US carmaker is abandoning self-driving cabs in a sop to its nervous passengers
Also in this newsletter: a dispatch from the political mess in Romania
Trump’s criticism of EV incentives casts a cloud over largest US investment in clean tech by any foreign automaker
Deal for Spanish plant comes despite EU efforts to reduce reliance on Chinese technology
Some customers are cooling on the best-known electric vehicle brand as the billionaire CEO cultivates close ties to Trump
Europe, the US and China are vying to be the most attractive destination for investment in sustainability
Companies such as Samsung, Hyundai and LG have helped bring Korean culture to unexpected corners of the US
In an ideal world we would not need to be prodded into greener behaviour
Using a wind farm to produce the cryptocurrency is a nifty, if limited, option
With a slowing market fuelling a price war between local brands, the party for foreign carmakers looks over for now
Elon Musk’s pay package case is heading for the state’s Supreme Court
Large part of Carlos Tavares’ performance-based remuneration lost due to the car company’s declining profits
Move lays bare declining future in what was once the US carmaker’s largest market
Sector left reeling after court backs consumer complaints about ‘secret commissions’ on car loans
How battery maker Northvolt went from Europe’s best-funded startup to filing for bankruptcy
Delaware judge rejects shareholders’ overwhelming reapproval of award for chief of electric-car maker
Portuguese boss refused to budge on pace of EV transition as cries from suppliers, workers and government grew louder
Union IG Metall said 66,000 workers at nine factories, including the Wolfsburg headquarters, had walked out
Departure of chief executive Carlos Tavares does not take carmaker much closer to recovery
World’s fourth-largest carmaker has suffered a sharp decline in profits this year
Also in this newsletter: new proposals for frozen Russian assets
Company already has joint venture with China’s SAIC in world’s third-largest car market
Piers Forster says cutting price of electricity should make heat pumps and electric vehicles more attractive
Carmakers and governments have spent billions trying to entice people to switch from petrol to electric, but progress has stalled
European People’s party says law aimed at boosting electric vehicle production is misfiring
