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Mercedes Readies Electric Buses with Solid-State Batteries
4/10/2019Daimler AG’s Mercedes-Benz unit has won a contract to supply 56 electric buses, including 41 with next-generation solid-state batteries, for use in Wiesbaden, Germany.
VW May Buy Large Stake in Chinese EV Partner
4/10/2019Volkswagen AG is mulling a plan to buy a major stake in Chinese electric-car maker Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group, sources tell Bloomberg News.
Federal Lawmakers Propose EV Credit Extension
4/10/2019A bipartisan bill introduced today in the U.S. Senate seeks to extend federal tax credits for buyers of electric cars.
Ford Recalls F-Series Engine Block Heaters, Again
4/10/2019Ford Motor Co. is recalling 327,000 of its F-Series pickup trucks in North America to check engine block heater cables that may have been damaged in a previous recall.
SK Innovation Seeks Battery Ventures with VW, Chinese Partners
4/10/2019South Korea’s SK Innovation is in talks with Volkswagen and unnamed Chinese partners to set up ventures to make batteries for electric cars, Reuters reports.
IMF: Global Economy at a “Delicate Moment”
4/10/2019The world’s economy, which expanded by 3.6% last year, will grow 3.3% this year—down from an earlier forecast of 3.5%, the International Monetary Fund predicts.
China’s GAC Ready to Export Cars to Russia
4/10/2019Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. expects to begin shipping its GS8 SUV/crossover vehicle to Russia later this year.
CEO Hackett: “Just Trust Me” on Ford Overhaul
4/10/2019Ford Motor Co. CEO Jim Hackett vows the company’s efforts to improve its performance will become evident this year.
Study: Mixed Environmental Impact for Flying Cars
4/9/2019Flying electric cars make environmental sense, but only on relatively long, one-way trips with multiple passengers on board, according to study published in Nature Communications.
Canada Ponders New Tariffs on U.S. Goods
4/9/2019Canada may expand its list of U.S. goods subject to retaliatory tariffs that followed U.S. taxes on imported Canadian aluminum and steel.