Image copyright Rueters Image caption Cranes work in the water at the Kitimat LNG site near Kitimat, in northwestern British Columbia A major liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Canada has received the go-ahead with a C$40bn ($31.9bn; £24.6bn) investment. The project is a joint venture between Royal Dutch Shell, Malaysia’s Petronas, PetroChina, Korea Gas …
PSA chief Carlos Tavares warns of “dramatic consequences” for its UK plants if there is no deal. Source by [author_name]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Prices for the Model 3 start below Tesla’s SUV and sports car, in a bid to attract a bigger pool of buyers Tesla has said it produced a record number of vehicles in the most recent quarter, beating back doubts about the firm’s ability to boost manufacturing. The electric carmaker …
Image copyright Getty Images The accuracy of mobile coverage claims by Vodafone and EE are to be investigated by the UK telecoms regulator. Ofcom said EE had overstated its 3G coverage in rural areas, while Vodafone had understated its 4G coverage. EE – which is owned by BT – apologised for any confusion it had …
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionPrimera Air collapse: ‘I was completely broke’ Passengers have been left stranded in airports around the world after the collapse of budget airline Primera Air. The airline started offering long-haul flights from UK airports earlier this year, including Stansted to the US. Flights to Washington and New …
Image copyright Amazon Online retailing giant Amazon is raising pay for hundreds of thousands of workers in the US and the UK. Amazon’s lowest paid US workers will receive $15 an hour. In the UK, pay will rise from £8.20 an hour in London to £10.50, while outside London the rate rises from £8 an …
Image copyright Getty Images The owner of Vauxhall has warned of “dramatic consequences” for its UK plants if there is a no-deal Brexit. Speaking to the BBC, Carlos Tavares said the carmaker’s “number one” request of Brexit talks was free trade. Mr Tavares is chief executive of PSA, which bought Vauxhall and Opel last year …
Image caption Gaza Sky Geeks is a tech hub set up by Google and NGO Mercy Corps, and backed by other big names in IT On his laptop keyboard, Farah Zaquot taps out a string of computer code. He opens another browser window to show off the mobile app he has been working on. “For …
A remote part of South Australia is home to the world’s largest lithium-ion battery. Source by [author_name]
Toyota Motor Europe’s chief Johan van Zyl tells the BBC leaving the EU without a Brexit deal would affect the firm’s investment decisions. The UK is on course to leave the European Union in March next year, but the two sides have yet to strike a deal. Mr van Zyl said if the firm is …