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Musk becomes world's first trillionaire as Space X shares jump
3+ hour, 32+ min ago (709+ words) NEW YORK - Shares in Elon Musk's Space X jumped as much as 30 percent on their trading debut Friday after the biggest IPO in history, making the polarizing entrepreneur the world's first trillionaire as he vowed to take humanity to Mars....
'Battery on wheels': Sweden powers homes with EVs
15+ hour, 17+ min ago (789+ words) HUDIKSVALL - "When they get home, the residents of a small housing association on the outskirts of Hudiksvall, Sweden, plug in their electric vehicles to charge them or, intriguingly, power their homes. The two-way energy exchange enables the eight families living…...
Hanoi hits the brakes on petrol bike ban
3+ week, 3+ day ago (433+ words) The Professional Provident Society (PPS) has delivered a record-breaking R6. 88-billion in profit share to its members. HANOI - Millions of exhaust-belching motorbikes zip through Hanoi's narrow streets every day, fuelling its chronic air pollution, but authorities have backtracked from an ambitious…...
More Nepalis drive electric, evading global fuel shocks
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (382+ words) KATHMANDU - As global fuel markets reel from the Middle East war, motorists in Nepal are increasingly turning to electric vehicles, with high demand putting a strain on dealerships. Soaring global oil prices and fuel supply disruption since Iran effectively closed…...
'Joint venture in reverse': foreign carmakers seek edge with China partners
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (857+ words) AVBOB celebrates a milestone by rewarding its members on a large scale BEIJING - In a sprawling office in Hefei, the eastern Chinese electric vehicle hub, hundreds of employees and several robotic arms sat refining software developed jointly by German behemoth…...
Questions about Tesla spending binge ahead of earnings
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (378+ words) AVBOB celebrates a milestone by rewarding its members on a large scale SAN FRANCISCO - Questions about Tesla's progress towards achieving fully autonomous driving at scale are expected to figure prominently when the company reports results on Wednesday. When last releasing…...
Johannesburg goes electric: City unveils EV charging station
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (209+ words) JOHANNESBURG - Johannesburg is plugging into the future. As more South Africans make the switch to electric vehicles, the metro is moving to keep up. City Power has unveiled its first electric vehicle charging station at its Booysens head office. "We…...
Music popstar will. i. am meshes AI and 'micromobility"
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (348+ words) SAN FRANCISCO - Black Eyed Peas star will. i. am is putting artificial intelligence agents to work in three-wheel vehicles tailored for modern urban life. The musician turned tech entrepreneur demonstrated a so-called autocycle called Trinity at Nvidia's annual developers conference that…...
Lexus recalls 110 LX500 Ds over transmission glitch
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (209+ words) File: The Lexus logo is seen on a car during the Tuning Show EXPO in Krakow, Poland, on September 14, 2025 JOHANNESBURG - Lexus is recalling 110 vehicles over transmission issues. The recall affects LX500 D-FSport and LX500 D Overtrail. Models from 13 March 2025 to 16 January 2026 are…...
'Solar sheep' help rural Australia go green, one panel at a time
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (621+ words) SYDNEY - Australian farmer Tom Warren's solar panels look like any other until you spot the dozens of sheep grazing and napping, helping the country transition to green energy and earning him a decent income while doing it. More than 30, 000 solar…...