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General Motors is developing an electric van aimed at business users, joining a growing list of carmakers planning EVs for the same segment that includes customers such as Amazon and UPS, five people familiar with the plans told Reuters. That multibillion-dollar strategy could enable GM, Ford and at least two EV startups to build and …

The billionaire founder of electric-car startup Faraday Future — who boldly challenged Tesla with a far-out car design in 2015, only to file for personal bankruptcy last fall — said Friday his Chapter 11 restructuring plan has won court approval. The nod from a federal bankruptcy judge is a win for Faraday Future’s ex-chief executive …

Worldwide car registrations are set to fall this year as the coronavirus pummels the automotive sector, but gas guzzlers will find themselves taking a bigger hit than electric cars, according to a report. Registrations of combustion-engine cars will drop 23 percent in 2020, while electric car registrations will dip by 18 percent, according to analysts …

Shares of Tesla surged 13 percent on Tuesday after Credit Suisse upgraded its rating on the electric-car maker and as Wall Street rallied on optimism the coronavirus outbreak was reaching a plateau. The stock has jumped nearly 30 percent in the past two days as investors look beyond disruptions caused by the pandemic, which has …