China played a great game on lithium and we’ve been slow to react: CEO

This image, from March 2021, shows a worker with car batteries at a facility in China. STR | AFP | Getty Images China is leading the way when it comes to lithium — and the rest of the world has not be...

Renault is betting the market for gasoline cars will continue to grow

Renault sees the internal combustion engine continuing to play a crucial role in its business over the coming years, according to a top executive at the French automotive giant.   On Tuesday, it was a...

Volvo starts series production of heavy-duty electric trucks

This image shows workers at Volvo Trucks’ plant in Sweden. Volvo Trucks Volvo Trucks said Wednesday that production of three heavy duty electric truck models was now underway, with its president...

UK-based startup Tevva launches hydrogen-electric truck

U.K.-based startup Tevva on Thursday launched a hydrogen-electric heavy goods vehicle, becoming the latest company to make a play in a sector attracting interest from multinationals like Daimler Truck...

Speed up renewables investment to guarantee energy independence: CEO

The CEO of Portuguese utility EDP has linked the rapid adoption of renewables to Europe’s energy independence, telling CNBC that investment in the sector needed to be “much faster.” ...

The dust has settled on COP26. Now the hard work begins

The COP26 climate summit, held in the Scottish city of Glasgow last year, made headlines around the world. After days of painstaking and at times fraught negotiations, countries agreed upon a deal whi...