Nissan's £1 billion investment in electric vehicle hub in Sunderland, includes a Gigafactory for car batteries built by Envision
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US Plans Boost For Electric Vehicle Battery Recycling
US administration reportedly planning to invest in more recycling to recover minerals and reduce demand for new copper, lithium, cobalt and nickel mines
Germany’s Biggest Union Sets Sights On Upcoming Tesla Plant
Germany's largest union IG Metall reportedly has its sights on organising labour at Tesla's upcoming Berlin factory, in spite of a lack of enthusiasm from the company
Elon Musk Changes Title At Tesla To ‘Technoking’
Musk becomes 'Technoking' of Tesla and chief financial officer Zach Kirkhorn becomes 'Master of Coin', as company pushes ahead with Semi electric truck
Tesla Share Slide Wipes £200bn Off Market Capitalisation
Latest slide takes Tesla shares to more than one-third below their 27 January all-time peak, with Elon Musk personally losing some £20bn
StoreDot Demos Five Minute Charging Car Battery
No more electric car range anxiety? Israeli firm StoreDot touts car electric battery that can be charged in just five minutes
Elon Musk Admits Tesla Was ‘A Month Away’ From Bankruptcy
The CEO of the world's most valuable car maker has admitted Tesla was at one stage in serious danger of running out of money
Tesla To Expand Charging Infrastructure In Europe
Tesla plans to build more Supercharger fast-charging points in Europe as it targets city centre dwellers who may not have access to home vehicle charging
Uber Pledges Electric Only Rides By 2030
Firm pledges to rid itself of combustion engine powered vehicles in US and Europe by 2030, and will be zero-emission by 2040
Electric Vehicle Maker Xpeng Shares Soar On New York Debut
China-based maker of high-tech electric vehicles Xpeng sees shares rise more than 40 percent amidst heavy investor demand driven by Tesla share surge
Amazon Goes Electric With Order For 1,800 Mercedes-Benz Vans
Amazon orders 1,800 Mercedes-Benz electric vans for its European delivery fleet, including the UK and Germany, as it aims to become carbon-neutral by 2040
EU Approves 3.2bn Euro Subsidy For Battery Research
European Commission gives go-ahead to massive investment aimed at building an EU battery industry to support electric vehicles
EU Requires New Electric Cars To Emit Noise
The new regulations come in response to complaints that electric vehicles pose a danger to pedestrians because they are too quiet