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ACC opened last year its first battery 'gigafactory' in Billy-Berclau, northern France (AFP)
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Car battery maker ACC halts plant construction in Germany, Italy

The European vehicle battery venture Automotive Cells (ACC) is halting construction of two factories in Germany and Italy as it weighs shifting to...

FILE PHOTO: A view of production at Stellantis' new electrified dual-clutch transmission (eDCT) assembly facility in the Mirafiori complex in Turin,Italy, April 10,2024. REUTERS/Massimo Pinca/File Photo
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Stellantis sees Italian plants running at full capacity in 2030

Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares says the automaker had given reassurance to unions about its production plans until the start of the next decade,...

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Net zero is not just good science – it’s also a good deal for ordinary people

The Conversation: As the UK moves into a general election, a misinformed debate over the country’s climate transition and legally binding net zero...

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Sanctioned tankers pose rising environmental risk in Mediterranean, Greece says

ATHENS (Reuters) – Unregulated tankers sidestepping Western sanctions are posing a bigger risk to the Mediterranean region and Greece is undertaking more protective...

FILE PHOTO: Model Y cars are pictured during the opening ceremony of the new Tesla Gigafactory for electric cars in Gruenheide, Germany, March 22, 2022. Patrick Pleul/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
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Tesla to stop production at German plant for five days in June

EV maker Tesla will stop production at its German plant in Gruenheide for five days in June to improve processes in the factory...

FILE PHOTO: Volvo EX90, the company's new electric SUV, is unveiled during a launch event in Stockholm, Sweden November 9, 2022. Anders Wiklund/TT News Agency/via REUTERS/File Photo
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Volvo to issue world’s first EV battery passport ahead of EU rules

Volvo is launching the world's first EV battery passport recording origin of raw materials, components, recycled content and carbon footprint

FILE PHOTO: Emma Hansson, chairman of IF Metall Stockholms lan, stands on strike outside Tesla's Service Center in Segeltorp, as workshop workers at the electric car company Tesla have gone on strike demanding that the company sign a collective agreement, in Stockholm, Sweden, October 27, 2023.  Jessica Gow/TT News Agency/via REUTERS/File Photo
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Tesla investor, Norway’s KLP, to support collective bargaining motion at AGM

Tesla investor KLP will vote in favour of a shareholder proposal urging the U.S. EV maker to engage in wage and other labour...

FILE PHOTO: Solar panels of Germany's largest solar park Weesow-Willmersdorf by energy supplier EnBW AG are seen next to wind turbines in Werneuchen, Germany September 21, 2023. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner/File Photo
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Ember report: EU wind and solar growth displaces fossil fuel generation

New Ember report: Wind and solar power generation in the European Union increased by 46% from 2019, when the current European Commission took...

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Coldplay thank fans for helping band exceed climate target

British band Coldplay is claiming that it exceeded its climate change target after pledging to put on one of the greenest tours in...

FILE PHOTO: Protesters hold a banner that reads "Our future, your vote", as Fridays for Future demonstrate for a social and climate-friendly Europe near the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, May 31, 2024. REUTERS/Christian Mang/File Photo
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Germany likely to miss 2030 climate goal, government advisors say

Germany likely to miss its 2030 greenhouse gas targets, government advisors said Monday, contradicting climate minister's prediction in March

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