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EasyJet, Rolls-Royce and others ask for help in scaling up new technologies to develop zero emission flights
Gap with Toyota is set to widen and low-priced Chinese electric cars are a threat
Rise in electric vehicles will hasten the collapse of the car tax base and erode fiscal headroom unless the levy is unfrozen
Many EU countries with biggest shortfalls have high levels of debt and budget deficits
Insolvency documents show company owed £200mn
Electro-thermal batteries’ selling point is they can heat up bricks and rocks using cheapest six hours of electricity in any given day
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World’s largest maker of batteries for EVs reports mixed fourth-quarter results as demand growth softens
Plenty of investor patience is required before new electric models due out this year contribute to higher profitability
Japan’s two biggest carmakers forge partnership in face of competition from China’s low-cost manufacturers
Country’s revived arms sector can produce some weaponry cheaper and faster than allies, says minister
German carmaker looks to droids as it struggles to recruit reliable workers
Chinese consumers’ shift to gold jewellery helps push down demand despite wider revival in luxury market
World’s most powerful rocket fails in final phase after meeting third test mission’s other objectives
President seeks to keep company ‘domestically owned and operated’ despite Washington’s alliance with Tokyo
Aid programme will be part of vehicle scrappage scheme
The administration needs to articulate how Nippon’s acquisition breaches national security standards
German defence contractor says a ‘new decade in security policy has begun’
Plus, UK dealmakers say carried interest tax increases could be worse than Brexit
Plants geared to producing internal combustion engines increasingly mothballed as foreign groups lose market share
Intervention comes as president courts union votes, but is likely to anger Japan
“We will lead their coke dealers to their homes after they can’t pay their bills”
German carmaker looks at sharing costs to counter wave of cheaper rivals produced in China
SoftBank-backed group targets automotive sector as it diversifies from declining smartphone market
Head of part BAE-owned MBDA Éric Béranger says ‘geography matters’
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