Tuesday, 25 February 2025

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FILE PHOTO: Visitors film around Xiaomi's first electric vehicle, the SU7, displayed at an event in Beijing, China December 28, 2023. REUTERS/File Photo
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Xiaomi becomes 8th largest EV upstart in China after SU7 launch

Smartphone maker Xiaomi's debut EV, the SU7, sold 7,000 units in first full month of sales, adding a new player to the world's...

President Joe Biden arrives to speak in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, May 14, 2024, announcing plans to impose major new tariffs on electric vehicles, semiconductors, solar equipment and medical supplies imported from China. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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New US tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, batteries and solar cells could raise consumer prices

New tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles and batteries, solar cells, medical equipment and other goods are intended to protect U.S. jobs and manufacturers.

FILE PHOTO: The Tesla factory is seen in Fremont, California, U.S. June 22, 2018. REUTERS/Stephen Lam/File Photo
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Tesla is sued over emissions from California plant

Tesla emissions lawsuit filed by environmental group, accusing the car company's California plant of exposing residents and workers to harmful chemicals.

A Tesla sign is displayed over a Tesla showroom in Malmo, Sweden, December 14, 2023. REUTERS/ Tom Little/File Photo
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Tesla strike in Sweden heats up as nation’s largest union joins fray

Tesla strike in Sweden boosted as white-collar union adds its support to metal workers who have downed tools at Elon Musk's company.

FILE PHOTO: Chinese and U.S. flags flutter outside the building of an American company in Beijing, China January 21, 2021. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo
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Analysis: A US-China EV trade war threatens Biden’s clean-car agenda

Newly announced tariffs on Chinese EVs and associated parts could do provide relief for the US auto industry – but it may harm...

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Tesla on display at the Everything Electric exhibition at the ExCeL London international exhibition and convention centre in London, Britain, March 28, 2024.  REUTERS/Peter Cziborra/File Photo
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Tesla settles factory worker’s sexual harassment lawsuit

Tesla has settled a lawsuit by a former factory employee who says she was fired for complaining about severe sexual harassment, as the...

The BYD logo is displayed 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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Chinese EV called the Seagull poses a big threat to the US auto industry

Politicians and car companies across America feel wary as the BYD Seagull, a $12,000 hit EV in China, threatens the US market.

The latest round of protests has been running since Wednesday (AFP)
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Hundreds protest outside German Tesla factory

More than a thousand environmentalists protested outside Tesla's factory near Berlin Saturday, police said, a day after some of them tried to force...

A Tesla car is being charged at a Tesla electric vehicle charging station on a car park of the A10 shopping center in Wildau near Berlin, Germany, March 20, 2024. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse/File Photo
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Elon Musk says Tesla will spend $500 million to expand charging network

Tesla will spend more than $500 million to expand its fast-charging network, CEO Elon Musk said on Friday, days after abruptly laying off...

Zeekr's electric vehicles (EV) 001 and 009 are seen displayed at its 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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China’s Zeekr shares rise 35% above IPO price in US debut

Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer expected to start trading in New York after Zeekr IPO upsized to raise $441m.

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