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Commodities

The electric-car boom is so real even oil companies say it's coming

NEW YORK (April 26): Electric cars are coming fast -- and that’s not just the opinion of carmakers anymore. Total SA, one of the world’s biggest oil producers, is now saying EVs may constitute almost a third of new-car sales by the end of the next de

Global Markets

The cost of a Tesla is about to rocket in Hong Kong

HONG KONG (March 31): Calvin Zhang was getting tired of his Maserati. The Italian sports car spent too much time with the mechanic and guzzled too much gasoline.
Toyota Motor Co.; Image from Blomberg

Tech

Shell and Toyota partner on California fueling stations for hydrogen cars

MICHIGAN/TOKYO/CHICAGO (Feb 21): Royal Dutch Shell Plc will build seven fueling stations for hydrogen cars in California through a partnership with Toyota Motor Corp., laying down their latest bet on the demise of the internal-combustion engine.

Tesla reaches US$2.6 bil deal to buy SolarCity

NEW YORK (Aug 2): Electric car maker Tesla said on Monday it won agreement from SolarCity to acquire the solar power company for US$2.6 billion ($3.5 billion), confirming a deal that has been criticised on Wall Street.
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