AFTER MORE THAN a century peddling vehicles that pollute the atmosphere, General Motors is ending its relationship with gasoline and diesel. GM, the American automotive giant said Monday, it is working toward an all-electric, zero-emissions future. That starts with two new, fully electric models next year—then at least 18 more by 2023. The U.S. largest automaker
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E-bike makers from EU lodge complaint against Chinese imports
File photo: The Audi E-bike: uses “Harmonic Drive System” as the Blacktrail, a highly regarded German design developed by Clean Mobile. Clean Mobile builds custom bottom-bracket drive systems for exclusive high-end bikes made by innovative European companies. BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European producers of electronic bikes (e-bikes) have filed a complaint with the
Monarch Airlines goes bust, spoiling holiday plans for many Britons
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain’s Monarch Airlines collapsed on Monday, causing the cancellation of hundreds of thousands of holidays, after falling victim to intense competition for flights and a weaker pound. The failure of Monarch, the largest British airline to go bust, will affect nearly 900,000 passengers in total. It marooned more
European airlines failures play into hands of richer rivals
BERLIN (Reuters) - First Alitalia, then Air Berlin and now Monarch Airlines: Europe’s struggling carriers are falling like dominoes and the region’s biggest airlines are set to chalk up bigger profits. The collapse of airlines gives rivals a chance to snap up planes, prized airport slots and much-needed pilots. It takes
How UPS and FedEx plan to hire thousands of new workers to handle increased package volume around Xmas season
UPS said it expected to hire about 95,000 employees for the holiday season. The announcement marks the company's fourth straight year of seasonal hiring during the holidays. The seasonal employees would start in November and work through January, UPS said. FedEx is planning to bring on more than 50,000
Electric taxis on the way in Uk as Black cabs go green
Critical Shortage Of Pilots Forces US Air Force To Increase Pay
USAF Female F-15 Fighter Pilot Maj, Ashley Rolfe On Sunday, Air Force pilots are set to receive their first incentive pay increase since 1999. The initiative, designed to attract and retain pilots at a time when numbers are dwindling, allocates higher “flight pay” to aviators across the board and reduces the steps
Battle for Control of Uber Gets Machiavellian
Former Uber CEO Names Two Directors Without Consulting Board Kalanick asserts right to pick directors as questions swirl Company calls the appointments ‘a complete surprise’ Travis Kalanick. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg Former Uber Technologies Inc. Chief Executive Officer Travis Kalanick named two new directors without consulting the company’s new leader or other existing board members, ratcheting
Bombardier Dives on Blow to $6 Billion Bet-the-Company Jetliner
U.S. slaps Bombardier C Series with 220% tariffs after Boeing complaint Canadian company’s trains sidelined by Siemens-Alstom deal (Bloomberg) - Bombardier Inc. plunged the most in almost two years after the U.S. levied import duties on the Canadian company’s priciest jet, rattling some of Washington’s closest allies and aggravating a trade
