By Joan Faus2 Min ReadSlideshow ( 3 images )BARCELONA (Reuters) - Spanish automaker SEAT’s parent company Volkswagen wants a firm commitment from Brussels to support a potential project to manufacture electric cars in Spain, the German group’s chief executive officer Herbert Diess said on Friday.The Spanish government announced on Thursday it will use European Union…
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Letter: Response to electric vehicle fee complaint | Letters | standard.net – Standard-Examiner

The Gas Tax was created by President Hoover, hoping to pass it into law while running for re-election in 1932.President Roosevelt won the election in 1932 and implemented the gas tax for US infrastructure for the building and maintaining of roads and bridges. At that time, gasoline was the only road fuel.As other fuels were…
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Chinese telecoms firm ZTE preparing electric vehicle product line – Yahoo Finance

BloombergWall Street Poaching Season Heats Up With Fintech and Funds on the Hunt(Bloomberg) -- To the outside world, Wall Street banks looked like great places to be last year, as they printed profits during the pandemic slump. To those inside, they now look like great places to leave, too.Technology upstarts and investment firms are offering…
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Global Plug-In Electric Car Sales January 2021: Over 320,000 Sold – InsideEVs

Global passenger plug-in electric car sales doubled year-over-year for fourth consecutive month in January 2021. According to EV Sales Blog, over 321,000 plug-ins were registered (up 112% year-over-year), which is roughly 5% of the total market. See more of our sales reports for January 2021. The all-electric cars are growing quicker (by 132% year-over-year) than…
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