Hints and tips:
Related Special Reports
...China’s top maker of laser cinema projectors is turning its beams on electric vehicles, as cut-throat competition among domestic carmakers creates demand for advanced displays and new kinds of in-car entertainment...
...Industry experts believe solid-state batteries, which avoid the liquid electrolyte used in today’s technology, could transform electric cars by enabling greater driving range....
...The shipping industry is turning to high-tech “wings” to speed up its path to decarbonisation. The wing, called FastRig, acts as a sail and could cut fuel consumption by up to 30 per cent....
...Though Indian tech start-ups are struggling to raise funding in a globally high interest rate environment, Zypp aims to draw $300mn, spread across two rounds over the next three years, to finance its expansion...
...Read our full range of US High School economics picks here....
...Nearly four years later, Japan’s second- and third-largest carmakers (behind Toyota) are planning to combine forces to develop electric cars in a bid to survive the coming wave of high-tech, low-cost models...
...Technology-related businesses represent nearly a third of the 2024 list, and our top-ranked company this year is Zypp Electric, an Indian electric-vehicle platform....
...In January, Tesla warned that flagging demand, high interest rates and intensifying competition would lead to slower sales growth rates this year....
...US stocks finished higher on Monday, with Big Tech names leading the S&P 500 to a record high close before several of them report quarterly earnings this week....
...products — such as solar panels, electric vehicles and lithium-ion batteries — being dumped on global markets at ultra-cheap prices....
...“Demand for data centres has always been there, but it’s never been like this,” said Pankaj Sharma, executive vice-president at Schneider Electric’s data centre division....
...The new business strategy comes after Nissan surprised investors by striking a partnership with its historic rival Honda to develop EVs in a bid to address the coming wave of high-tech, low-cost models from...
...The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite fell 0.5 per cent. Tesla shares fell 3.1 per cent, on track for their fifth loss in a row. The electric-car maker has fallen 14 per cent in April....
SGS expects to be able to cut vessels’ fuel consumption by up to 30 per cent with its wind-sail technology
...Elon Musk’s Tesla and Chinese rival BYD both reported sharp falls in electric car sales, adding to concerns of the slowing shift towards electric vehicles....
...The electric carmaker reports earnings on Tuesday after the market close. The benchmark S&P 500 rose 0.9 per cent. All sectors gained, led by strength in finance and tech groups....
...It has been pushing into the high-end smartphone market in recent years, but still has a long way to go to change its image as a budget player....
...Thousands of imported vehicles, many of them electric cars made in China, are clogging up European ports....
...“Investors previously focused on Tesla’s EV volume and cost advantage will potentially throw in the towel and eventually be replaced by AI/tech investors with longer time horizons.”...
...China’s flying taxi industry’s development comes as the country’s domestic electric vehicle technology is becoming globally dominant, and as fears rise in Europe and the US that low-cost, high-tech exports...
...Shares in Tesla performed the worst in the Magnificent Seven group of tech stocks, slipping 2.5 per cent after Morgan Stanley cut its price target and warned of waning demand for electric cars....
...The country’s vast supply of sleek, cheap and high-quality electric cars has made Citi analyst Jeff Chung less sanguine on the prospects for Xiaomi’s new offering, which closely resembles the Porsche Taycan...
...His reputation as an indefatigable tech maverick helped to make emission-free vehicles desirable, first for the Silicon Valley crowd then the world....
International Edition