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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 have kicked off their anticipated joint military exercises in the Sea of Japan on Thursday. Chinese state television has described the purpose…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The reason why oil traded above $100 for much of 2022 is due to fears that it would be effectively withdrawn from global markets as…
With recent rallies in Tesla (and now Rivian), market participants are starting to mull whether or not EV stocks are about to be looked at…
In a recent letter addressed to the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, Toyota Motor North America, Inc. criticized the agency's proposed new tailpipe emission…
China’s Passenger Car Association confirmed this weekend that Tesla sold 74,212 vehicles and exported 19,468 units for the month of June, solidifying a 20.6% sequential rise…
Beijing is furious with the Biden administration mulling over a broader semiconductor chip export ban and, in response, decided last week to announce export restrictions…
A new study commissioned by the European Federation for Transport and Environment revealed that toxic emissions of sulfur oxides from 63 cruise ships belonging to…
Excluding another big sale by Turkey, central banks were net buyers of gold in May, according to the latest data compiled by the World Gold…
In a move that gives the lie to years of propaganda claiming falling costs, the wind industry’s leading lobbyists have written to the Government threatening to abandon…
On Monday, China announced export controls on two rare earth metals, gallium and germanium, starting on August 1. These critical rare earth metals are used in…