Tesla gets court approval to clear forest for German Gigafactory
Tesla Inc got approval from a German court on Thursday to continue to cut down forest near the capital Berlin to build its first European car and battery factory, in Continue Reading
Tesla’s choice of cheaper lithium batteries hits cobalt miners
Shares in Chinese cobalt miners dropped on Wednesday following news that Tesla had chosen to produce its Model 3 electric car in the country with lower cost batteries that do Continue Reading
US Oil Export Story Has Really Just Started
All told, the US could become the largest crude oil exporter within five years. While U.S. crude oil production has soared 160 percent to 13 million b/d in the shale-era Continue Reading
Exclusive: Tesla in talks to use CATL’s cobalt-free batteries in China-made cars – sources
Tesla is in advanced stages of talks to use batteries from CATL ( 300750.SZ ) that contain no cobalt – one of the most expensive metals in electric vehicle (EV) Continue Reading
IEA: Oil Demand To Fall For First Time In A Decade
The IEA slashed its demand forecast for the first quarter of 2020, predicting that global oil consumption will contract for the first time in over a decade. In its first Continue Reading
Is This Technology The Secret Sauce For EVs?
Back in 2014, the Ford Motor Company mesmerized the world when it revealed it had 3D printed the engine cover for the all-new Ford Mustang , marking the earliest instances Continue Reading
Tesla ordered by German court to stop cutting down trees for Gigafactory
A German court on Sunday ordered Tesla Inc to stop clearing forest land near the capital Berlin to build its first European car and battery factory, a victory for local Continue Reading
Virus outbreak blamed for forecast fall in oil demand
The International Energy Agency expects demand for oil to fall in the first quarter as a result of the virus outbreak that emanated in China. Any fall would represent the Continue Reading
Asia’s Demand For Middle East Oil Plunges On Coronavirus Outbreak
The spot market for Middle East crude cargoes loading in April was virtually non-existent this week, as demand continues to be depressed due to the coronavirus outbreak while buyers are Continue Reading
IEA slashes 2020 oil demand forecast by 480,000 b/d on coronavirus impact
The International Energy Agency Thursday slashed its oil demand forecast for 2020 by almost 500,000 b/d and said demand will contract for the first time in a decade during the Continue Reading