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The new GM logo is seen on the facade of the General Motors headquarters in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., March 16, 2021. .  REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo
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GM recalls 107 Bolt vehicles over fire risk

GM recalls 107 Bolt EVs over fire risk after diagnostic software issue; owners urged to limit charging and follow safety steps.

An electrically powered vertical take-off and landing aircraft (eVTOL), which can carry up to 6 passengers, from the German aviation company Lilium is being built in a factory hall in Gauting, Germany, October 14, 2024. REUTERS/Angelika Warmuth/File Photo
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German air-taxi maker Lilium hires KPMG to explore M&A options

The move to explore options comes after a court granted Lilium's application for self administration, the company said.

A conceptual image of smoke emitted from factory-like chimneys.
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Landmark Washington climate law faces possible repeal by voters

Washington voters may repeal the Climate Commitment Act, a law cutting emissions but blamed for higher gas prices.

FILE PHOTO: Apartments and buildings are partially lit as Cuba makes fast progress restoring power to swaths of the Caribbean island nation, both in Havana and outlying provinces, after the entire national electrical grid crashed last Friday, in Havana, Cuba October 21, 2024. REUTERS/Norlys Perez/File Photo
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Chinese company bullish on Cuban solar drive, executive says

Cuba is desperate to generate electricity on an island where demand is rising but generation by antiquated oil-fired power plants has plummeted.

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Celanese cuts dividend by 95%, implements cost-cut plans after profit slump

Celanese slashed its dividend by 95 per cent, launched new cost cuts, and projected lower Q4 profits, sending shares down 14 per cent.

FILE - European Executive Vice President and Commissioner for Economy and Trade Valdis Dombrovskis speaks during a news conference at the Delegation of the European Union to China after he concluded the 10th China-EU High-level Economic and Trade Dialogue with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in Beijing, Sept. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
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Beijing files complaint at WTO over EU tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles

Beijing has filed a WTO complaint against the EU, challenging anti-subsidy tariffs of up to 35 per cent on Chinese-made EVs, citing protectionism.

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Enserva’s President and CEO, Gurpreet Lail, issued the following statement in response to the Government of Canada’s draft oil and gas sector emission cap regulations

November 4 2004 The government’s proposed emissions cap is a production chokehold in disguise. By imposing these overreaching restrictions, they’re not just capping...

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew looks on as Jamie Moses, Minister of Economic Development, Investment, Trade and Natural Resources is sworn-in by Lt. Gov. Anita Neville at a Premier and cabinet swearing-in ceremony in Winnipeg, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. The Manitoba government has released a new critical mineral strategy that it says will speed up projects and better involve First Nation communities.THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
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Manitoba eyes speedier approval, more Indigenous involvement in mining sector

The Manitoba government has released a new critical mineral strategy that it says will speed up projects and better involve First Nation communities.

Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump takes the stage at a campaign rally at Santander Arena in Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S., November 4, 2024. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
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Trump unlikely to undo Biden’s IRA climate legislation, TotalEnergies executive says

TotalEnergies expects Trump unlikely to exit Paris Agreement or undo IRA if re-elected, per strategy director Hamelle.

FILE PHOTO: New China-built electric vehicles of the company Xpeng are seen parked in the port of Zeebrugge, Belgium, October 24, 2024. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
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China EV price deal needs be as effective as tariffs, says EU official

EU seeks enforceable minimum prices for Chinese EVs as alternative to 45.3% tariffs, says trade chief nominee Sefcovic.

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