The cost of the fuel, used in farm machinery, trucks and other heavy equipment, has surged because of the war in Iran and Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries.
Higher oil prices and limited supply will accelerate a turn toward cleaner technologies, especially in Asia and Europe.
It feels as if our political institutions have abandoned the climate, but the clean energy economy is still growing.
In the first tangible inroads Elon Musk has sought for years in India, Starlink passed a final regulatory hurdle and Tesla opened its first India store.
Elon Musk’s pursuit of business expansion in the country through Tesla and Starlink is coming at the same time that his X platform is waging a fight over free speech.
Bringing showrooms filled with high-end American-made electric vehicles to India would mark a symbolic victory for President Trump’s ally.
A surge in power use worldwide could make it harder for nations to slash emissions and keep global warming in check.
Elon Musk ha creado una constelación de jefes de Estado aliados —Javier Milei en Argentina, Narendra Modi en India— para impulsar sus políticas y expandir su imperio empresarial.
Mr. Musk has built a constellation of like-minded heads of state — including Argentina’s Javier Milei and India’s Narendra Modi — to push his own politics and expand his business empire.
Analysts expect first-quarter results to show a decline in profits, fueling worries that competitors will grab a bigger slice of slowing electric car sales.
The electric vehicle maker has announced price cuts and a Cybertruck recall ahead of Tuesday’s pivotal earnings report.
La economía china se beneficia del aumento de las ventas de productos manufacturados al exterior, que crea empleos. Pero el impacto podría sentirse en las fuerzas laborales de Europa y Asia.
Increasing overseas sales of manufactured goods are helping China’s economy and creating employment, but countries from Europe to South Asia may lose jobs.
The companies that make iPhones are bringing their factories to one corner of India, to graft them onto a network of manufacturers.
Two- and three-wheeled vehicles, used by billions of people, are moving away from fossil fuels to batteries faster than cars in countries that have made the energy transition a priority.
The country’s success with two- and three-wheeled vehicles that sell for as little as $1,000 could be a template for other developing countries.
To slow down climate change, new coal projects need to end. A global forecast this week shows demand rising sharply.

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