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Xiaomi’s first EV to go on sale at starting price of 215,900 yuan
BEIJING (Reuters) – Xiaomi’s highly anticipated electric vehicle (EV) will go on sale at a starting price of 215,900 yuan ($29,869.54), the Chinese...
China commerce minister to head to Europe to make EV case
PARIS/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s commerce minister will travel to Europe in April for discussions about the European Commission’s investigation into whether China’s electric...
German court rules against Mercedes in emissions case
The superior regional court in Stuttgart ruled that Mercedes had installed emissions-cheating devices in some diesel vehicles
UK emissions fall to new low as high energy cost see households budget
The drop in UK emissions is due to "reduced gas use in electricity generation", as utility prices for British households reached record highs.
Court date set for company that donated to Welsh First Minister
A company that donated thousands of pounds to the new First Minister of Wales’ election campaign is set to go to court after...
Athens chokes in clouds of Sahara dust after hottest March in 15 years
Athenians are choking in clouds of thick dust blown in from the Sahara along with unseasonably warm weather, weather forecasters and doctors warned...
German mail service stops using domestic flights to transport letters
Deutsche Post will now transport domestic mail by road, cutting carbon dioxide emissions by over 80%
China ships Tibetan glacier water to climate-threatened Maldives
China has sent more than a million bottles of water from melting Tibetan glaciers to the Maldives, officials said Thursday, a gift from...
Intensifying water crisis in Iraq leaves farmers clinging to sidr trees
BASRA – Faced with a failing date palm business due to scarce resources, Iraqi farmer Ismail Ibrahim has planted “sidr”, or jujube, trees...
UK’s greenhouse gas emissions fell 5.4% in 2023, says government data
The UK's falling emissions rate was primarily due to lower gas usage in the electricity sector
