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Rio Tinto wants to take over lithium producer Arcadium

BMW, Ford, GM, Tesla and Toyota beckon as customers: The mining group Rio Tinto wants to take over the lithium producer Arcadium. This would make Rio Tinto one of the largest lithium producers in the world and shake up the electric car battery business.

Commercial Vehicles

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Commercial Vehicles

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Commercial Vehicles

Arriva to operate 82 electric buses to Budapest

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Commercial Vehicles

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EVgo loan for over $1 billion for network expansion in the US

Tual Technology launches swappable batteries for trucks

Ionna starts building first HPC park in North Carolina

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