How gardeners can find that tricky balance between lawn and not-lawn
In lawn care, as in politics, an extreme, black-or-white approach can be impractical and turn off the masses. But in the garden, at least, gray can be the perfect shade of green. Take, for instance, the No Mow May movement….
Diesel prices jump 56% as Malaysia revamps decades-old fuel subsidies
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Diesel price in Malaysia jumped by more than 50% on Monday as part of a revamp of decades-old fuel subsidies to tighten government spending and save billions of ringgits annually. The restructuring eliminates blanket energy…
Why China is winning the EV war
The Biden administration has a climate goal that 50 percent of all new car sales in the US will be electric by 2030. Meanwhile, China already reached that milestone this year, in 2024. Over the past decade, China has pulled…
EV sales slump, Hertz dump take used Teslas to ‘no haggle’ $25,000 price
Hertz electric vehicle test drive at the company’s Los Angeles International Airport location on July 19, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Rodin Eckenroth | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images The race to the $25,000 EV in the U.S. car…
Many Americans still shying away from EVs despite Biden push, AP-NORC/EPIC poll finds
WASHINGTON (AP) — Many Americans still aren’t sold on going electric for their next car purchase. High prices and a lack of easy-to-find charging stations are major sticking points, a new poll shows. About 4 in 10 U.S. adults say…
Japan’s Toyota shows ‘an engine born’ with green fuel despite global push for battery electric cars
TOKYO (AP) — “An engine reborn.” That’s how Japanese automaker Toyota introduced plans to cast a futuristic spin on the traditional internal combustion engine. During a three-hour presentation at a Tokyo hall Tuesday, the car manufacturer giant announced it would…
Tesla Fremont factory suffers another fire, investigation underway
An undisclosed number of fire fighters had responded to the fire, which broke out before 5:00 p.m., at the Tesla facility at 45500 Fremont Boulevard. The incident was described as a two-alarm, commercial structure fire in a two-story building. The…
Olive oil is how much now? Prices jump — again — amid shortage, bad weather – The Weather Network
“Sorry but [what] is going on with the price of olive oil??” a U.K. woman wrote on X, formerly Twitter, in April, alongside a grocery store photo showing prices ranging up to 13.85 pounds for a litre (about $22.39 Cdn)….
Tesla is sued over air pollution from factory operations in Fremont, California
While Tesla has long touted the climate benefits of driving EVs, its manufacturing practices have been decried by environmentalists for years. Tesla landed at 89 on the 2023 Toxic 100 Air Polluters list, an annual study by the Political Economy…
Small, well-built Chinese EV called the Seagull poses a big threat to the US auto industry
LIVONIA, Mich. (AP) — A tiny, low-priced electric car called the Seagull has American automakers and politicians trembling. The car, launched last year by Chinese automaker BYD, sells for around $12,000 in China, but drives well and is put together…