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Tesla, X (formerly known as Twitter) and SpaceX's CEO Elon Musk attends the AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park in Bletchley, Britain on November 1, 2023.   Leon Neal/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
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Tesla investors lose bid for new US trial over Musk’s 2018 tweets

A U.S. appeals court upheld a verdict clearing Elon Musk and Tesla of liability in the 2018 "funding secured" tweet case.

FILE PHOTO: Lyft logo is seen in this illustration taken June 27, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Lyft inks deals with Mobileye, others to bring robotaxis to ridehail platform

Lyft partners with Mobileye, May Mobility, and Nexar to advance self-driving taxis and compete with Uber in the robotaxi market.

FILE PHOTO: Workers assemble second-generation R1 vehicles at electric auto maker Rivian's manufacturing facility in Normal, Illinois, U.S. June 21, 2024.  REUTERS/Joel Angel Juarez/File Photo
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EV maker Rivian may report first quarterly revenue drop since IPO

EV maker Rivian's plight comes amid a broader slowdown in electric vehicle demand due to cheaper hybrids.

FILE PHOTO: Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk rides in Tesla's robotaxi at an unveilling event in Los Angeles, California, U.S. October 10, 2024 in this still image taken from video. Tesla/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
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Musk now says it’s ‘pointless’ to build a $25,000 Tesla for human drivers

Elon Musk suggests Tesla dropped plans for a human-driven $25K EV, instead focusing on a fully autonomous "Cybercab" by 2026.

FILE PHOTO: Tesla China-made Model 3 vehicles are seen during a delivery event at its factory in Shanghai, China January 7, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo
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Tesla’s Oct China-made EV sales fall 5.3%

Tesla reported a 5.3 per cent decline in October EV sales in China. Meanwhile, Chinese rival BYD hit a record 500,526 units.

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More govt support and public exposure to EVs needed: Polestar UK boss

Polestar’s UK boss calls for more government incentives and exposure to EVs to drive sales and reduce charging concerns.

FILE PHOTO: Visitors walk past a BYD logo at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, or Auto China 2024, in Beijing, China, April 25, 2024. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo
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China’s BYD boosts production and hiring amid Q3 growth

The Chinese EV maker posted an 11.5% rise in third-quarter net profit.

A man is reflected on Panasonic Corp's logo at Panasonic Center in Tokyo, Japan, February 2, 2017. Panasonic is a key supplier of batteries to Tesla among other EV makers, as well as to data centres. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/ File Photo
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Panasonic’s battery unit Q2 operating profit rises 42%, keeps forecast

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s Panasonic Holdings said on Thursday second-quarter operating profit rose 42% at its battery-making energy unit, as stronger sales of energy...

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Chinese EV giant BYD beats Tesla in quarterly revenue for first time

China's BYD reported surging sales, surpassing Tesla in quarterly revenue for the first time as it expands into overseas markets.

FILE PHOTO: Geely Auto logo is seen in this illustration taken January 16, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Chinese automaker Geely steps up challenge to BYD with new hybrid tech

Geely’s new Leishen hybrid tech outperforms BYD in fuel efficiency with 2.62L/100km and 2,390 km range, boosting hybrid competition.

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