BEIJING, March 14 (Reuters) - Chinese electric vehicle maker Nio has completed 40 million battery swaps so far, CEO William Li said on Thursday. Nio is one of a handful of EV makers betting on battery swapping as a major power option for EVs. Battery swapping allows drivers to replace depleted packs quickly with fully charged packs, rather than plugging...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FAA on Wednesday granted SpaceX a license to test-launch the company's Starship rocket system from Texas, according to the agency's website, paving the way for another early demonstration of a spacecraft crucial to Elon Musk's satellite launch business and NASA's moon program. The FAA determined SpaceX met all safety, environmental, policy and financial responsibility requirements, the...

March 14 (Reuters) - Australia's Pilbara Minerals ( PILBF ) said on Thursday it has accepted a pre-auction offer for a shipment of 5,000 dry metric tonnes (dmt) of lithium spodumene concentrate cargo from a group of registered participants for the auction. The shipment was made separately available for sale to the participants prior to the auction on the Battery...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Airline executives are frustrated with Boeing as its safety crisis has upended their business plans. But in a tight market for large aircraft supplied by two companies, they have little choice but do business with the U.S. planemaker. Despite some public displays of alarm - United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby flew to France to talk with...