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FILE PHOTO: A staff member cleans a Mercedes-Benz EQS 580 4MATIC electric vehicle during a media day for the Auto Shanghai show in Shanghai, China April 19, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo
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Mercedes-Benz sees more Indian buyers choosing EVs as first luxury car

'Opinion leaders' helping boost Mercedes' EV fortunes in India as electric cars are increasingly seen as a viable luxury option.

FILE PHOTO: The Daimler logo is seen before the Daimler annual shareholder meeting in Berlin, Germany, April 5, 2018. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke/File Photo
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Daimler Truck eyes half of Europe sales from EVs in 2030

Incoming CEO says Daimler can build on 2,000 orders already received for electric truck to hit 30,000 by the end of the decade.

Audi is considering closing its plant in Brussels, a move analysts say is symptomatic of the troubles afflicting Europe's wider electric car industry (BELGA)
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Europe’s EV troubles bubble up at Brussels Audi factory

Workers at Brussels Audi plant strike after company considers closure of EV factory amid falling sales.

The Charge Anytime app for EV drivers directs users to 34,000 public chargers across the UK (PA)
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Efforts to give drivers ‘peace of mind’ about EV touring amid staycation worries

While surveys reveal petrol drivers overestimate EV range anxiety, the UK's infrastructure still needs a boost.

Kameale Terry, the co-founder and CEO of ChargerHelp!, stands for a photo in Los Angeles, Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Meet the woman who founded a business to keep EV chargers up and running

Kameale Terry set up the ChargerHelp! business to help make driving EVs a smoother experience and reduce pollution in Los Angeles.

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EV charging infrastructure choices should be about where, not just how many

Resources for the Future: Equity should be a factor in EV charging network planning.

A crash involving a Tesla Semi took place in the wee hours of August 19, a US agency said. (AFP)
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Tesla truck fire took 190,000 liters of water to extinguish

Firefighters used 190,000 liters of water to extinguish a Tesla Semi blaze after a crash in California, the NTSB reported.

FILE PHOTO: A car leaves a charging spot at a PetroChina electric vehicle (EV) charging station in Beijing, China February 2, 2024. REUTERS/Florence Lo/File Photo
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EU plans Sept 25 vote on raising tariffs on EVs from China: report

The EU is aiming to hold a vote to introduce definitive tariffs on electric vehicles imported from China on Sept. 25.

An energy firm based in Ireland says it is planning to produce sustainable aviation fuel at the site where a liquefied natural gas project had been proposed on Nova Scotia's eastern shore. Nova Scotia's provincial flag flies in Ottawa, Friday July 3, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Irish company planning to produce sustainable aviation fuel in Nova Scotia at former LNG site

Simply Blue Group plans to build a biofuel plant in Goldboro, N.S., using 700,000 tonnes of wood biomass annually to produce sustainable aviation...

FILE PHOTO: A drone view shows domes of the Central Mosque with the backdrop of the Tien Shan Mountains in Almaty, Kazakhstan, April 7, 2024. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev/File Photo
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Metals-rich Kazakhstan seeks niche in battery supply chain

The former Soviet republic, Kazakhstan, promotes itself as a dependable supplier of the majority of critical materials outlined by the EU.

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