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Tesla supplier slowing down electric car battery production

Japanese technology giant and long-standing Tesla battery supplier Panasonic has announced it’s cutting domestic electric vehicle (EV) battery production amid weaker demand for high-end EVs. The company announced during its recent earnings call

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Proposed US rule for electric vehicles could shut out Australia’s critical minerals

In April, the US Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) proposed a rule relating to the ‘new clean vehicle credit’ under the Inflation Reduction Act. The proposal would provide

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New 2024 Volkswagen ID.7 Tourer EV confirmed

Electric VW ID.7 wagon to line up alongside fastback sedan, offering slippery aero and big 545-litre boot The all-electric 2024 Volkswagen ID.7 Tourer has been teased ahead of its official unveiling “in the

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Upstart rental company wants Uber drivers in electric cars

Rental car company Sixt is helping Uber drivers get behind the wheel of an electric vehicle (EV), including models from Tesla and BYD. The company is offering Uber and rideshare drivers access to

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Tesla offers battery upgrades to Model S and Model X owners

Back in May this year, Tesla broke the news to hundreds of Model S and Model X owners in Australia that their orders had been cancelled because of a decision not to produce

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Tesla Model S Plaid hits 300km/h on the Nurburgring

A Tesla Model S Plaid – which had some of its interior removed to trim weight – has hit an astronomical speed on one of the world’s most famous race tracks. View 6 images A

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US carmakers slow EV growth plans

Softer demand means Ford needs “less capacity in certain areas in the near term, and so we’ll push out that investment until the time we need to put that capacity in place”, Mr

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Sparks fly over claims Aussies are not ready for EVs

Australia’s most popular car brand has launched a stinging attack on electric vehicles, claiming they are not ready for our roads, not as green as they seem, and remain “impractical for the vast

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insurers balk at battery fires and write-offs

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Tesla owners must be choking on their kale smoothies. Auto insurers have rapidly

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Chinese firm unveils six-wheel Tesla Cybertruck clone

Chinese electric-car start-up Xpeng is prepared to out-weird Tesla, revealing a wild six-wheel concept vehicle – with styling similar to the Cybertruck – which can carry and launch a ‘flying car’ from its

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