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kuwaittimes. com > article > 43600 > business > trump-xi-summit-offers-hope-for-china-toy-firms

Trump-Xi summit offers hope for China toy firms

3+ hour, 17+ min ago  (202+ words) That one day would have changed everything," said Cheung. We were very, very lucky." Most analysts say a tariff truce extension is likely, citing Beijing's grip on rare earths production - vital for US industry, including defense firms - which China successfully…...

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kuwaittimes. com > article > 43497 > business > us-industry-groups-fear-trump-will-welcome-chinas-auto-industry

US industry groups fear Trump will welcome China's auto industry

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (367+ words) WASHINGTON: As President Donald Trump prepares to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week, the US auto industry and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are hammering him with a simple message: Please don't offer China any access…...

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kuwaittimes. com > article > 43386 > business > trumps-crackdown-on-china-linked-solar-firms-stalls-us-factory-boom

Trump's crackdown on China-linked solar firms stalls US factory boom

4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (391+ words) Sunrun, the largest US residential solar installer, is among the companies now avoiding Chinese suppliers. "It's holding up financings of desperately needed solar and storage projects," said Keith Martin, an attorney at Norton Rose Fulbright who advises on renewable energy…...

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kuwaittimes. com > article > 43155 > business > more-nepalis-drive-electric-evading-global-fuel-shocks

More Nepalis drive electric, evading global fuel shocks

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (326+ 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. Electric microbus driver Purushottam Adhikari said he was now shuttling more passengers…...

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kuwaittimes. com > article > 43094 > business > second-life-vintage-fiat-500s-get-electric-makeover > amp

Second life: Vintage Fiat 500s get electric makeover

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (215+ words) TURIN, Italy: In a workshop in Turin - the historic home of Italian carmaker Fiat - vintage 500 models are getting a makeover with electric engines. Classic Fiat 500s, made between 1957 and 1975, are being brought "into the 21st century, said Giovanni Gentile, owner of Officine…...

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kuwaittimes. com > article > 42984 > business > cheaper-and-cleaner-electric-trucks-overhaul-chinas-logistics

Cheaper and cleaner electric trucks overhaul China's logistics

2+ week, 3+ hour ago  (369+ words) BEIJING: At a dusty lot an hour outside Beijing, a steady stream of vehicles come and go for a quick battery charge'just one node in China's rapidly expanding network of electric trucks. While the country's prowess in electric passenger vehicles…...

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kuwaittimes. com > article > 42785 > business > chinese-evs-flying-cars-take-center-stage-at-auto-show > amp

Chinese EVs, flying cars take center stage at auto show

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (432+ words) Legacy overseas brands such as Volkswagen, Toyota and BMW once dominated in China, but have lost market share in past years to domestic firms that beat them to the electric vehicle revolution and undercut them on price. Chinese manufacturers including…...

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kuwaittimes. com > article > 42101 > business > tesla-is-developing-a-new-smaller-cheaper-ev

Tesla is developing a new smaller, cheaper EV

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (333+ words) Such a model could potentially serve both purposes, according to one of the people familiar with the new-vehicle project and a Tesla employee with knowledge of its current product philosophy. The Tesla employee declined to confirm or deny details of…...

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kuwaittimes. com > article > 42044 > business > how-the-math-works-on-a-175-trillion-spacex-valuation > amp

How the math works on a $1. 75 trillion Space X valuation

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (614+ words) Kuwait Times How the math works on a $1. 75 trillion Space X valuation HOUSTON: Elon Musk's Space X is seeking a $1. 75 trillion valuation in its forthcoming initial public offering. How far into the stratosphere is that? Going by common Wall Street…...

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kuwaittimes. com > article > 41991 > business > soaring-costs-fuel-shortage-fears-drive-pakistan-to-ev-bikes

Soaring costs, fuel shortage fears drive Pakistan to EV bikes

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (793+ words) kuwaittimes. com Soaring costs, fuel shortage fears drive Pakistan to EV bikes ISLAMABAD/SINGAPORE: Days after Iran effectively blocked shipping through the Strait of Hormuz following the start of US and Zionist entity attacks in late February, two Pakistani electric…...