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FILE PHOTO: Renault Group's CEO Luca de Meo poses during a visit at the Renault Sandouville car factory, near Le Havre, France, March 29, 2024. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/File photo
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Renault CEO calls for flexibility in European EV transition timeline

Renault CEO expressed doubts over EV transition timeline, adding the carmaker has to bring down costs to deliver on its EV goals

FILE PHOTO: A view shows model Mission X of Porsche, a German automobile manufacturer, 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/Leonhard Simon/File Photo
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Varta’s Porsche-led rescue would leave investors empty-handed

Varta stock plunged as much as 80% on Monday after the German battery maker said restructuring options would leave shareholders with nothing

Campaigners say remarks by Humza Yousaf and other ministers could have prejudiced the planning process (Jane Barlow/PA)
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Campaigners complain over ministers’ handling of plans for new gas power plant

Climate campaigners have complained about Scottish ministers’ handling of plans for a new gas-fuelled power station in Peterhead

Coastal erosion is hitting large parts of England and Wales (AFP)
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Landmark UK court case fights to turn back tide of climate change

A case at the High Court will argue that the UK's climate adaptation plan does not do enough to protect people affected by...

FILE PHOTO: Employees work on an electric vehicle (EV) production line during an organised media tour to a factory under Jiangling Group Electric Vehicle (JMEV), in Nanchang, Jiangxi province, China May 22, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Krolicki/File Photo
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Chinese industry body tells EU to correct its findings on EVs

EU tariffs on EVs built in China breach global trading rules, according to an industry body representing 12 Chinese automakers.

FILE PHOTO: Flags of European Union and China are pictured during the China-EU summit at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, July 12, 2016. REUTERS/Jason Lee//File Photo
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EU to set tariffs on Chinese biodiesel in anti-dumping probe

The EU is set to impose provisional duties on Chinese biodiesel after finding it is being sold in EU markets at unfairly low...

Deposits near the western city of Loznica could supply enough lithium to make batteries for 1.1 million electric cars per year (AFP)
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EU, Serbia set to ink ‘critical raw materials’ deal

The signing of the deal comes days after Belgrade allowed work to resume at a disputed lithium mining project.

FILE PHOTO: Wind turbines stand on a power station near Yumen, Gansu province, China September 25, 2020. Picture taken September 25, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins/File Photo
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Chinese wind turbine-makers move into Europe as trade tensions flare

Chinese wind turbine makers this month clinched their first order in Germany, as they build momentum in the European market

FILE PHOTO: The Chrysler Pacifica is introduced as the 2017 Utility Vehicle of the Year during the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., January 9, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
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Stellantis recalls 24,000 Chrysler minivans for fire risks, urges outdoor parking

Stellantis has urged Chrysler Pacifica plug-in hybrid minivan owners to park outside and avoid recharging pending a software update.

FILE PHOTO: A man works on nickel laterite ore at Ganyu port in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China June 11, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
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Nornickel in talks to build China nickel plant for battery sector

CNGR Advanced Material and Brunp Recycling, a subsidiary of Chinese battery giant CATL, are among the firms approached by Nornickel.

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