Factorial, the start-up, said the listing would provide money that would help it bring new solid-state batteries to market as soon as 2027.Siyu Huang is the chief executive of Factorial.

But he didn’t win it by much, as Max Verstappen made a late-season charge.Lando Norris of Britain celebrates on the podium at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. He won his first Formula 1 drivers’ title by 2 points over Max Verstappen.

The auto giant stopped making cars at the plant in Dresden, which opened in 2001, as it faces weaker demand and steep U.S. tariffs.Volkswagen’s site in Dresden, known as the “Transparent Factory,” will be converted to a technology research hub.

Ford Motor said the costs come from its decision to make fewer electric vehicles than it had planned and more hybrids that use both gasoline engines and batteries.A Ford F-150 Lightning electric truck at the company’s plant in Dearborn, Mich., in 2022. The Lightning will no longer be a pure electric vehicle.

Desperate to catch up with Chinese automakers, Ford is redesigning its fleet with a Silicon Valley-style team. Is it too late?Doug Field, Ford Motor Company’s chief of electric vehicles, digital and design.