Panasonic sells Tesla stake for €3bn
Move comes as conglomerate seeks to reduce dependence on Tesla and raise cash for investing in growth
Tesla in talks with China’s EVE for low-cost battery supply deal
EVE makes lithium iron phosphate batteries, which use iron rather than nickel or cobalt
Tesla’s value drops $50bn as Musk’s cheaper battery three years away
Shares closed down 5.6 per cent and dropped another 6.9 per cent after hours
Indian police file complaint against Korean firm after gas leak kills 11
Authorities double evacuation area around factory after about 800 people hospitalised
Battery bottleneck stalls electric car sales
Most car makers now likely to miss their EU emissions limits this year
Coronavirus might shut European plant, Fiat Chrysler warns
Car maker sets up special team to source alternative supplies of critical components
Banks push Iseq higher even amid heightened Brexit uncertainty
‘Performance of UK economy will remain below-par until Brexit issue is resolved’
Will the electric car switch trigger motor industry unemployment?
Irish motor trade is sanguine for now, but the broader industry is braced for a jobs shock from electric vehicles
Carlow’s unlikely role in dominating the global lithium trade
Chinese company Ganfeng first visited midlands town in 2013
Will we soon be able to charge electric cars in just a minute?
Former Aston Martin designer to challenge Tesla with claims of dramatic breakthrough
Toyota promise electric or hybrid versions of all its cars by 2025
Japanese car giant aims to sell 5.5m electric cars by 2030, with sales starting in China first
Toyota and Panasonic consider joint development of electric vehicle batteries
Panasonic already makes batteries for Toyota hybrids
Renault Zoe’s 400km battery claims to salve the pangs of battery worries
Can Zoe 4.0 transform range anxiety into range confidence?
Natural gas leak in California prompted move to battery power
Idea has far-reaching potential, but it’s a solution that’s audacious and risky
VW plans electric car battery-supply factory to rival Tesla
Ca maker plans to launch more than 20 electric or hybrid vehicles across group by 2020
Material revolution: tech drives a new resource era
As oil, steel and coal prices hit multiyear lows, demand is rising fast for other metals used in everything from smartphones to electric cars
Long-range electric cars coming closer
New battery tech from LG could stretch electric vehicle touring ranges and with the work of the likes of Tesla as well, could push electric cars into the mainstream market
Apple plans electric car as early as 2020
The timeframe will pit the tech giant directly against new electric models from the likes of Tesla and more established car firms like General Motors, Toyota and Ford
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