Tag: electric vehicles
US hikes tariffs on imports of Chinese solar wafers, polysilicon and tungsten products
BANGKOK -- The Biden administration plans to raise tariffs on solar wafers, polysilicon and some tungsten products from China to protect U.S. clean...
Takeaways from AP's report on child labor in Nigeria lithium mines
NASARAWA, Nigeria -- Growing demand for the lithium used in batteries for electric vehicles and energy storage has created a new frontier for...
In Nigeria's lithium boom, many mines are illegal and children do much of the work
NASARAWA, Nigeria -- Dressed in a faded pink dress, 6-year-old Juliet Samaniya squats under scorching skies to chip at a jagged white rock...
Japan's Nissan reshuffles management to fix its money-losing business
TOKYO -- Embattled Japanese automaker Nissan has tapped Jeremy Papin, who was overseeing its U.S. operations, as its chief operating officer in a...
Lucid Motors’ Gravity SUV nabs 450-mile EPA range estimate
The first Lucid Motors Gravity SUV just rolled off the company’s production line last week, and now it has an official EPA range...