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Swedish court upholds ruling against Tesla in labour dispute
The court upheld a preliminary ruling that Sweden's postal service Postnord does not need to deliver licence plates to Tesla.
In France’s Cognac, Beijing and Brussels’ EV spat spells disaster
In Cognac, French brandy producers and dealers of Chinese-made EVs face challenges from EU tariffs and China's retaliatory measures.
Tesla robotaxi event was long on promises, but investors wanted more details
Robotaxis topped Elon Musk’s to-do list Thursday night at Tesla’s long-awaited Hollywood unveiling.
Northvolt: Cash-strapped EV-battery maker in talks for 200 million euros in funding
Northvolt announced job cuts, raising fears that Europe's top EV battery hope may falter amid low demand and Chinese competition.
BP’s refining business sees lower margins as global oil demand stalls
BP follows Shell in reporting a drop in margins after the companies’ refining businesses suffered a downturn in global demand.
Porsche’s nine-month China sales plunge by third
Porsche on Friday posted a 29 per cent nine-month sales drop in China, joining peers BMW and Mercedes in reporting weaker results in...
Bosch, Tenstorrent to collaborate on standardizing automotive chips
Plans include developing a standard method to use a building block of modern chips to create systems that can power vehicles with varying...
Drought blocks shipping in another grains corridor in northern Brazil
Brazil's Amport reports grain transport on Tapajos waterway halted due to severe drought and low water levels in northern Brazil.
UAW chief slams Trump over threat to revoke EV investments
UAW President warns hundreds of thousands of U.S. jobs are at risk if Trump revokes the Inflation Reduction Act's EV investments.
GM offering new home energy storage options for US EV owners
GM is offering electric vehicle owners a home storage option to store and transfer solar energy, part of the company's sales pitch to...
