The race for electric vehicle supremacy

The race for electric vehicle supremacy

Two high-profile UK ministers resigned on Tuesday, oil prices had its biggest one-day drop since March, and a Chinese electric car company outsold Tesla in the first half of the year. Plus, Chinese electric vehicle battery companies are on a fundraising blitz.


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Boris Johnson on the brink after chancellor and health secretary quit UK cabinet

Warren Buffett-backed Chinese group BYD overtakes Tesla in global electric vehicle sales

China taps markets for $10bn to cement clean tech supremacy

Church of England taps debt markets with ‘Cranmer’ bonds


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