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Nissan unveils UK battery gigafactory
AFP, Published on 01/07/2021
» SUNDERLAND, United Kingdom: Nissan launched plans Thursday for a vast battery gigafactory in northeastern England, where it will manufacture a new electric vehicle as companies and governments accelerate away from fossil-fuel cars.
Nissan announces UK battery gigafactory, new electric car
AFP, Published on 01/07/2021
» SUNDERLAND (UNITED KINGDOM) - Japanese auto giant Nissan on Thursday announced plans to build the UK's first car-battery "gigafactory", where it will build a new electric vehicle.
Saudi talks up strength after US cuts military assets
AFP, Published on 21/06/2021
» ABHA (SAUDI ARABIA) - A downsizing of US military assets in Saudi Arabia will not affect its defence capabilities, the Riyadh-led coalition said Sunday, after it intercepted the largest number of Yemeni rebel drones in a single day.
US cutting forces, missile batteries in Middle East
AFP, Published on 19/06/2021
» WASHINGTON - The Pentagon said Friday it was cutting the number of troops and air defense units deployed to the Middle East, confirming a Wall Street Journal report that eight Patriot batteries were being moved out from the region.
General Motors hits the gas on electric, autonomous push
AFP, Published on 17/06/2021
» NEW YORK: General Motors is hitting the accelerator on its drive towards electric autos, significantly boosting its near-term investments as it unveils new models and builds production capacity.
Biden has 'no illusions' on difficulty of N.Korea denuclearization
AFP, Published on 22/05/2021
» WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden acknowledged Friday there is no easy path to getting North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons but reaffirmed his "iron-clad" commitment to the US alliance with South Korea after talks with President Moon Jae-in.
Ford unveils its first all-electric pickup truck
AFP, Published on 20/05/2021
» DEARBORN (UNITED STATES) - Ford officially unveiled the all-electric version of its bestselling F-150 truck on Wednesday, in an eco-friendly reinvention of a flagship American car brand.
Longtime car fan Biden lives his electric dreams
AFP, Published on 19/05/2021
» DEARBORN (UNITED STATES) - Joe Biden, sporting aviator sunglasses, looked out from the driver's seat of Ford's new electric truck and delivered a presidential proclamation: "This sucker's quick."
Perseverance Mars rover generates oxygen on Mars
AFP, Published on 22/04/2021
» KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, United States: NASA's Perseverance rover keeps making history.
From lizards to water, eco-bumps snag Tesla Berlin plant
AFP, Published on 18/04/2021
» BERLIN - In the green forest outside Berlin, a David and Goliath-style battle is playing out between electric carmaker Tesla and environmental campaigners who want to stop its planned "gigafactory".