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Germany brings back electric car subsidies to boost market
German carmakers are keen to speed up the shift to electric cars (Ronny HARTMANN) · Ronny HARTMANN/AFP/AFP Germany on Monday reintroduced…
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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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New combustion BMWs to come with a tank of synthetic fuel
BMW believes that electric cars are not the only key to decarbonization and, starting from 2028, the company's combustion engine models…
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Tesla’s New EVs Face China’s Budget-Friendly Rivals
Model 3 Plus Image by MIIT Tesla is rolling out two electric cars in China, the Model 3 Plus and the Model YL, in an effort to regain some…
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Porsche sells fewer cars in first half of year
A Porsche AG logo can be seen at the car manufacturer's main plant. Marijan Murat/dpa German luxury carmaker Porsche has once again sold…
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UK sales of new Tesla cars slump by more than a third amid Musk backlash
Tesla has sold 15,002 cars in the UK so far this year, down by 7.8% in the same period last year.Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images Sales…
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ADAC: Electric cars breaking down less often than combustion models
Battery-electric cars are less prone to breakdowns than combustion engines of the same age categories, according to Germany's ADAC…
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Teslas used to be cool. For liberals, now they're anything but
Elon Musk's political stances and public behavior have put Tesla in an awkward free fall, both in sales and public perception. Source link
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Carmakers take action against EU tariffs on e-cars from China
A pedestrian crosses a street that borders a cycle path and a charging parking lot for electric cars in Stuttgart's city center. Marijan…
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Troubled European carmakers to talk fines and EVs with EU
Europe's biggest carmakers will converge on Brussels for talks this week as the EU seeks to chart a way forward for an embattled industry…
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China's EV sales soar 40 percent amid gasoline plunge
China's electric vehicle (EV) market experienced a record-breaking year in 2024, with sales surging over 40 percent, industry data…
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Don't Bother Going Vegan to Save the Planet. Do This Instead
How effective can one person's actions be in fighting climate change and keeping the environment healthy? As a researcher at the…
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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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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…
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Ford reduces working hours at German electric car manufacturing site
US vehicle manufacturer Ford is implementing a reduced work regime in the western German city of Cologne due to weak demand for electric…
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China targets EU brandy with tariffs in tit-for-tat over Chinese EVs
China announced on Tuesday that it had imposed provisional tariffs on European brandy, after the bloc recently approved new tariffs on the…
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As EU targets Chinese cars, European rivals sputter
As the EU seeks to put a brake on competition from Chinese electric cars, European automakers are stuck in second gear. German group…
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EU states plan Friday vote on Chinese EV tariffs
EU member states are expected to vote on whether to slap hefty tariffs on imported electric cars from China on Friday, European diplomats…
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If you're hoping air taxis are the future, researchers have bad news
Vehicles for urban air mobility (UAM), such as electric air taxis that lift off vertically, perform much worse than we may think in…
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Volvo becomes latest carmaker to scale back electric ambitions, eases goal to at least 90% by 2030
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Sweden-based Volvo Cars has eased off on its pledge to stop selling cars with internal combustion motors by…
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EV battery production tainted by charges of environmental damage
Proponents of hybrid and electric cars say they are a greener alternative to petrol and diesel vehicles. But the industry's supply chains…
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FCA Serbia EV production close
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) would launch production of electric cars at its plant in the central Serbian city of Kragujevac in the…
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Cars? Pork? Perfume? China has many options if a trade war breaks out with Europe
BEIJING (AP) — Now that Europe has announced tariffs on China-made electric cars, the continent is bracing to see if the other shoe drops.…