Electric vehicles

Uber and Google's autonomous vehicle unit Waymo said they are joining forces to get driverless trucks hauling cargo on roads across the United States.    

Due to the vast distances between American cities and with truck transport key to the economy, companies see self-driving as a way to cut costs and reduce risk.    

The combined sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles increased by 19.2 percent on an annual basis in May to 65,200 units.

Passenger car sales rose by 20 percent last month from a year ago, data from the Automotive Distributors' Association (ODD) showed.

The combined sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles in Turkey declined by 2.4 percent in April from a year ago to 60,000 units, the Automotive Distributor Association (ODD) has said.

Motorists in Turkey are increasingly turning to electric vehicles as driving a car has become more costly due to higher gasoline prices.

Gasoline prices nearly doubled in the past year in Turkey, which means car owners need to allocate a larger portion of their income to commute.

Elon Musk has sold 4.4 million shares of Tesla stock worth roughly $4 billion, most likely to help fund his purchase of Twitter.

Musk reported the sale in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday. The shares were sold over the past few days, at prices ranging from $872.02 to $999.13.

"This day is very important for Serbia, today we are starting a completely new era in investments in our country. Today we signed an agreement on financing an electric car that will be produced in Kragujevac. Now there is a transition period until 2023, and from 2024 we will start production of one model", said Vui.

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Chinese auto makers warned they may have to put the brakes on production if strict COVID-19 curbs in Shanghai persist, with a top Huawei executive also sounding the alarm on April 15 about snarled supply chains.

Nissan is working with the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on a new type of battery for electric vehicles that promise to charge quicker and be lighter yet safe, the Japanese automaker said on April 8.

The all-solid-state battery will replace the lithium-ion battery now in use for a 2028 product launch and a pilot plant launch in 2024, according to Nissan.

Tesla welcomed throngs of electric car lovers to Texas on April 7 for a huge party dubbed a "cyber rodeo" to inaugurate a manufacturing plant the size of 100 football fields.