- Tesla’s race to compete in Europe hits potential roadblocks – Autocar: Local concerns may hamper progress on the EV firm’s German factory
- EVs shine but hybrids questioned in Green NCAP test – Autocar: The Hyundai Kona Electric earned five stars, achieving top marks for clean air, energy efficiency
- Renault to stop making cars at Flins, defying union opposition – Autocar: Firm to turn factory into mobility research site in 2024, ending production of Zoe and Micra there
- Skoda launches series production of ENYAQ iV at main plant in Mlada Boleslav – Just-Auto:
- NewMotion and BMW team on Germany home charging – Just-Auto: NewMotion and BMW are to partner on home charging solutions and services for their customers in Germany.
- Hyundai to export 100,000 EVs in 2020 – Just-Auto:
- Audi further improves e-tron product line – Just-Auto:
- Peugeot launches Landtrek pickup in Latin America – Just-Auto:
- German court refers Nokia-Daimler dispute to European Court – Reuters:
- Lamborghini Sian makes dynamic debut with limited-run Ducati – Autocar: New 808bhp hybrid hypercar spawns a matching Diavel 1260 motorcycle from Ducati
- Japan’s export credit agency to lend $2 billion to Nissan for U.S. sales financing – Reuters:
- Toyota hops on Indonesia EV bandwagon with luxury Lexus – Nikkei:
- Nissan Note spells beginning of end of internal-combustion engine – Nikkei:
- Fuel from waste: Volkswagen powers car freighters with used oil from restaurants – Volkswagenag: In future, Volkswagen Group Logistics will be using certified fuel from vegetable residues for certain new car shipments via marine routes.
- Tesla’s upcoming S&P 500 debut fuels ‘crazy’ trading volume – Reuters: Shares in the electric car maker led by CEO Elon Musk rose almost 3% on Wednesday and have now surged 40% since Nov. 16
- Tesla Stock Rises Again, Creating Another Problem for Index Funds – Barrons: Tesla stock (ticker: TSLA) is up for the third consecutive day and the sixth time in the seven trading days