Environment
Flash floods due to unusually heavy seasonal rains kill at least 68 people in Afghanistan
Remainings of houses damaged by the flood are pictured in Firozkoh the capital city of Ghor Province, Afghanistan, May 18, 2024. REUTERS/Stringer Stringer | Reuters Flash floods from heavy seasonal rains have killed at least 68 people in Afghanistan, Taliban officials said Saturday, adding the death toll was based on preliminary reports. Afghanistan has been […]
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Chinese EV maker Xpeng aims to deliver its first flying car in 2026
Xpeng’s “Land Aircraft Carrier” vehicle has a flying passenger drone hidden inside the truck. The drone can detach. XPENG AEROHT Xpeng AeroHT, an affilaite of Xpeng, aims to deliver its flying car to customers in 2026, the Chinese electric vehicle maker’s co-president told CNBC on Friday, Last year, Xpeng AeroHT introduced the Land Aircraft Carrier […]
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A half-million school buses across US could become EV battery powerhouse feeding energy back onto the grid
The nightlife of school buses is about to get more interesting. Zum, which provides student transportation including EV buses to 4,000 schools across the country, is partnering with the Oakland Unified School District to start selling power stored in EV batteries back to the California utility grid. Oakland is the first school district in the […]
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Biden’s EV tariffs may not be enough to stave off the threat of Chinese vehicles in the U.S.
U.S. President Joe Biden announces increased tariffs on Chinese products to promote American investments and jobs in the Rose Garden of the White House on May 14, 2024 in Washington, DC. Win Mcnamee | Getty Images DETROIT — President Joe Biden’s plan to quadruple tariffs on China-made electric vehicles is unlikely to stave off the […]
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Copper futures hit file significant as facts middle make-up, EV progress fuels need
An personnel scans barcodes on copper rods as they sit stacked exterior at the Aurubis AG headquarters in Hamburg, Germany. Krisztian Bosci | Bloomberg | Getty Pictures Copper futures hit a file significant on Wednesday as desire for the foundation metal stays potent amid a hurry to establish data facilities and the continued electrification of […]
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Biden signs bill banning imports of Russian uranium for nuclear fuel
Prepared-to-ship canisters loaded with enriched uranium at the Urenco United states uranium enrichment facility close to Eunice, New Mexico, US, on Tuesday, July 11, 2023. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is forcing the US and Europe to search for choice sources of enriched uranium to electricity their reactors. Mark Felix | Bloomberg | Getty Photos The […]
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Biden raises tariffs on $18 billion of Chinese imports: EVs, photo voltaic panels, batteries and much more
U.S. President Joe Biden fulfills Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G-20 leaders’ summit in Bali, Indonesia, on Nov. 14, 2022. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The Biden administration introduced stiff new tariff prices Tuesday on $18 billion value of Chinese imports. The White Dwelling stated the tariff hikes were necessary to secure […]
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China and India even now depend closely on coal, climate targets keep on being ‘very difficult’ to accomplish
The Huaneng Huaiyin power station in Huaian, China, on Nov. 12, 2023. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Illustrations or photos China and India have not decreased coal era for energy, in accordance to a new examine, building it harder for Asia’s major carbon emitters to arrive at their weather targets. Whilst both of those Asian […]
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Musk’s Starlink satellites disrupted by key solar storm
This photograph taken on September 25, 2022, demonstrates an antenna of the Starlink satellite-centered broadband system donated by the US tech billionaire Elon Musk in Izyum, Kharkiv region, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Yasuyoshi Chiba | AFP | Getty Photos Starlink, the satellite arm of Elon Musk’s SpaceX, warned on Saturday of a “degraded […]
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