May 29, 2025 | Aviation, Hydrogen
What started as a childhood dream for a Pennsylvania man became a historic balloon launch in Presque Isle on Wednesday night. At about 10 p.m., a multinational team of pilots lifted off in the Torabhaig International Explorer, aiming to fly the first open-basket...
May 29, 2025 | Auto Industry, Auto Tech, Featured, Safety, Software
Ford Motor is recalling nearly 1.1 million Ford and Lincoln vehicles because of a software problem that could cause the rearview camera image to malfunction when the car is in reverse, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said. “A frozen...
May 29, 2025 | Auto Industry, Featured, UK
The U.K.’s auto sector is reeling from its worst month for production since 1952—when the Morris Minor ruled the country’s roads and Queen Elizabeth ascended to the throne—as Trump’s tariff war added to a bearish environment for the country’s biggest carmakers. U.K....
May 28, 2025 | Australia, China, Electric Vehicles, Europe
The world’s leading electric vehicle (EV) maker is rapidly expanding overseas. After taking control of vehicle sales in Germany last year, BYD is about to do the same in another key overseas EV market. BYD to take control of EV distribution in Australia Last August,...
May 27, 2025 | Nuclear, Space
Russia has signed a deal with China to build a nuclear power plant on the moon. The Russian reactor will be used to power the International Lunar Research Station (ILRS), jointly led by China and Russia, and should be completed by 2036, according to a memorandum of...
May 23, 2025 | Australia, Featured, Hydrogen
Three of the world’s leading automotive manufacturers have come together to establish a new forum that will promote an accelerated hydrogen transport industry throughout Australia. BMW, Hyundai and Toyota have joined forces to start the Hydrogen Transport Forum (ITF),...
May 22, 2025 | Solar, Tariffs
An independent federal agency has backed imposing levies as high as 3,521 percent on China-linked solar imports from four Southeast Asian countries, writes Christa Marshall. The International Trade Commission concluded unanimously that U.S. manufacturers have been...
May 22, 2025 | China, Electric Vehicles, Trucks
Robin Zeng, the billionaire head of battery giant CATL, expects half of all new trucks sold in China will be electric-powered by 2028, a forecast that heralds huge disruption for the global market in heavy goods vehicles. In an interview with the Financial Times to...
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