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The European Union relies heavily on Russia to supply nickel and other metals for electric vehicle batteries and other renewable technologies. War-related price increases and shortages of these metals could hinder Europe’s drive to sharply cut emissions by 2030 and beyond.

A German court on Friday, May 20, 2022, is set to begin hearing a case brought against Volkswagen by a farmer who claims the automaker is partly responsible for the impact that global warming is having on his family business.

BMW has halted production at two German factories. Mercedes is slowing work at its assembly plants. Volkswagen, warning of production stoppages, is looking for alternative sources for parts.

German automaker Daimler on Friday, September 3, 2021, dismissed a “cease and desist” demand from two environmental groups to commit to ending the sale of combustion engine vehicles by 2030.

The automaker said in a presentation for investors Wednesday that it will add about US$8 billion to its EV development spending from this year to 2025.

Driven by GM, Tesla, and the Biden administration, the U.S. is now poised to press ahead in the transformation to electric vehicles. Big challenges still loom, but technological advances, government support, and growing consumer appeal will drive the inevitable switch to EVs.

President Donald Trump is poised to roll back ambitious Obama-era vehicle mileage standards and raise the ceiling on damaging fossil fuel emissions for years to come, gutting one of the United States' biggest efforts against climate change.

Volkswagen pleaded guilty to dozens of Canadian charges in a wide-ranging emissions-cheating scandal on Wednesday, January 20, 2020 admitting — among other acts — to secretly importing cars that violated polluting standards.

Ford, GM and Fiat Chrysler need to make up for lost time to compete with foreign counterparts on electric-vehicles.

Lawyers for Volkswagen say the German auto giant intends to plead guilty to all 60 charges against it in an Ontario court today, December 13, 2019, on allegations that the company broke numerous environmental laws.

German auto giant Volkswagen appears ready to strike a plea deal with Canada after being charged on Monday, December 9, 2019, for allegedly importing cars into this country that company executives knew violated emissions standards.

The Supreme Court has rejected an attempt by Volkswagen and Audi to dismiss a class action in Quebec seeking compensation for air pollution from cars that gave false results in emissions tests.

Preparing for a lengthy legal battle with the Trump administration about how much pollution to allow from cars, California regulators on Thursday, September 20, 2019, said they were considering cracking down on other emissions to make up for any impacts on air quality.

The Trump administration on Friday, September 6, 2019, launched an all-out assault on California over automotive mileage rules, telling state officials that only the federal government has the power to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fuel economy.

A coalition of states sued the Trump administration on Friday, August 2, 2019, for the second time to block a planned reduction in the penalties automakers pay when they fail to meet fuel economy standards.