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Factbox-Automakers Accelerate Drive To Secure Battery Raw Materials
Rising demand for EV around the world is encouraging automakers such as Tesla, Volkswagen and Stellantis NV to step up efforts to secure raw materials needed for making batteries.

China's CATL To Develop New Battery Materials To Improve Energy Density - Report
Dec 1, 2022 01:32 AM
CATL is working on new battery materials that can improve energy density by 10% to 20% compared to iron phosphate batteries.

Tata Motors Falls As Core Earnings Fail To Impress
Dec 1, 2022 12:59 AM
Tata Motors posted a narrowed net loss for the July-September quarter and said its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA) rose 53% year-over-year.

Mercedes F1 Team Evaluating FTX Sponsorship, Branding Stays For Now
Dec 1, 2022 12:57 AM
FTX, one of the world's largest crypto exchanges, has been buffeted by a rush of customer withdrawals and is scrambling to raise about $9.4 billion from investors

Cummins, Tata Motors Team Up For Hydrogen-Powered Engines
Dec 1, 2022 12:55 AM
Several automakers, including Tata Motors, are aggressively shifting towards greener forms of energy for their vehicles

Paris Considers Electric Scooter Ban Over Safety Concerns
Dec 1, 2022 12:53 AM
The Paris town council is considering not renewing the licences of the three operators - Lime, Dott and Tier - which expire in February 2023.

Taiwan President Decries 'Rumours' About The Island's Chip Investment Risk
Dec 1, 2022 12:49 AM
Taiwan, home to the world's largest contract chipmaker TSMC as well as several other chip manufacturers, plays an outsized role in providing chips used in everything from cars and smartphones to fighter jets.

Musk Says He Made Some Tesla Decisions Without Board Nod, Defends $56 Billion Pay
Dec 1, 2022 12:39 AM
Tesla shareholder Richard Tornetta sued Musk and the board in 2018 and hopes to prove that Musk used his dominance over Tesla's board to obtain an outsized compensation package that did not require him to work at the electric car maker full-time.

Vingroup, Gotion Start Building $275 Million Battery Plant In Vietnam
Dec 1, 2022 12:28 AM
The factory in the central province of Ha Tinh will annually produce 30 million lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cells, the company said in a statement.

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