Every time I write about solar vehicles, I get the same thing from people in the comments and on social media, like: “That’s a stupid gimmick that’ll add like a mile a day.” “What a joke. That can’t even run the air conditioning.” While these statements have been true for decades, solar technology and EV
7:15 PM ET Associated Press MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Alex Bowman was the only driver celebrating after NASCAR set its championship four — and he’s not even racing for the title. Bowman picked up the victory Sunday at Martinsville Speedway in the final elimination race ahead of the winner-take-all season finale. Bowman wasn’t eligible to make
7:31 PM BST Beauden Barrett marked his 100th test with two intercepted tries to lead New Zealand to a convincing 54-16 win over Wales in Cardiff on Saturday. The All Blacks outscored their hosts by seven tries to one at a capacity Principality Stadium in another ominous reminder of their power as they went back
Brexit minister Lord Frost has claimed the European Union has behaved “without regard to the huge political, economic and identity sensitivities” in Northern Ireland. The Cabinet Office minister and former chief negotiator for Brexit also condemned the EU for destroying “cross-community consent” with an “overly strict” enforcement of the Northern Ireland Protocol. His comments were
Two trains have crashed near Salisbury station and emergency services are at the scene, Wiltshire Police have said. No one has died, but a number of people have been injured, British Transport Police said. Its officers were called to Fisherton Tunnel at 6.46pm on Sunday. There are unconfirmed reports that one of the train drivers
The European Super League can be seen as the major European clubs gaining even greater power within the game. But the need to stay competitive and the economic damage caused by the COVID pandemic, has left even the giants of Europe in a precarious financial position. Sky’s Business Correspondent Paul Kelso has been looking at
A first-of-its-kind treatment from GenSight Biologics partially restored a blind patient’s vision by combining gene therapy with specialized goggles. #CNN #News
A report out of China, citing recent data from the Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Promotion Alliance, hands the crown to the country as having the world’s largest EV charging network. With over 2.2 million charging stations throughout the country, China’s EV infrastructure continues to expand at an impressive rate, while other countries, including the US,
A crowded bar in Paris’ 6th Arrondissement as Parisians embrace the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions as cafes and restaurants across France re-open for the first time in over 6 months. Kiran Ridley | Getty Images News | Getty Images Euro zone inflation hit a new 13-year high in October, as the currency bloc battles surging
“It’s one minute to midnight and we need to act now,” the UK’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson will declare on Monday as he seeks to stir world leaders into dramatic action at urgent UN climate talks. At the COP26 opening ceremony, the prime minister will say humanity has “long since run down the clock on
A husband and wife team who set up an upmarket outdoor pizza-oven company nearly a decade ago are planning to sell a stake in the business in a deal that could propel them into the ranks of Britain’s wealthiest people. Sky News has learnt that Ooni, is based in Scotland, is in talks to hire
Little Mix have addressed the issue of “blackfishing” following social media criticism of former bandmate Jesy Nelson over her debut solo single and music video. The trio – Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Jade Thirlwall and Perrie Edwards – have spoken out for the first time since Nelson released Boyz, and following reports that Pinnock had previously warned
A man brandishing a “long knife” while dressed as the Joker from Batman stabbed several passengers on a Tokyo commuter train before starting a fire in one of the carriages, local media reported. At least 17 people were injured in the attack, including three seriously, though not all the wounded had been stabbed. The incident
Riot’s Whinstone mine in Rockdale, Texas. Riot’s Whinstone Data Center ROCKDALE, Texas – In this rural Texas town of 5,600 people, two of the biggest names in bitcoin mining are battling it out for market share and cheap electricity. These rivals also happen to be next-door neighbors. Bitdeer – a firm spun off from Chinese
A man and two women have died and another woman is fighting for her life after a group of paddleboarders got into difficulties on a river in Wales, police have confirmed. Emergency services first received reports of people in distress in the River Cleddau in Haverfordwest shortly after 9am on Saturday. A huge search and
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Saudi Aramco logo is pictured at the oil facility in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia October 12, 2019. Maxim Shemetov | Reuters DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia’s oil giant Aramco posted a stunning 158% increase in third quarter net income to $30.4 billion dollars, as the world’s largest oil companies continue to benefit from the reopening
The killer of a young British backpacker has been named as Jesse Kempson who was convicted of murdering Grace Millane in Auckland, New Zealand. It has also been revealed for the first time that Mr Kempson raped another British tourist eight months before he murdered Ms Millane and has also been convicted of a series
Jon Stewart and Dave Chappelle weighed in on President Trump’s attacks on the media and other public figures in an interview with Christiane Amanpour at the Royal Albert Hall.
COP26 President Alok Sharma has said he wants “more out of every country” and now is the time to deliver on limiting temperature rises to below 1.5C. Ahead of around 120 world leaders gathering at the event in Glasgow on Monday for a two-day summit, Mr Sharma urged them to do more to help the
Thousands of under-15s will be offered the COVID-19 jab at school, with NHS teams visiting more than 800 schools. Health teams are set to visit schools across England in the next week, with pupils returning to school from half-term. Jabs will be offered to unvaccinated 12-15-year-olds and students will be able to get the coronavirus
A few weeks ago, right-wing media site NewsMax ran a piece centered around an out-of-context Elon Musk quote. “If we shift all transport to electric than electricity demand approximately doubles … this is going to create a lot of challenges with the grid,” NewsMax quoted Musk as saying, before going on to scare readers about
3:35 PM ET Glover Teixeira finally did it. At 42, the perennial light heavyweight contender defeated Jan Blachowicz by second round submission via rear naked choke in the main event of UFC 267 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on Saturday. Teixeira became the 14th undisputed UFC champion in the division and the oldest first-time
Actor Alec Baldwin has spoken publicly for the first time since the accidental fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of Western film Rust, calling it a “one in a trillion episode”. The actor and his wife, Hilaria, stopped to speak to reporters on a roadside in Manchester, Vermont, and while Baldwin said
Thousands of people are still trying to get out of Afghanistan, with large crowds by Kabul airport as UK and US troops check paperwork. Under the baking sun, Sky’s Stuart Ramsay reports a sense of unease in the air, and the vast majority of the people waiting must know that escape for them will not
CNN’s Tom Foreman looks at former Florida data scientist Rebekah Jones’ complicated run-up to her bid for Congress. #CNN #News
There is no shortage of fun-looking electric vehicles on Alibaba, the mystical and sometimes downright oddball Chinese shopping site. And while I normally find something decidedly more land-loving for my Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week column, this week we’re going to get a bit wet. So grab some sunblock, inflate your arm
LONDON — World leaders are under huge pressure to outline how they plan to reduce emissions and mitigate climate change at one of the most important diplomatic summits in history. The major climate event, known as COP26, will take place in Glasgow, Scotland from Sunday through to Nov. 12. It was initially scheduled to be
G20 world leaders have endorsed a global minimum tax on corporations as part of an agreement on new international tax rules. The move by the leaders of the world’s biggest economies is a step toward building more fairness amid the surging revenues of some multinational businesses. US treasury secretary Janet L Yellen hailed it as
Small toy figures are seen in front of displayed Facebook’s new rebrand logo Meta in this illustration taken, October 28, 2021. Dado Ruvic | Reuters In June 2018, Oculus executive Jason Rubin sent an email to Facebook board member Marc Andreessen with the subject line “The Metaverse.” “We believe that the right way to break
At least three people have died and several more are injured after security forces opened fire during Sudan’s largest pro-democracy protest since the military seized control earlier this week. Last Monday, Sudan’s top general Abdel Fattah al Burhan, head of the Sovereign Council, declared a state of emergency and dissolved the country’s transitional government. Sudan’s
Brian D. Rasmussen, who works with port constructions and the environment at the Port of Aalborg, has skillfully accomplished a fresh new use for a wind turbine. He recently wrapped up the recycling of a wind turbine in service to zero-footprint travelers, bicyclists. Through reinventing the purpose of the wind turbine, adapting a spent turbine,
In this article NXPI GlobalFoundries campus in Malta, N.Y. Mary Thompson | CNBC Semiconductor manufacturer GlobalFoundries debuted on the Nasdaq this week, valued at over $25 billion, as it became increasingly evident that a global chip shortage could persist through 2023 or later. Now GlobalFoundries needs to convince public market investors that the company is