Auto giants launch cheaper EVs in Paris — taking the fight to China

Carlos Tavares, chief executive officer of Stellantis NV, beside a Citroen C5 Aircross Concept automobile at the Paris Motor Show in Paris, France, on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images PARIS, France — Several of Europe’s biggest carmakers unveiled low-cost electric vehicles (EVs) at the Paris Motor Show this week, seeking to jump-start a demand…

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The race for next-gen EV batteries may soon pivot to semi-solid-state

Car batteries at a factory in Nanjing in China’s eastern Jiangsu province. Str | Afp | Getty Images PARIS, France — The push to commercialize solid-state batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) is well underway, but analysts say auto giants could be on the cusp of turning to a different kind of transformative science. Solid-state batteries have long been billed…

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