International News (Page 148)

Not only are the allegations of racial discrimination and illegal fees leveled against Napleton Automotive Group, one of the largest auto retailers in the U.S., disturbing — especially in an industry that has chronic reputation problems among the general public — the resolution of the case is equally unsatisfying. Napleton, which “vehemently denied any wrongdoing,”…Continue Reading

For the world’s richest person, even procrastination apparently pays well.By waiting three weeks to publicly reveal his sizable ownership stake in Twitter, Tesla CEO Elon Musk earned as much as $156 million, legal and securities experts told The Washington Post.Investors are required to notify the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission within five days of surpassing…Continue Reading

TOKYO — Masashi Aihara, the manufacturing guru in charge of Mazda’s second effort to build cars in America, has no regrets about the company bailing on its first assembly plant in Michigan. Unlike the Flat Rock factory it once jointly operated with Ford, Mazda’s new factory in Huntsville, Ala., not only has a powerful, more…Continue Reading

SONOMA, Calif. — The redesigned 2022 Range Rover just now arriving at Jaguar Land Rover dealerships has many roles to fill.With the flagship XJ sedan gone from the Jaguar lineup and large luxury sedans being replaced by full-size SUVs, the softer-riding Range Rover may be the vehicle that keeps those old Jag customers from defecting.…Continue Reading

PHOENIX — A steady cadence of new advertisements during key events made March the best month for GMC Hummer EV reservations since the SUV version was unveiled a year ago. “Awareness is a big thing, and I think that is on our side,” said Duncan Aldred, global vice president of Buick-GMC. GMC during the NBA…Continue Reading

US researchers have proposed the use of hydraulically fractured oil and gas wells to store renewable energy via compressed natural gas, with the levelized cost of storage potentially coming in at $70/MWh and $270/MWh. They said wells could also be used to store other renewable gases such as carbon dioxide or hydrogen in the future.…Continue Reading

Researchers have developed a PV module with with an efficiency of 20.72%, based on tin oxide (SnO2) as an electron transport layer,  an organometal halide perovskite layer, organic halide salt phenethylammonium iodide (PEAI) as a passivation agent, and Spiro-OMeTAD as the hole transport layer (HTL). April 11, 2022 Emiliano BelliniThe module has an aperture area…Continue Reading

A group of international scientists has investigated the potential use of radiative cooling in PV systems, in a newly published review focusing on challenges and opportunities for the passive cooling technology. April 11, 2022 Emiliano Bellini“The incorporation of radiative cooling into solar panels is still in the research stage and will take some time to…Continue Reading

Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske (ERS), a utility in the Republic of Srpska – one of the two entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina – will introduce a net-metering scheme for residential PV before the end of this year. April 11, 2022 Emiliano BelliniImage: MoserB, wikimedia commonsERS said it expects around 50,000 prosumers to install residential PV systems…Continue Reading