck will be called BYD Shark and will feature a...

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Tesla cuts prices in China, Germany and around globe after US cuts

Tesla has cut prices in a number of its major markets, including China and Germany, following price cuts in the United States, as...

A Tesla Model 3 vehicle is shown using the Full Self Driving Beta software (FSD) while navigating a city road in Encinitas, California, U.S., February 28, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
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Tesla cuts price of Full Self-Driving software by a third to $8,000

Tesla self-driving technology still a top goal for Elon Musk's electric car company.

FILE PHOTO: Model Y cars are pictured during the opening ceremony of the new Tesla Gigafactory for electric cars in Gruenheide, Germany, March 22, 2022. Patrick Pleul/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
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Tesla cuts US prices of Models Y, X, S by $2,000

The price cuts came days after the first-quarter deliveries of the world's most valuable automaker missed market expectations

FILE PHOTO: People are reflected on a Honda Motor car outside the company's headquarters in Tokyo, Japan February 2, 2017.  Picture taken February 2, 2017.   REUTERS/Toru Hanai/File Photo
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Honda to invest $80M in Brazil by 2030, develop hybrid-flex vehicle

Japanese automaker Honda aims to develop a hybrid-flex vehicle in Brazil — the latest in a series of fresh investments by automakers such...

An E15 nozzle is displayed on a pum at service station in Minneapolis, Monday, Oct. 28, 2013 photo. The Environmental Protection Agency cleared the way Friday, April 19, 2024, for E15, a higher blend of ethanol, to be sold nationwide for the third summer in a row. Gasoline with 10% ethanol is already sold nationwide, but the higher blend has been prohibited in the summer because of concerns it could worsen smog during warm weather. (Jeff Wheeler/Star Tribune via AP, File)
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EPA allowing summer sales of higher ethanol gasoline blend, citing global conflicts

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced an emergency waiver that will exempt gasoline blended with 15% ethanol from an existing summertime ban.

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