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Londoners should avoid unnecessary car journeys after pollution alert
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has issued a high pollution alert for the U.K. capital. Andrew Holt | Photolibrary | Getty Images LONDON — Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has issued a high pollution alert...
Stellantis, LG to invest $4.1 billion in Canadian EV battery plant
Chris Feuell, CEO of Chrysler brand of Stellantis, introduces the all-electric Chrysler Airflow Concept vehicle during a Stellantis press event at CES 2022 at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Januar...
The Routing Company lets you hail a ride on public transit
The Routing Company powers on-demand bus and shuttle service for public transit agencies. Courtesy: The Routing Company The Routing Company is rolling out apps that bring the convenience of on-demand ...
Coal is a ‘stupid investment’: UN chief Antonio Guterres
UN Secretary General António Guterres photographed at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland on Nov. 11, 2021. Jeff J Mitchell | Getty Images News | Getty Images The U.N. Secretary General issu...
California slashes supplies to water agencies amid record drought
A cracked lake bed at Nicasio Reservoir during a drought in Nicasio, California, on Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images California water officials on Friday said the...
IEA’s plan to cut oil use
Cyclists photographed in Lisbon, Portugal, in October 2018. Kamisoka | Istock Unreleased | Getty Images Speed limits on highways should be cut by at least 10 kilometers per hour (6.2 mph) to help lowe...
Porsche increases EV targets, confirms 911 hybrid sports car
The all-electric Porsche Taycan Turbo. Source: Porsche AG DETROIT – As the all-electric Porsche Taycan sedan outsells the German carmaker’s iconic 911 sports car, the company is increasing its E...
Impossible Foods taps top Chobani executive for its new CEO
Impossible Foods CEO Pat Brown in 2019 Robyn Beck | AFP | Getty Images Impossible Foods founder Pat Brown is stepping down as CEO, and Chobani’s departing operating chief, Peter McGuinness, will...
Maserati to go all-electric starting with 1,200 horsepower GranTurismo
The new GranTurismo Folgore will be the first car in Maserati history Maserati Luxury auto brand Maserati plans to offer electric versions of its entire lineup by 2025, starting next year with a new G...
Target’s solar panel carports at California store may be a green model
Target has added carport canopies with solar panels to power one of its California stores with renewable energy. The retailer said it will test the approach and may expand it to other locations. Targe...
96% want vacation dollars to further sustainability goals, says survey
Forty-eight percent of respondents told Kind Traveler their greatest challenge in traveling sustainably is finding accommodations that are both “sustainable and socially conscious.” Klaus ...
Hydrogen-powered train a step closer to passenger service in Germany
A model of Siemens Mobility’s Mireo Plus photographed in 2019. Nicolas Armer | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Plans to deploy a hydrogen-powered train in the southern German state of Bavaria to...
Oil market heads for ‘biggest supply crisis in decades’ with Russia’s exports set to fall, IEA says
Three million barrels per day of Russian oil output is at risk beginning in April as sanctions hit and buyers shun the nation’s exports, the International Energy Agency said Wednesday. “Th...
VW and Goldman Sachs-backed Northvolt plans German gigafactory
A lithium-ion prismatic cell battery from Northvolt, photographed on Feb. 17, 2022. Mikael Sjoberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Northvolt said Tuesday it would look to build a gigafactory in Germany, wi...
Democrats urge Biden to restart climate negotiations in stalled plan
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during an event at Germanna Community College February 10, 2022 in Culpeper. Virginia. Win McNamee | Getty Images More than 80 House Democrats this week called on Presi...
GM to begin production next week brand’s first EV
An undated handout photo shows the new Cadillac Lyriq, one of the electric vehicles that General Motors Co said on October 20, 2020, that its Spring Hill, Tennessee, factory will begin to produce. Gen...
Elon Musk states he will still hold onto his crypto in an inflationary environment
Tesla Billionaire Elon Musk stated that he will not sell his bitcoin, ethereum, or doge, briefly spiking the market, after he tweeted about the rate of inflation over the next couple of years. In a qu...
Ford says it will ramp up EV offering in Europe
A Ford facility in Cologne, Germany, photographed in February 2021. Oliver Berg | AFP | Getty Images Ford has laid out plans to roll out three new passenger electric vehicles and four new commercial E...
Insiders debate how to secure America’s energy future at CERAWeek
Attendees during the 2022 CERAWeek by S&P Global conference in Houston, Texas, U.S., on Wednesday, March 9, 2022. F. Carter Smith | Bloomberg | Getty Images The annual CERAWeek by S&P Global e...
Europe’s ocean energy installations surge back to pre-Covid levels
An overhead view of a tidal turbine from Orbital Marine Power on September 6, 2021. William Edwards | AFP | Getty Images European installations of tidal and wave energy capacity jumped in 2021, as the...
Ford and PG&E partner on electric F-150 powering homes, grid
2022 Ford F-150 Lightning Ford Ford Motor will collaborate with Pacific Gas and Electric Co. in California to evaluate the bidirectional charging capabilities of the electric F-150 Lightning to power ...
Covid declared a pandemic two years ago. Health experts warn it’s still not over
Medical staff treat a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patient in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Providence Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo, California, January 25, 2022. Shannon Stapleton | Reu...
Britain resurfaces huge tidal energy plan amid Ukraine crisis
An aerial shot of the Severn Estuary from 2010. Jamie Cooper | Sspl | Getty Images An independent commission in the U.K. is to revisit the possibility of using the Severn Estuary, a large body of wate...
Rivian changing battery cells to LFP, following Tesla, and high-nickel
R.J. Scaringe, Rivian’s CEO, introduces the world to his company’s R1T all-electric pickup and all-electric R1S SUV at the Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California, November 27, 20...
Biden restores California ability to set its own auto pollution rules
Cars make their way toward downtown L.A. during the morning commute on April 22, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images The Biden administration is restoring California’s aut...
Good For The Environment, Consumers, And Auto Companies, Bad For Oil Companies
Michael Regan, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), speaks during an event at … [+] the EPA headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Monday, Dec. 20, 2021. Regan announc...