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A new IEA report on batteries says the energy sector now accounts for 90 per cent of the demand for lithium-ion batteries. Photo by Vardan Papikyan on Unsplash
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How crucial are batteries to the energy transition? IEA report

"Reducing emissions and getting on track to meet international energy and climate targets will hinge on whether the world can scale up batteries...

A self-driving tractor trailer manoeuvres around a test track in Pittsburgh, Thursday, March 14, 2024. the truck is owned by Pittsburgh-based Aurora Innovation Inc. Late this year, Aurora plans to start hauling freight on Interstate 45 between the Dallas and Houston areas with 20 driverless trucks. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
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The future is near for self-driving trucks on US roads

PITTSBURGH (AP) — On a three-lane test track along the Monongahela River, an 18-wheel tractor-trailer rounded a curve. No one was on board. ...

Dave Duttlinger stands for a portrait on his farmland, next to land he leased to Dunns Bridge Solar LLC who constructed solar farms on top of it in Wheatfield, Indiana, U.S., April 5, 2024.  REUTERS/Jim Vondruska
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As solar capacity grows, some of America’s most productive farmland is at risk

A renewable energy boom risks damaging some of America's richest soils in key farming states like Indiana, according to a Reuters analysis

Yangon's parks offer some relief from scorching temperatures during daily electricity blackouts (AFP)
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‘Everyone sits out’: Yangon parks offer heatwave relief

As the sun sets on another scorching Yangon day, the hot and bothered descend on the Myanmar city’s parks, the coolest place to...

FILE PHOTO: People visit the booth of battery manufacturer CATL, at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, or Auto China 2024, in Beijing, China, April 25, 2024. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo
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Foreign automakers eager for Chinese EV partners at Beijing auto show

Global automakers including Volkswagen and Toyota came to this year's Beijing auto show looking to catch up to surging China EV makers that...

The BYD logo is displayed at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, or Auto China 2024, in Beijing, China, April 25, 2024. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/ File photo
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Why BYD EV exports sell for twice the China price

China's top EV maker, BYD, has dramatically hiked export prices compared to what it charges at home, rather than undercut foreign rivals

FILE PHOTO: Staff members clean an Xpeng X9 electric vehicle displayed at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, or Auto China 2024, in Beijing, China, April 25, 2024. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo
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Beijing auto show: Themes and highlights

BEIJING – China’s largest auto show opened in Beijing with the biggest names showing off their latest electric vehicles (EVs), underlining how the...

FILE PHOTO: Tesla Model Y on display at the Everything Electric exhibition at the ExCeL London international exhibition and convention centre in London, Britain, March 28, 2024.  REUTERS/Peter Cziborra/File Photo
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Tesla’s plan for affordable cars takes page from Detroit rivals

SAN FRANCISCO/AUSTIN, Texas – Elon Musk’s new plan to use current product lines as the basis for new affordable vehicles — rather than...

A view of Duke Energy's Marshall Power Plant in Sherrills Ford, North Carolina, U.S. November 29, 2018. REUTERS/Chris Keane/File Photo
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Explainer: New U.S. EPA power sector rules set up likely legal clashes

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's new regulations targeting pollution from power plants are expected to usher in major legal challenges. Here is what...

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Reaction Roundup: Honda’s EV plans in Canada

A roundup of analysis and commentary in Canadian politics, business and beyond about Japanese automaker Honda's EV plans in Canada.

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