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Tesla aims to launch robotaxi with teleoperator backup, Deutsche Bank says
Tesla plans robotaxi service in 2024 with a company-owned fleet and human teleoperators, starting in California and Texas.
US to offer oil and gas leases in Alaska wildlife refuge on Jan. 9
Biden administration to auction 400,000 acres in Alaska's Arctic Refuge for drilling, sparking environmental and economic debates.
US average gasoline price drops below $3 a gallon for the first time since 2021
U.S. gas prices drop below $3/gallon for the first time since 2021, offering relief to consumers amid broader inflationary pressures.
Former SpaceX engineer seeks to help end US dearth of special uranium fuel
An ex-SpaceX engineer believes nuclear energy will play a key role in Trump's efforts to expand baseload electricity sources.
US Supreme Court may limit federal environmental reviews, lessening scrutiny of projects’ climate impacts
Should bureaucrats be required to think through the extended effects of decisions like approving an offshore wind farm?
German VW workers kick off second round of strikes
Volkswagen workers strike for 4 hours, opposing plans to close 3 German plants. Talks with unions stall as savings proposals clash.
Earth’s lands are drying out. Nations are trying to address it in talks this week
The U.N. estimates that between 2007 and 2017, droughts cost $125 billion worldwide.
BYD on track to top 2024 sales goal and outsell Ford, Honda
BYD gains market share in China's fast-growing auto market, poised to exceed 4M annual sales, surpassing Ford and Honda in 2024.
2024 ‘certain’ to be hottest year on record: EU monitor
Scientists say the period being lived through right now is likely the warmest the Earth has been for the last 125,000 years.
Ottawa is set to spend more than $1 billion on growing N.B.’s clean electricity grid
Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says Ottawa will spend more than $1 billion on growing New Brunswick's clean electricity grid.
