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China's EV price war crushed rivals by leaving 70% of its own car sales unprofitable
Years of steep price cuts on electric vehicles helped Chinese automakers outpace competitors in sales volume, but a Reddit thread citing…
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A Colombian city swaps iconic horse buggies for electric carriages amid animal welfare concerns
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The Colombian city of Cartagena began replacing its iconic horse buggies with electric carriages Tuesday,…
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EU waters down plans to end new petrol and diesel car sales by 2035
The European Commission has watered down its plans to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles by 2035. Current rules state that new…
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EU to relent on combustion engines ban after auto industry pressure
STRASBOURG, Dec 16 (Reuters) - The European Commission is set to backtrack on the EU's ban on new combustion-engine cars from 2035 by…
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Will EU give ground on 2035 combustion-engine ban?
Europe's embattled auto industry and its backers are ramping up pressure on the EU to relax its planned 2035 ban on new petrol and diesel…
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Tesla upgrades EV voice assistant system with AI from DeepSeek and ByteDance
Tesla is rolling out an upgraded voice assistant system for its electric vehicles (EVs) in mainland China, adopting artificial…
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Mitsubishi plans battery swapping tech for electric CVs in Tokyo
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus (MFTBC), in collaboration with Mitsubishi Motors, Ample, and Yamato Transport, is set to roll out an EV…
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Tesla China EV sales decline continues in May
Tesla's sales of China-made electric vehicles have continued to decline, marking an eight-month downturn with a 15% year-on-year drop in…
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Electric cars could power homes in major power cut, think tank says
Electric vehicles (EVs) could power homes in countries that suffer power outages similar to those in Spain and Portugal, a UK think tank…
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German VW plant hits 1 million electric vehicles as cutbacks loom
The Volkswagen logo is seen on the roof of the VW brand tower in Wolfsburg. Moritz Frankenberg/dpa Electric car production at Germany's…
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China's EV maker XPeng eyes doubling global presence by year's end
X9 electric vehicles by Chinese EV manufacturer XPeng, waiting to be loaded on a ship headed for Thailand (Pedro Pardo) One of China's…
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German sports carmaker Porsche to cut 1,900 jobs
The job cuts follow a three-percent fall in deliveries worldwide last year -- driven by a 28-percent drop in China (Daniel ROLAND) Sports…
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German electric vehicles sales collapse in 2024 after end of subsidy
New VW ID.Buzz electric buses are parked in a parking lot at the Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles plant.Sales of electric vehicles in…
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Tesla's November China EV Sales Drop 4.3% as BYD Hits New High
Tesla Inc. (TSLA, Financial) announced a 4.3% year-over -year decline in November China-made EV sales to 78,856 units, as reported by…
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Study shows electric and petrol car prices narrowing in Germany
A man plugs an ID.5 GTX into the charging station. The price gap between electric cars and comparable combustion engine models in Germany…