Hyundai just built a $7.6 billion EV factory in Georgia to compete with Tesla and GM — see inside

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A Hyundai Ioniq 5 EV on the assembly line at the Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America in Georgia.
A Hyundai Ioniq 5 on the assembly line.

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Elon Musk's Tesla dreams may hinge on his blossoming bromance with Argentina's libertarian president Javier Milei

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Elon Musk and Javier Milei giving two thumbs up
Elon Musk met with Argentine president Javier Milei last week.

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How BYD founder Wang Chuanfu went from orphan to billionaire EV empire builder, beating out Elon Musk's Tesla

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BYD founder Wang Chuanfu and a BYD Seal car
BYD founder Wang Chuanfu is worth about $15 billion.

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Millions of old Toyota Prius hybrids will be recycled for new EV batteries, thanks to a startup run by Tesla cofounder JB Straubel

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Tesla Motors engineer and chief technical officer JB Straubel.
JB Straubel, cofounder of Redwood Materials and Tesla cofounder and former CTO

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China's led the EV race – but it may be running out of charge

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Two Wuling Hongguang Mini EVs on display during a Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition
Wuling Hongguang Mini EVs on display at the Shanghai auto expo.

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GM reportedly slammed Ford over its plan to use Chinese battery technology in EVs

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GM CEO Mary Barra and Ford CEO Jim Farley
GM CEO Mary Barra, left, and Ford CEO Jim Farley, right, appear to be at odds over the use of Chinese battery technology.

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