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Grid Operator Urges Ukrainians to Save Electricity as Temperatures Drop
Date: January 6, 2023
By Olena Harmash KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine’s power grid operator issued a new appeal to civilians to save electricity on Friday as temperatures fell and energy consumption rose, threatening new strains on a network devastated by Russian air strikes. Russian missile and drone attacks on energy infrastructure since October have caused widespread damage that has led...
Mercedes to Launch Vehicle-Charging Network, Starting in North America
Date: January 5, 2023
BERLIN (Reuters) – Mercedes-Benz is poised to invest billions of euros to build 10,000 fast-charging points in North America, Europe and China by 2030, the luxury carmaker said on Thursday. The carmaker will commence construction in North America this year, targeting 2,500 charging points at 400 locations across most U.S. states and Canada by 2027,...
Even in Crisis, Germany Extends Power Exports to Neighbours
Date: January 5, 2023
By Vera Eckert and Tom Sims FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Germany exported more electricity to its neighbours than it imported in 2022, even with an energy crisis at home, thanks to more more weather-driven renewable power and greater demand from France. While Switzerland and Austria were the main export destinations, in a notable shift Germany exported...
Chipmaker Infineon Ready to Spend Billions on Acquisitions – CEO
Date: December 29, 2022
MUNICH (Reuters) -Infineon is ready to spend several billion euros on the right takeover target as it searches for acquisitions to boost growth, Chief Executive Jochen Hanebeck said in an interview published on Wednesday. The German chip maker is constantly “on the lookout” for suitable companies, Hanebeck told Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ). “I see it...
India Makes Inroads Into Sri Lanka Under China’s Long Shadow
Date: December 27, 2022
By Uditha Jayasinghe and Devjyot Ghoshal COLOMBO/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – When Sri Lanka slid into its worst economic crisis in seven decades leading to deadly riots and alarming shortages of fuel, food and medicines earlier this year, its giant northern neighbour stepped into the breach. India provided about $4 billion in rapid assistance between January...
Battery Swapping Spurs Kenya’s Electric Motorbike Drive
Date: December 26, 2022
By Ayenat Mersie NAIROBI (Reuters) – Over recent months, sets of sturdy, brightly-branded battery swapping stations have cropped up around Kenya’s capital Nairobi, allowing electric motorcyclists to exchange their low battery for a fully-charged one. It is a sign of an electric motorcyle revolution starting to unfold in Kenya where combustion-engine motorbikes are a cheaper...