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• China Is Leading The Global Battery Electric Vehicle Race

  Published 31 July 2023 | viewed 1,820 times

  Over the last ten years, China has become the global battery electric vehicle (BEV) forerunner, increasing its annual sales of fully-electric cars from roughly 10,000…

• Ford Suffers $4.5 Billion Setback Amid Tesla's Aggressive Pricing

  Published 31 July 2023 | viewed 5,604 times

  As we first noted last week, Ford is slated to lose $4.5 billion from its EV segment this year, a $1.5 billion larger loss than…

• 500 EVs Among The 3000 Cars On Burning Ship Off Dutch Coast

  Published 28 July 2023 | viewed 9,332 times

  The massive roll-on, roll-off ship ablaze off the Dutch coast is transporting 500 electric vehicles. The ship's total cargo is around 3,800 vehicles, some of…

• Gold Investment Soars Among Millennials

  Published 27 July 2023 | viewed 2,370 times

  Millennials are buying more gold than Boomers or Gen-X, according to a recent survey. But there’s a catch. Millennials are also more likely to invest…

• Largest U.S. Power Grid Declares Emergency Alert

  Published 27 July 2023 | viewed 12,929 times

  A heat wave continues to blast the Midwest, Northeast, and South through the end of the work week, forcing the largest US grid operator to…

• Trans-Pacific Spot Rates Surge As Shipping Capacity Diminishes

  Published 26 July 2023 | viewed 1,191 times

  Shipping lines finally seem to be making some headway in managing vessel capacity in the Asia-U.S. trades. Spot rates have been on the rise for…

• EPA's New Rules May Short-Circuit The Grid

  Published 26 July 2023 | viewed 14,296 times

  The U.S. power grid is already straining under excess regulations, with blackouts possible, but now the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed two more…

• Domestic Mining: The Obvious Solution To America’s Mineral Crisis

  Published 24 July 2023 | viewed 2,529 times

  This may not be the reality anyone wants to hear but despite important steps forward, the nation’s minerals problem – notably the mismatch between soaring…

• Is Germany’s Energy Transition Threatening Its Industrial Future?

  Published 24 July 2023 | viewed 2,168 times

  The German economy is losing its DNA as a place to do business, and foreign investors are staying away and focusing their attention on emerging…

• Could Renewable Energy Inverters Become A Threat To U.S. Grid Security?

  Published 22 July 2023 | viewed 15,616 times

  America’s increasing reliance on intermittent power sources and batteries is creating novel risks, according to grid specialists who testified before Congress on July 18. Many…

• China And Russia Kick Off Joint Military Exercises In Sea Of Japan

  Published 21 July 2023 | viewed 2,626 times

  China and Russia have kicked off their anticipated joint military exercises in the Sea of Japan on Thursday. Chinese state television has described the purpose…

• Used-Car Prices On A Steady Decline As Inflation Cools

  Published 19 July 2023 | viewed 3,291 times

  Auto research firm Cox Automotive - the owner of the closely followed Manheim price index - published new high-frequency data for the first 15 days of July…

• Ex-Tesla Exec Secures $5 Billion Valuation On Battery Recycling Venture

  Published 19 July 2023 | viewed 1,808 times

  Former Tesla executive JB Straubel's battery recycling company is about to fetch a $5 billion valuation during its latest round of funding, according to a new…

• Mounting Deficits Force Euro Minsters To Cut Energy Support Measures

  Published 18 July 2023 | viewed 2,201 times

  In a move that could send Europe into an even a deep recessionary tailspin and crush the continent's long-suffering consumers, should Europe's energy problems extend…

• Ford Slashes F-150 Lightning Price As Tesla Kicks Off Cybertruck Production

  Published 18 July 2023 | viewed 13,702 times

  Just two days following Tesla, Inc.'s tweet showcasing the first Cybertruck rolling off the production line, Ford Motor Company made a move to cut the prices…

• Wheat Prices Soar As Russia Suspends Black Sea Grain Deal

  Published 17 July 2023 | viewed 2,797 times

  Wheat prices jumped as news broke Monday that Russia let the UN-brokered grain deal lapse at midnight, Istanbul time, marking the end of the Turkey-administered…

• China’s Q2 Miss Sends Shivers Through Oil And Equities Markets

  Published 17 July 2023 | viewed 3,425 times

  US equity futures were flat, erasing a modest earlier gain, while European stocks and oil retreated as bonds rallied after the latest Chinese data dump…

• Saudi Arabia Looks To Normalize Relations With Syria, Puts Israel On Hold

  Published 16 July 2023 | viewed 4,542 times

  By Hasan Illaik via The Cradle In his interview with CNN on July 9th, US President Joe Biden announced that "we are still far away" from…

• Hummer EV's Lofty Premiums Begin To Erode

  Published 14 July 2023 | viewed 2,204 times

  The hype around the GMC Hummer EV is quickly fading. Secondary markets, such as the popular car-selling website Bring A Trailer had people listing these "supertrucks" in…

• The West Loses Grip On China's Auto Market As Domestic Carmakers Boom

  Published 13 July 2023 | viewed 2,856 times

  In China, domestic automakers are starting to overtake Western companies, marking a big win for Beijing's domestic industrial policies and signaling the potential end to…