Tag: Environment
Kam Ghaffarian sets his sights on the stars with space companies
Jeff Bezos wants to build permanent outposts on the moon and colonize space. Richard Branson wants to make spaceflight as commonplace as air travel. E [...]
Why Hawaii is becoming a leader in U.S. EV adoption
Customers admire a Tesla Model 3 electric vehicle at a Tesla store in Honolulu, Hawaii. Alex Tai | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesU.S. consum [...]
Denver-Boulder area benefits from burgeoning aerospace industry
These giant white structures called radomes at Buckley Space Force Base in Colorado house massive satellite dishes.CNBCThis story is part of CNBC's qu [...]
Sierra Space CEO talks IPO plans, satellite launch and Dream Chaser
A render of Sierra Space's Velocity satellite busCredit: Sierra SpaceAmid preparations for its spaceplane's maiden flight and an initial public offeri [...]
New off-road SUV will include a hybrid engine
2025 Toyota 4Runner TRD ProToyotaToyota Motor revealed a new 4Runner SUV for the first time in nearly 15 years — completing a recent redesign of the a [...]
Ford to delay all-electric SUV to focus on hybrid vehicles
Ford CEO Jim Farley at a battery lab for the automaker in suburban Detroit, announcing a new $3.5 billion electric vehicle battery plant in the state [...]
Toyota weighing electric, plug-in Tacoma and Tundra pickups
2024 Toyota Tacoma TrailhunterToyotaNEW YORK — Toyota Motor is evaluating an expansion of its U.S. truck lineup that could include all-electric or plu [...]
Hyundai may add hybrid production to $7.6 billion Georgia plant
Hyundai CEO Jae Hoon Chang (left) and José Muñoz, Hyundai president and global chief operating officer, attend the 2024 New York International Auto Sh [...]
Ford, GM, Stellantis to benefit from Biden emissions rules
President Joe Biden speaks at the United Auto Workers political convention at the Marriott Marquis in Washington, D.C., Jan. 24, 2024.Saul Loeb | AFP [...]
Audi reveals all-electric Q6 e-tron SUV, its first next-generation EV
The Audi SQ6 e-tron SUV.AudiAudi on Monday revealed its new all-electric Q6 e-tron SUV, the first production vehicle on its next-generation electric v [...]
SpaceX Starship rocket set for third test flight launch
[The livestream is slated to start at 8:52 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see the video player above.]SpaceX is set to attempt a third [...]
EV euphoria is dead. Automakers trumpet consumer choice in U.S.
Although consumer demand for EVs hasn't shown up in the way executives had expected, sales of the vehicles are still predicted to increase in the year [...]
Dodge Charger EV, gas-powered muscle car revealed
2024 Dodge Charger Daytona Scat Pack EVDodgeDETROIT — Dodge won't abandon its traditional, gearhead, high-octane Charger and Challenger owners with it [...]
Ford February sales jump 10.5%, led by gains in hybrids and EVs
A 2022 Ford Motor Co. Maverick compact pickup truck during the Washington Auto Show in Washington, D.C., on Friday, Jan. 21, 2022.Al Drago | Bloomberg [...]
NASA shuts down Maxar-led OSAM-1 satellite refueling project
A "grapple test" of the spacecraft's robotic servicing arm.NASANASA is shutting down a $2 billion project to test satellite refueling in space, it ann [...]