David Fickling, Columnist

Renault-Nissan's Electric Lead Vanishes

There's too much duplication for a business built on economies of scale.

April 24, 2017 at 8:00 PM UTC

David Fickling is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering climate change and energy. Previously, he worked for Bloomberg News, the Wall Street Journal and the Financial Times.

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The world's biggest electric-car maker is losing its edge.

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