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The Swedish business with plans to build four gigafactories is a young company in a hurry
Swedish start-up has become the main European challenger to the big Asian companies that dominate the industry
EU will exempt cars which run on certain types of fuel from new law after lobbying from Berlin
Costs mount as US company pursues goal to make 2mn battery cars and trucks by end of 2026
They’re not only awful for the climate, they’re also killing pedestrians, including children in driveways
Company tries to drum up support from bondholders carrying $6bn of paper for move that would reduce interest bill
Chief executive plans dealerships with Chinese electric vehicle group BYD as part of rebuilding wider relationships
Lisa Brankin warns tariffs on imported battery cars also put at risk ambitions to shift from petrol
Sale of vehicles running solely on such fuels would be permitted after EU combustion engine ban
The Italian group may find it difficult to go head to head with super sports car brands, but it is charting a different route
Court action taken pending lawsuit by sanctioned oligarch Oleg Deripaska’s Gaz Group
Other charts of the week: marriage and remote working, Europeans love SUVs, Britons approve of EU leaders and they support nurses and ambulance strikes
Criticism comes as luxury brand posts record profits as car sales hit all-time high
VW to invest €180bn over next 5 years to manufacture its own electric vehicle batteries and expand
Carmakers warn the 5p per litre cut would harm sales of electric vehicles
Prices jumped because of semiconductor shortages and introduction of more expensive electric vehicles
Money will be used over next five years to produce batteries and fund expansion in US and China
The company is helping the region compete with the US and Asia in a sector that is crucial to the green transition
Washington’s subsidy rules benefit northern neighbour as German carmaker puts European plant on hold
Porsche car production is a fraction of its larger cousins but the 310,000 made last year is still 24 times more than Ferrari
Chief executive Oliver Blume urges synthetic fuel exemption as carmaker unveils record profits
Share of global output expected to reach 50% over next two years
Other charts of the week: Chinese car exports, cash use in the eurozone, strikes in the UK and the rise of the single young American
World’s largest seller of electric and hybrid cars sets out plans to dominate region by 2030
VW’s choice of battery factory in North America highlights risks of losing talent and technology across Atlantic
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