Annabelle Liang & Nick Marsh Business reporter & Transport correspondent Getty Images Almost half of all cars sold in China last year were electric “I drive an electric vehicle because I am poor,” says Lu Yunfeng, a private hire driver, who is at a charging station on the outskirts of Guangzhou in the south of … Read more
Victoria Gill Science correspondent, BBC News Global Witness The Raja Ampat archipelago in Indonesia is sometimes referred to as the ‘Amazon of the Seas’ Stark images, captured from a drone by environmental campaigners and shared with the BBC, appear to show how nickel mining has stripped forests and polluted waters in one of the most … Read more
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang attends a round table discussion at the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, France, June 11, 2025. Sarah Meyssonnier | Reuters Autonomous vehicles and robotics are going to take off in a big way in the years ahead, according to Nvidia … Read more
General Motors said on Tuesday it is planning to invest about $4 billion USD over the next two years at three U.S. facilities in Michigan, Kansas, and Tennessee as it moves to boost production of gas-powered vehicles amid slowing electric vehicle demand. The company said it will begin production of gas-powered full-size SUVs and light-duty … Read more
A row of Waymo vehicles burn on a street during an anti-ICE protest in downtown Los Angeles, California, on June 8, 2025. Benjamin Hanson | Afp | Getty Images Several Waymo autonomous vehicles were set ablaze in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday amid widespread protests against President Donald Trump‘s immigration crackdown. A spokesperson for the … Read more