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How the revolution in electric vehicles is changing mining
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Rich People’s Problems: Leave the airport hordes behind, take a road trip to the sun
I’ve had enough of flyers with massive suitcases masquerading as hand baggage and flinch at those lacking spatial awareness Go to Source
Ford warns of ‘significant’ job cuts as it picks Valencia for electric car plant
Decision will lead to end of production at Saarlouis facility in Germany and deep cutbacks in Spain Go to Source
Supercar makers start to go electric
For many years, Luciano Colosio’s garage was governed by an iron rule: all cars must have 12 cylinders. A McLaren F1, a $2.6mn Pagani, a Bugatti Veyron, two Aston Martin One-77s with hand-built Cosworth engines and, of course, a steady parade of Ferraris, all passed through his collection. Not any more. At the age of… Continue reading Supercar makers start to go electric
German finance minister rejects 2035 combustion engine ban
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Musk’s Starlink aid to Ukraine triggers scrutiny in China over US military links
‘Silicon Valley Iron Man’ under pressure over satellites as Chinese rivals close in on Tesla Go to Source
VW faces union and shareholder calls to examine China human rights allegations
Unusual intervention by IG Metall and German state of Lower Saxony increases scrutiny of carmaker Go to Source
Q&A: Accelerating electric vehicle adoption
Richard Bartlett, BP’s head of future mobility, Rainer Feurer, BMW senior executive, Ginny Buckley, founder of consumer advice platform electrifying.com, and Julia Poliscanova, senior director at campaign group Transport and Environment, spoke to Peter Campbell, FT global motor industry correspondent, at FT Live’s Future of the Car conference last month. Here is an edited transcript… Continue reading Q&A: Accelerating electric vehicle adoption
Cruise’s San Francisco robotaxis seize initiative in race for autonomy
Since Google launched its self-driving car project in 2009, it has been leading the way towards a new age of autonomous transport that could reshape cities and, one day, deal a death blow to car ownership. But, in San Francisco, close to its headquarters, the tech giant has found itself overtaken by Cruise — a… Continue reading Cruise’s San Francisco robotaxis seize initiative in race for autonomy