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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.

FILE PHOTO: The Toyota logo is pictured at the 43rd Bangkok International Motor Show, in Bangkok, Thailand, March 22, 2022. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo
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Toyota pilots EV pickup trucks in key Thai market

Fully electric Hilux trucks to be used for public transportation as Japanese carmakers struggle to retain dominance in Thailand.

FILE PHOTO: Logo of German tyre company Continental is pictured before the annual news conference in Hanover, Germany, March 9, 2021. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer/File Photo
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Continental hit with $107 million fine over Dieselgate scandal

Automotive supplier's Dieselgate fine based on breaching supervisory duties after investigation by German prosecutors.

Visitors look at an MG car during the opening of China Auto Show in Beijing, China, Thursday, April 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
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Electric cars and digital connectivity dominate at Beijing auto show

Domestic Chinese EV brands show off latest luxuries while foreign carmakers play catch up in the world's biggest market.

A staff member cleans a display showing the locations of battery maker CATL's production bases, at the CATL booth during the first China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE) in Beijing, China November 28, 2023. REUTERS/Florence Lo/ File Photo
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Chinese EV battery maker promises 1,000km range

EV battery company CATL unveiled lithium ion phosphate (LFP) battery at Beijing auto show, which can drive for 1,000km on one charge.

FILE PHOTO: A Toyota EV car is seen at the Bangkok International Motor Show in Bangkok, Thailand, March 30, 2022. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun/File Photo
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Toyota to delay EV production launch in US to 2026, Mid Japan Economist reports

TOKYO – Toyota Motor will delay the start of its electric vehicle (EV) production in the U.S. to the spring of 2026 from...

FILE PHOTO: A welding robot assembles bodyworks on a Yaris car at the assembly line of the Toyota Motor Manufacturing France (TMMF) plant in Onnaing near Valenciennes, France, March 30, 2023. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File Photo
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Toyota hits record output, sales in FY2023/24

TOKYO – Toyota Motor said on Thursday its global sales and production hit record highs in the year ended March 31, supported by...

Battery cells with the logo of LG Energy Solution are displayed at the company headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, April 23, 2024.   REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo
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LG Energy Solution to minimise capex this year due to slow EV demand

LGES profit plunges as supplier to Tesla, GM and Volkswagen faces slowing demand for electric vehicles.

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