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J Tobin, senior engineer of vehicle systems, cleans a prototype of the first electric racecar at the NASCAR R&D Center in Concord, N.C., Monday, July 1, 2024. The top motorsports series in North America partnered with Chevrolet, Ford, Toyota and electrification company ABB to demonstrate a high-performance electric vehicle and gauge fan interest in electric racing. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)
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A green flag for clean power: NASCAR unveils its first electric racecar

NASCAR first electric racecar doesn’t thunder when the grand marshal says “drivers, start your engines,” it hums.

FILE PHOTO: The Lightning logo is seen on the side of an all-new Ford F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck outside the Ford Motor World Headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan, U.S., April 26, 2022. REUTERS/ Rebecca Cook/File Photo
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Ford urges its managers to buy more EVs with new leasing policy

The company changed a leasing program it offers to eligible current and former managers, now requiring them to order an electric Mustang Mach-E...

FILE PHOTO: Visitors check a Ford Mustang Mach-E electric vehicle (EV) displayed at the Ford booth during a media day for the Auto Shanghai show in Shanghai, China April 19, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo
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Ford to launch $30,000 EV, expects profits in two and a half years

Ford did not provide any further details on the vehicle.

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Repsol is seen near a fuel station in Malaga, Spain, April 24, 2024. REUTERS/Jon Nazca/File Photo
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Repsol explores sale of minority stake in South Texas oil assets, sources say

Repsol plans to sell a minority interest in its Eagle Ford shale assets in South Texas, in a deal that could value the...

FILE PHOTO: The Rivian name and logo are shown on one of their new electric SUV vehicles in San Diego, U.S., December 16, 2022. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
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Rivian jumps as $5 billion Volkswagen investment signals ‘vote of confidence’

Rivian Automotive surged 36% premarket on Wednesday after a $5 billion investment from Volkswagen bolstered the loss-making startup

FILE PHOTO: 2014 Ford F-150 pick-up trucks are seen inside the plant at the Ford Motor Dearborn Truck Plant in Dearborn, Michigan September 16, 2013. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo
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Ford recalls 668,000 2014 F-150 pickup trucks over transmission issue

The vehicle has been found to unexpectedly downshift into first gear in some instances.

This photo released by Vinfast shows Vinfast electric car VF3 at an event in Las Vegas on Jan. 9, 2024. Vietnamese automaker VinFast just can’t sell enough cars, so it's hoping its tiniest and cheapest car yet — a roughly 10-foot-long mini-SUV priced at $9,200 and called the VF3 — will become Vietnam's “national car" and win over consumers in Asian markets. (Vinfast Handout)
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Vietnam’s VinFast looks to tiny EV, priced at less than $10,000, to change its fortunes

Vinfast is hoping to win over consumers in Asian markets with its tiniest and cheapest car yet.

FILE PHOTO: A computer keyboard lit by a displayed cyber code is seen in this illustration picture taken on March 1,  2017. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/Illustration/File Photo
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CDK hack upends US auto industry, sending dealers back to paper forms

A cyberattack on a system used by 15,000 retail locations is affecting automakers.

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4 First Nations in Canada sign deal with Ontario to build roads near Ring of Fire

Canada's largest province is trying to create an end-to-end manufacturing chain for electric vehicle batteries and it sees northern Ontario's Ring of Fire...

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