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FILE PHOTO: A staff member looks at Tesla's new Model 3 sedan displayed next to Model X SUV at the China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) in Beijing, China, September 2, 2023. REUTERS/Florence Lo/File Photo
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Tesla launches new Model 3 long-range variant at $42,490

The new rear-wheel drive Model 3 long-range variant is priced at $42,490, $5,000 less than the all-wheel drive version.

FILE PHOTO: EV cars are pictured inside BYD's first electric vehicle (EV) factory in Southeast Asia, a fast-growing regional EV market where it has become the dominant player, in Rayong, Thailand, July 4, 2024. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa/File Photo
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Global EV sales up 13% in June, down 7% in Europe, Rho Motion says

Global EV and PHEV sales rose by 13% in June, driven by China’s growth, while Europe saw a decline, according to Rho Motion's...

FILE PHOTO: The front hood logo on a 2018 Tesla Model 3 electric vehicle is shown in this photo illustration taken in Cardiff, California, U.S., June 1, 2018. Picture taken June 1, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
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Tesla delays Robotaxi launch to October: report

Tesla delays Robotaxi launch to October from August with shares dropping over 5%.

FILE PHOTO: Tesla's Model 3 is displayed during an event a day ahead of the official opening of the 2023 Munich Auto Show IAA Mobility, in Munich, Germany, September 4, 2023. REUTERS/Angelika Warmuth/File Photo
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Tesla hikes Model 3 prices in Europe due to tariffs on China-made EVs

Hikes come after European Union imposed electric vehicle tariffs of up to 38% on imports from China.

File photo: A driver recharges the battery of his Tesla car at a Tesla Super Charging station in a petrol station on the highway in Sailly-Flibeaucourt, France,  January 12, 2019. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File photo
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Morgan Stanley bullish on Tesla’s energy storage segment

"Real possibility" that electric vehicles business may be eclipsed by Tesla energy storage division, say analysts.

FILE PHOTO: A Toyota Logo is seen at a Toyota dealership in Zaventem, Belgium, November 25, 2022. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/File Photo
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Toyota joins group of automakers to help build EV charging network

Joint venture between multiple car makers to provide powerful US EV charging network signs up Toyota as latest investor.

FILE PHOTO: A Lucid Air electric vehicle is displayed at a shopping mall in Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S., September 27, 2021. REUTERS/Hyunjoo Jin/File Photo
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Price cuts help EV maker Lucid beat quarterly delivery estimates

Lucid Q2 deliveries above estimates as price cuts lure consumers to luxury EV brand.

FILE PHOTO: Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk walks next to a screen showing an image of Tesla Model 3 car during an opening ceremony for Tesla China-made Model Y program in Shanghai, China January 7, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song//File Photo
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Tesla, shareholder clash over $7-billion legal fee request in Musk pay case

Battle over "outlandish" Tesla legal fees set to continue as shareholders make their case.

China has spearheaded a targeted industrial strategy to boost its EV sector, pouring vast state funds into domestic firms (AFP)
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Why are Chinese EVs facing EU scrutiny and tariffs?

Beijing has yet to react but a Chinese trade group condemned the bloc's "protectionism".

Brussels launched an investigation last year into Chinese manufacturers to probe whether state subsidies unfairly undercut European automakers (AFP)
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EU slaps Chinese electric cars with tariffs of up to 38%

The EU on Thursday slapped extra provisional duties of up to 38% on Chinese electric car imports because of "unfair" state subsidies

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