Tougher Emission Standards Hit Plug-in Hybrids: What US Drivers Need to Know Table of Contents Tougher Emission Standards Hit Plug-in Hybrids: What US Drivers Need to Know BYD’s Record-Breaking year: 43 Million Vehicles Sold, Signaling a Shift in the Global Auto Market BYD’s Record sales and Bentley’s Hybrid Shift: A Look at the Global Auto … Read more
Global Coal Consumption Hits Record High in 2024 the International Energy Agency (IEA) reported a grim milestone: global coal consumption reached a record high of 8.77 billion tons in 2024. This unprecedented surge marks a critically important setback in global efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions and transition to cleaner energy sources. The IEA attributes … Read more
American music star Beyoncé has released her much-anticipated country music album, “Cowboy Carter,” which she says was born out of an experience she had years ago when she “felt unwelcome.” The album features country music legends Linda Martell and Willie Nelson, and also includes duets with Miley Cyrus and Post Malone. Many critics praised the … Read more
The goal of the regulation is to support the European Union’s transition to emission-free mobility and improve air quality. 297 MEPs voted for the standard, 190 were against and 37 abstained. In order for the regulation to come into effect, it still needs to be formally approved by the EU Council made up of member … Read more
Monetary penalties derived from tabulated CO2 emissions are becoming standard practice in Europe. Norway, the Netherlands, but also France have been applying them for some time. It has been “punishing” motorists purchasing especially sports cars for several years, but for the year 2024 the fees are rising to absurd heights. For example, you can buy … Read more
Perhaps all plug-in hybrids open each cap to add energy in a different way. It has a button near the fuel tank neck, the main task of which is to start venting the excess pressure. For some cars, the fuel tank cover opens from inside the car, somewhere from the driver’s seat, while for others, … Read more
Questionnaire Is Europe in acute danger of Islamic terrorism? voted: 2138 people Martin Peleška has been working in the automotive industry since 1998, and is currently the head of the Czech representative office of Toyota and Lexus. The opening question was about electric cars. “I wouldn’t just direct it in this one-way technological direction, but … Read more
Zhitong Finance APP learned that the Sensor Tower store intelligence platform showed that in September 2023, a total of 39 Chinese manufacturers were shortlisted for the top 100 global mobile game publisher revenue list, with a total revenue of US$1.96 billion, accounting for 39% of the revenue of the global top 100 mobile game publishers … Read more
Al-Marsad Newspaper: The General Authority of Civil Aviation issued, on its website, a new regulation to protect the rights of travelers, which will take effect on November 20, 2023. The regulation included 30 articles that guarantee the traveler access to care, support and compensation, as follows: flight delay Providing refreshments, food, hotel accommodation, and transportation … Read more
Al-Marsad Newspaper: The hashtag “Mana Al-Arjani offends Jazan” topped the ranking of the most traded hashtags on Twitter, during the past hours. While news circulated regarding his arrest, as stipulated in the Anti-Cyber Crime Law. Twitter activists interacted with the hashtag, referring to a video clip of “Al-Arjani”, showing a dispute between him and a … Read more