Story no.134InternationalOngoing·Electric and batteries +3·Notable· Several countries (2)·1 Nov → 4 Nov·9 facts · 17 art.

General Motors presents a new, more efficient electric platform, with batteries up to 20% smaller, while indicating it will reduce production costs for its electric vehicles. The automaker is nevertheless revising its all-electric strategy by adding hybrids to its range, starting with a three-row SUV, and unconfirmed reports say a Corvette SUV and an electric sports car have been dropped. In the United States, the elimination of electric vehicle subsidies by Donald Trump leads to General Motors' withdrawal and jeopardizes a US rare earths project, while tariffs and regulatory changes increase costs for the automaker. The sub-events provided focus almost exclusively on the US market; the British and Canadian coverage does not present, in these elements, a distinct national fact.