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    • Tuesday, 21 November, 2023
      Batteries
      Northvolt in new sodium-ion battery breakthrough

      Swedish start-up has developed an energy storage technology with no critical minerals including lithium which could minimise reliance on China

      People work on Northvolt sodium-ion cells
    • Tuesday, 21 November, 2023
      Electric vehicles
      UK ‘lags behind’ competitors in securing battery plants, warn MPs

      Commons committee says 160,000 carmaking jobs ‘at risk’ unless new investors sign up

      Nissan’s car plant in Sunderland, which makes the Leaf electric vehicle
    • Monday, 20 November, 2023
      Cruise LLC
      Self-driving car venture Cruise chief resigns after uproar over accident

      Kyle Vogt steps down as company works to ‘strengthen public trust’ following regulator’s ban on its driverless vehicles

      A Cruise vehicle in San Francisco
    • Monday, 20 November, 2023
      Aerospace & Defence
      Middle East conflict restarts German debate on selling jets to Saudi Arabia

      Israel-Hamas war has prompted several ministers in Berlin to reconsider relations with Gulf kingdom

      German Chancellor Olaf Scholz sits in the cockpit of a German Eurofighter plane
    • Sunday, 19 November, 2023
      News in-depthBulgaria
      Russian hitmen and saboteurs target Bulgaria’s arms industry, magnate says

      Weapons maker Emilian Gebrev survived two poisoning attempts and his munitions plants were set ablaze

      Bulgarian President Rumen Radev looks at missiles next to Emilian Gebrev, owner of Emco
    • Sunday, 19 November, 2023
      UK infrastructure
      Hunt to offer residents near new power projects money off their bills

      Households living near pylons and substations will be offered compensation as part of Autumn Statement

    • Saturday, 18 November, 2023
      Space industry
      Elon Musk’s Starship rocket reaches space for the first time

      Ship and main booster lost minutes into flight after topping 100km atmospheric limit

    • Friday, 17 November, 2023
      Northrop Grumman Corp
      Northrop Grumman pulls out of satellite tender for UK armed forces

      US defence group’s decision to withdraw from first stage of competition leaves just one contender

    • Friday, 17 November, 2023
      LexPanasonic Corp
      Panasonic: betting on batteries over car displays will pay off   Premium content

      Sale of automotive unit would free up ample cash to invest in rapidly changing battery technology

      A Tesla Model X fitted with Panasonic batteries at an electronics show in Berlin
    • Friday, 17 November, 2023
      Volvo Car AB
      Volvo shares sink after Geely cuts stake

      Chinese group says commitment to Swedish carmaker remains ‘steadfast’

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      UK business
      The Redditch factory with links to Russia

      Activity of British arm of VSMPO-AVISMA is legal because of carve-out in sanctions regimes

    • Thursday, 16 November, 2023
      LexRetail & Consumer industry
      Topgolf Callaway: bold attempt at reinvention sends company off course Premium content

      Combined group’s shares are down 41 per cent so far in 2023

      Slhouettes of two people at a Topgolf driving range
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      Siemens AG
      Siemens warns on slowing sales growth even as it as delivers record profits

      Sales expected to be affected by flatlining China performance next year

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    • Thursday, 16 November, 2023
      Royal Mail PLC
      Royal Mail owner blames widening losses on April pay deal and strikes

      International Distributions Services posts £319mn half-year operating loss

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      LexDriverless vehicles
      Driverless cars/Cruise: robotaxi rollout is stop, start, stop  Premium content

      The standalone business has yet to prove itself roadworthy

      A Cruise vehicle in San Francisco
    • Wednesday, 15 November, 2023
      US-China relations
      Shanghai manufacturer says US has ‘xenophobic’ view of Chinese investors

      Hesai’s claim comes as Biden and Xi meet to ease tensions between the world’s two largest economies

      A Hesai Lidar stand at the International Motor Show in Munich, Germany
    • Wednesday, 15 November, 2023
      Trevor Milton
      Former Nikola boss should not get prison time for fraud, his lawyers argue

      Trevor Milton is set to be sentenced on November 28

      Trevor Milton leaving the courthouse in Manhattan where he was on trial for fraud
    • Wednesday, 15 November, 2023
      Renault SA
      Renault chief urges European investors to back its EV IPO

      Luca de Meo outlines French carmaker’s expansion goal with plans to launch seven new electric models

      A Renault Megane E-Tech electric car.
    • Wednesday, 15 November, 2023
      Britishvolt
      Britishvolt owner faces legal action over unpaid wages

      Former employee serves ‘statutory demand’ on Recharge Industries, which could lead to bankruptcy proceedings

      Computer-generated imagery of a Britishvolt plant
    • Wednesday, 15 November, 2023
      FT SeriesTech Champions
      Kebony’s timber tech helps combat deforestation

      The Norwegian firm’s treated softwoods emulate tropical hardwoods, but with fewer environmental downsides

      Henning Kongshavn Frønsdal sits by a panoramic window in Villa Sval
    • Tuesday, 14 November, 2023
      Chemicals
      Investors raise pressure over ‘forever chemicals’ amid growing litigation

      Personal injury claims could reach $66bn in crisis akin to asbestos liabilities

      PFAS foam gathers at a dam in Michigan, US
    • Tuesday, 14 November, 2023
      Emirates
      Emirates rules out Airbus A350 purchases until Rolls-Royce resolves engine issues

      Airline’s president says engine does not meet its maintenance requirements

      Sir Tim Clark, Emirates’ president
    • Tuesday, 14 November, 2023
      Some mildly interesting information about Wizz Air’s grounded planes

      Not an understatement

    • Tuesday, 14 November, 2023
      Babcock International Group PLC
      Babcock pays first dividend in 4 years ‘with confidence’

      Higher military spending and stronger balance sheet has made group’s results more predictable, says CEO

      Workers carry out maintenance on a ship in a dock operated by Babcock near the site of the Devonport freeport in Plymouth
    • Tuesday, 14 November, 2023
      Tesla Inc
      Tesla solar panels were going to change the world. What happened?

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