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Poll: Would You Want to Work a Shorter Week?

Cars That Think

Iceland ran a pilot between 2015 and 2019, and this year it said the program was an overwhelming success, the BBC reported. Other countries that are trying out a shortened workweek include Australia, Japan, Scotland, and Spain, according to World Population Review.

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Definitive tariffs on BEVs made in China approved in EU vote

Baua Electric

For the European automotive sector to be competitive in the global electric vehicle race, a comprehensive industrial strategy is crucial, as highlighted in the Draghi report ,’ ACEA said. For example, Chery, the manufacturer behind the Omoda and Jaecoo, is expected to produce models in Spain by the end of the year.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

Green Car Congress

ºF) above pre-industrial levels to avoid the most catastrophic effects of climate change, and that global GHG emissions would have to peak around 2020 and then sharply decline by 50% to 85% by the year 2050. AR4 also affirmed that warming would have to be held to no more than 2 ºC to 2.4 ºF) increase. Earlier post.)

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