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CATL launches battery innovations to strengthen global market leadership
21+ hour, 14+ min ago (337+ words) BEIJING, April 21 (Reuters) " China's CATL on Tuesday showcased a slew of technological advancements in electric vehicle batteries, aiming to set new industry benchmarks and bolster its dominant global "position. In a 90-minute event in Beijing, CATL launched its "latest-generation Qilin…...
Indonesia, Toyota in talks on potential bioethanol project
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (273+ words) JAKARTA, April 20 (Reuters) " Indonesia is in talks with Japan's Toyota Motor Asia on a potential joint investment in bioethanol production in the Southeast "Asian country, a government official and executives from "Toyota told reporters on Monday. " A renewable energy subsidiary…...
Inside one of Amsterdam's first supervised self-driving Teslas
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (750+ words) By Marta Fiorin and Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM, April 20 (Reuters) " As Kees Roelandschap navigates down the narrow canal-side streets of Amsterdam, flanked by the city's many bicycle riders, it takes a second to realise what's different: he doesn't have his hands…...
Musk scorned "shady" loopholes, yet offshore tax tricks likely saved Tesla hundreds of millions
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (816+ words) By Tom Bergin and Chris Kirkham AMSTERDAM, April 20 (Reuters) " When Tesla released its annual report for U. S. regulators in January, the Texas-based automaker, led by the world's richest man, reported a federal tax bill of zero dollars for 2025. That was nothing…...
US energy chief says gas prices could stay above $3 per gallon until next year
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (420+ words) WASHINGTON, April 19 (Reuters) " U. S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Sunday he believes gas prices have peaked but predicted that they may stay above $3 per gallon until next year. Gas prices have risen during the "U. S. and Israeli war on Iran and…...
Tesla rolls out robotaxis in Dallas and Houston
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (103+ words) April 18 (Reuters) - Tesla "said "on Saturday it "is "rolling "out self-driving "taxis in Texas cities "of "Dallas "and "Houston. "Try Tesla "Robotaxi in "Dallas & Houston!" CEO "Elon Musk said "in "an "X "post. (Reporting "by Anusha "Shah "in Bengalu. .. Tesla…...
China's Hesai announces lidar sensor able to detect colour for autonomous driving
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (387+ words) SHANGHAI, April 17 (Reuters) " Hesai, China's leading maker of lidar, has developed a version of the technology used in autonomous driving that is capable of detecting colour, making it more accurate and therefore safer, it said "on Friday. The breakthrough fits…...
Tractor and combine sales drop in the U. S. and Canada
1+ week, 23+ hour ago (187+ words) The Mighty 790 KFGO Tractor and combine sales drop in the U. S. and Canada According to the latest report from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, U. S. sales of agricultural tractors and combines declined in March 2026 compared to the previous year, signaling continued challenges…...
Daimler Truck Q1 unit sales decline on weak North America demand
1+ week, 5+ day ago (167+ words) April 10 (Reuters) - Daimler Truck, one of the world's largest "truckmakers, on Friday "reported a 9% decline in first-quarter group unit sales, weighed down "by "a sharp "slowdown in North "America. The company sold 68, 849 vehicles in the first thr. .. Daimler Truck Q1 unit…...
Volkswagen's first-quarter deliveries drop 4% on weak China, US
1+ week, 2+ day ago (252+ words) BERLIN, April 13 (Reuters) " Volkswagen reported a 4% fall in global deliveries in the first three months of 2026, as "weak demand in China and the U. S. "weighed on the German automaker. The group is battling to stem losses in key overseas markets, facing…...