Electric vehicles are increasing in numbers and popularity on the world’s roads, and automakers are stepping up their game to match. Manufacturers from Ford to Ferrari are innovating EVs in a market once cornered by Tesla. Impressively, in 2025, General Motors replaced Tesla as the number one EV seller in Canada, Electrek reported. GM’s EV…
A once-dominant Tesla has endured a rocky sales year in 2025, and new data out of Europe hints at a sustained slump, per Reuters. For years, Tesla functionally represented the entire EV market worldwide — while it never reached “generic trademark” status like Kleenex or Xerox, its name was nearly interchangeable with “electric vehicle.” As…
Fast-fashion retailer Shein is facing accusations from consumer groups in 21 countries that claim the company tricks shoppers into buying more clothes than they need, reported ConsumerAffairs. What’s happening? The European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) submitted an official complaint about Shein‘s online shopping tactics to the European Commission. The group’s report describes how the retailer uses…
A rideshare driver in Brazil is turning heads — and challenging expectations — after clocking almost 140,000 miles in his Chinese-made electric vehicle, according to a recent article in Inside EVs. The driver, who shared his story in a recent YouTube video, explains that he bought the car for just $12,000 in 2020. Four years…
The French Senate has passed a game-changing law that will target fast fashion brands. Advertisements from these kinds of retailers will no longer be allowed in France. “Senators in the upper house of parliament voted almost unanimously for a modified version of a bill passed by France’s lower house last year, which aims to reduce…
A new investigation is raising serious concerns about fast fashion giant Shein‘s ties to forced labor and human rights abuses, sparking renewed calls for accountability by the brand and the fashion industry, Leigh Day reported. What’s happening? An investigation by the campaign group Stop Uyghur Genocide uncovered an alleged link between fast-fashion retailer Shein and…
GEM, a Shenzhen-listed recycler of electronic and industrial waste, is eyeing Hong Kong for a second share listing in a bid to access international funding and accelerate its global expansion. “To support [its] global strategy, accelerate the development of overseas business, enhance its overseas financing capabilities and strengthen its international brand image and global competitiveness,…
(Bloomberg) — All it takes is one hacker and a batch of faulty solar panels to threaten the safety of Europe’s electric grid. Most Read from Bloomberg Vangelis Stykas, a cybersecurity consultant, said he figured out how to do it. Using a laptop and smartphone at his home in Thessaloniki, Greece, Stykas bypassed firewalls in…
China’s largest desert, and the world’s second-largest sand-shifting desert – is now surrounded by a green belt of various trees and shrubs, as well as a solar-based sand blocking technology. The encirclement of the Taklamakan Desert in China’s northwestern Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region – an area about the size of Germany – is meant to…