S. Korea’s passenger car exports up 30% in Q3
Oct 31, 2022 23:40 pm UTC| Economy Business Nature
South Koreas passenger car exports surged to $12.6 billion in value during the third quarter, up 30.1 percent from $9.7 billion a year earlier, helped by growing demand for eco-friendly vehicles. The number of cars...
S. Korea’s luxury hotels ditch disposable amenities to the dismay of guests
Oct 31, 2022 23:16 pm UTC| Economy Business Nature Life
South Koreas luxury hotels are replacing disposable amenities with dispensers to the disappointment of guests as the Ministry of Environment begins restricting them at accommodation facilities. Hotel Lotte introduced...
Honda unveils new jet with longer flight range and autolanding
Oct 31, 2022 23:08 pm UTC| Business Economy Life Nature
Honda will launch the HondaJet Elite II, featuring a flight range of 2,865 kilometers, 204 km longer than the existing models, and an automatic landing system. Priced at $6.95 million, the HondaJet Elite II has a bigger...
Renault-backed Beyonca EV venture targets Audi, BMW, Mercedes in China
Oct 31, 2022 22:28 pm UTC| Business Economy Nature
Beyonca plans to unveil its first production car in the first quarter of next year with deliveries from 2024 to take on the likes of Audi and BMW in China from next year with a new premium electric vehicle Founded by a...
Oct 31, 2022 08:38 am UTC| Nature
As the Victorian city of Echuca prepared for flooding this week, the council moved rapidly to build a temporary earthen levee as others sandbagged. This kept some homes dry, likely worsened flooding in others, and prompted...
Tesla begins clearing German forest of trees to expand electric car plant
Oct 30, 2022 23:00 pm UTC| Nature Economy Business
Tesla began clearing some 70 hectares of trees in a German forest to expand its electric-car factory near Berlin. The automaker is also working on an application to increase its storage and logistics capacity at its...
Jaguar, Land Rover EV drivers in UK get easy charging access
Oct 30, 2022 22:48 pm UTC| Economy Business Nature
Jaguar Land Rover has partnered with Plugsurfing to offer UK owners easy access to a network of over 300,000 charging points reaching across 27 countries and 700 separate charging point providers. More network operators...
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