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FILE PHOTO: People stand in Santa Luzia viewpoint, while a cruise ship prepares to leave from the Cruise Port of Lisbon, Portugal, June 26, 2024. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes/File Photo
ElectricityEmissionsMaritimeNews

Port dwellers hope a switch to power will ease their pleasure cruise pain

The EU wants a move from marine fuel to electricity, to help reduce carbon emissions.

FILE PHOTO: A car is shown for sale at a car lot in National City, California , U.S., June 15, 2022. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
AutomotiveBusinessNews

US second-quarter new vehicle sales growth slows after CDK cyber attack

By Nathan Gomes (Reuters) -Top U.S. automakers posted slower sales growth for the second quarter as a cyberattack at software systems provider CDK...

Hydrovolt can take used batteries and turn them into a black powder from which it can recover the metals and make new batteries (AFP)
BusinessElectric Vehicles (EVs)MineralsNewsTrade

Hydrovolt to open battery recycling facility in France

Norwegian battery recycling firm Hydrovolt said on Tuesday that it would expand internationally by opening a facility in France, boosting a nascent hub...

FILE PHOTO: A Tesla car charges at a charging station in Beijing, China, April 18, 2017.  REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo
BusinessElectric Vehicles (EVs)NewsTransport

Tesla’s June China-made EV sales down 24.2% y/y

Deliveries of the Model 3 and Model Y fell from May levels.

FILE PHOTO: The Honda logo is displayed at the 44th Bangkok International Motor Show in Bangkok, Thailand, March 23, 2023. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo
AutomotiveBusinessFinanceNews

Major Japanese insurers to offload $3.1 billion of Honda shares, sources say

The move comes as the unwinding of cross-shareholding practices accelerates.

FILE PHOTO: A person walks next to BYD Seal car in a BYD Auto company and Autotorino store in Milan, Italy, March 20, 2024. REUTERS/Claudia Greco/File Photo
BusinessElectric Vehicles (EVs)FinanceNews

China’s BYD posts 21% jump in quarterly EV sales, closes gap with Tesla

BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s BYD posted a 21% rise in second-quarter electric vehicle sales, closing the gap with Tesla after handing back the world’s...

FILE PHOTO: A Renault 5 E-TECH Electric Prototype car is displayed during Renault Group capital market day for its new electric vehicle unit Ampere, in Paris, France, November 15, 2023. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo
AutomotiveElectric Vehicles (EVs)NewsTransport

Renault’s EV unit Ampere teams up with LGES, CATL on battery technology

Renault EV unit Ampere said on Monday it would include lithium iron phosphate (LFP) technology in its plans to mass produce EVs

FILE PHOTO: A tanker waits to dock at Western Europe's largest liquefied natural gas plant Hammerfest LNG, in Hammerfest, Norway, March 14, 2024. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner/File Photo
ClimateEmissionsEnvironmentFuelMaritimeNewsOilTransport

New shipping fuel requirements in Arctic risk worse oil spills, report says

The Arctic could face more severe environmental impacts from oil spills if shippers switch to very-low sulfur fuel oil (VLSFO)

FILE PHOTO: The Tesla factory is seen in Fremont, California, U.S. June 22, 2018. REUTERS/Stephen Lam/File Photo
AutomotiveBusinessElectric Vehicles (EVs)NewsTransport

Tesla rises ahead of Q2 deliveries report

Tesla shares gained nearly 6%, after Wall Street brokerage added the stock to its watch list ahead of their Q2 production and delivery...

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