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The group, which describes its business as "emissions intelligence," has raised an extra $5 million to enter the insurance sector to focus on emissions risk management.
New rules will cap exports of AI chips to adversaries such as China and Russia, while allowing US companies and close allies unlimited access
Latest US probe finds China subsidized labour costs in the shipbuilding as part of plan to dominate the sector; analysts say it opens the door to tariffs by Trump
Despite the Biden Administration’s push to finalise those rules, however, their implementation will come down to President-elect Donald Trump who takes office in a little over a week
China's central bank is expected to cut rates and deploy its biggest stimulus in years to bolster its economy and soften the blow from higher US tariffs
A brutal price war between automakers and millions of dollars worth of government subsidies fuelled a record boom in sales of EVs in China last year
Official data on Thursday showed factory-gate prices falling for a second straight year in 2024, while consumer prices only rose marginally
Brazilian authorities probing BYD’s labour practices in the country say the carmaker brought hundreds of Chinese workers on irregular visas to build the factory
Declaring an emergency would allow Trump to build a new tariff programme via the IEEPA law, which authorizes a president to manage imports during a national crisis
Some analysts think Musk's close ties with incoming President Donald Trump might allow Tesla some kind of waiver from potential future restrictions on the Chinese battery giant
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Mining giant Anglo-American has unveiled a prototype of what it says is the world’s largest hydrogen-powered mining truck
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ChinaIn Numbers: The Economic Impact of Shanghai’s Covid LockdownsStrict Covid-curbs have put 26 million lives on hold in Shanghai - China's most important economic hub. The resulting supply chain disruptions and revenue losses will spell fresh economic trouble for China, and the world.
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Transport InsightsWhy are Indian Electric Vehicles Catching Fire?The reason isn't just rising temperatures or battery quality but a lack of thermal-based safety precautions. The EV batteries are getting heated beyond 100 degrees, experts claim.
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Transport InsightsHere’s Why Tesla’s Shanghai Restart May Not LastTesla employees have returned to work at the giant’s Covid-hit Shanghai plant, and they aim to restart production with 1,000 cars a day after a stoppage of more than three weeks.
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Transport InsightsA Little-Known China EV Maker Eclipses Rivals Nio, TeslaHozon New Energy Automobile, an eight-year-old Zhejiang-based electric vehicle maker, startled industry watchers with growing sales of its affordable, spacious SUVs.
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