Death of diesel looms as automakers accelerate to electric future

PSA employees work on the assembly line at the automakers engine factory in Tremery near Metz, France. (Reuters)

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January 25, 2021 02:59 PM

PARIS -- The world's biggest diesel engine factory in Tremery, eastern France, is undergoing a radical overhaul -- it's switching to make electric motors.

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