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The declaration is not a finalised agreement and other locations, including the United Kingdom, remain under consideration for its Western European gigafactory, the company added in a statement, explaining that it plans to make a decision on the location before the end of the year.

BMW said it was making a new $1 billion investment in its Spartanburg, South Carolina plant to prepare for EV production and will spend $700 million on a new high-voltage battery assembly facility in nearby Woodruff, South Carolina, and create at least 300 jobs.

Hyundai broke ground on a $5.54 billion electric vehicle (EV) and battery plant in the United States, as South Korea's biggest automaker grapples with an uncertain outlook for its EV sales in its top market.

The maker of industrial drives and electric ship motors said on Thursday its core operating profit margin increased by 1.5 percentage points to 16.6%, the highest since the Swiss company was founded in 1988.

At the company's 'AI Day' event Elon Musk was asked what would he tell his younger self.

Euler Motors did not disclose the valuation at which it raised the money in the Series C round, although it said its other investors included Blume Ventures, Athera Venture Partners, QRG Holdings, ADB Ventures and Moglix.

Even before a recent spike in EV sales, U.S. roads have been carrying heavier loads, as cars and trucks climbed from an average of 3,200 pounds (1,451 kilos) to 4,200 pounds over the last four decades, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.

Nissan Motor Co. and Renault SA are currently in talks about the future of their alliance. These negotiations include Nissan’s potential investment in the latter’s planned electric vehicle business.