Suited avatars and digital offices: traders and bankers embrace VR
Once the preserve of gamers, virtual reality (VR) has been seized on by the financial sector as a way of enlivening home working for lonely traders or isolated executives and…
Tesla, under scrutiny in China, steps up engagement with regulators
Electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc., facing scrutiny in China over safety and customer service complaints, is boosting its engagement with mainland regulators and beefing up its government relations team, industry…
Global carmakers now target $515bn for EVs, batteries
Global automakers are planning to spend more than half a trillion dollars on electric vehicles and batteries through 2030, according to a Reuters analysis, amping up investments aimed at weaning…
ARTICLES Electric car plan: Britain faces huge costs to avoid power shortages
Britain must plough billions of pounds into new power plants, grid networks and electric vehicle charging points if it is to avoid local power shortages when a planned ban on…
Solar-wind hybrid projects
By 2030, Pakistan will have around 60 percent market share of renewable energy sources about half of which will come out of solar and wind. This would bring a good…
Huawei deepens dive into EVs, seeks control of small automaker
China’s Huawei Technologies is in talks to take control of a small domestic automaker’s electric vehicle unit, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said, a move that would…
Nissan flips the switch on electric reboot in China
Nissan Motor is accelerating the rollout of electric vehicles in China under its main brand and its local, no-frills Venucia marque as it overhauls its strategy in the world’s biggest…
Towards a hydrogen policy
Hydrogen is the most abundant element found in nature. It is a fuel of the future promising carbonless economy. However, it is still being produced and used in chemical industry…
The EV policy
No one could imagine, a few years back, a vehicle without an engine. It has become a reality today owing to the contribution of new electric vehicle (EV) technology. A…
Anglo American swims against the current in backing fuel cells
Anglo American is placing a contrarian bet on hydrogen fuel cell vehicles as it tries to squeeze more profit from its platinum reserves, but risks being left behind as rival…
