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Brazil revs up for jolt of hybrid car investments
Brazil is charging up for a hybrid revolution as global car manufacturers race to pump billions of dollars into the development of green...
End of Quebec electric vehicle rebate will slow shift to cleaner cars: auto dealers
MONTREAL — The head of Quebec’s automobile dealers association says the government’s decision to end a rebate for the purchase of electric vehicles...
Teck Resources mulls British Columbia battery recycling plant
WASHINGTON – Copper and zinc miner Teck Resources is considering building a lithium-ion battery recycling facility in British Columbia, CEO Jonathan Price said...
Italian firm tests energy-saving maglev technology on railway track
ROME – An Italian company has conducted what it says is the first test of magnetic levitation (maglev) transport on an existing railway...
GM resumes sales, cuts price of Chevy Blazer EV after software issue
General Motors said on Friday it is resuming sales and cutting the price of its Chevrolet Blazer EV after software quality issues prompted...
Red Tractor drops launch of green farming scheme amid anger from UK farmers
UK Assured Food Standards Red Tractor has confirmed it is dropping plans to launch its green farming assurance standard in April. The British...
What are EV startups doing to ride out weak demand?
(Reuters) -Fisker filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday, the latest electric-vehicle startup to succumb to fundraising difficulties, slow sales, as well as supply...
Rivian shows off smaller, less expensive EVs, hastens delivery plans
LAGUNA BEACH, California – Rivian on Thursday introduced its smaller, less expensive electric R2 SUVs and R3 crossovers with plans to start producing...
Nobel laureates sound alarm as Argentina cuts science funding
BUENOS AIRES – Sixty-eight Nobel laureates in chemistry, medicine, economics, and physics sent a letter on Wednesday to Argentine President Javier Milei voicing...
Government announces £800m for offshore wind power support
Developers are being offered £800 million in support for new offshore wind farms, as part of a record £1 billion backing for green...
