General Motors unveils EV van as part of new commercial business unit
General Motors plans to launch a new all-electric van called the EV600 by the end of this year. The first 500 vehicles will be sold to FedEx. GM General Motors …
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As priorities shift, world’s largest cement firm inks $3.4 billion deal to focus on solar, green roofs
LafargeHolcim’s logo displayed at its offices in Switzerland, September 2019. Stefan Wermuth | Bloomberg | Getty Images Cement maker LafargeHolcim has agreed to buy specialist roofing company Firestone Building Products …
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Daimler’s Mercedes-Benz triples its electric car sales as CEO predicts a ‘transformative’ decade
The CEO of Daimler emphasized the importance of low-emission technologies and innovation on Friday, telling CNBC that the automotive industry was “in the middle of a transformation.” “Next to the …
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Plug Power CEO expects ‘great time’ for hydrogen industry, after Democrats win Senate
Plug Power CEO Andrew Marsh on Thursday applauded the Democratic sweep of the Georgia Senate runoffs earlier this week, expressing an optimistic outlook for the future of green energy. Marsh, …
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Japanese shipping giant partners with marine energy firm to scope hybrid wave and wind projects
This images shows how an integrated wind and wave energy system could look. Bombora Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) is to partner with a company specializing in marine energy to scope …
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Oil prices expected to struggle despite Saudi cuts, but Goldman is more bullish than most
Oil markets are in for more struggles this year despite a more than 5% boost to prices this week on news from OPEC+. The oil producer group, led by Saudi …
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UK auto sales hit lowest since 1992 despite electric cars posting ‘best-ever year’
This photo, from June 2020, shows a Tesla Model 3 parked up and charging in central London. William Barton | iStock Editorial | Getty Images New car sales in the …
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End of Qatar blockade is ‘a win for the region,’ Saudi foreign minister says
The end of the Gulf dispute is a win for the region, Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister told CNBC after announcing that relations between Qatar and four Arab countries have been …
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Saudi Arabia and its allies restore diplomatic ties with Qatar after three-year rift
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomes Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani upon his arrival to attend the Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC) 41st Summit in Al-Ula, Saudi …
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