Author: Patrick Hillary

88% Of New Cars Sold In Norway Are EVs And PHEV
4. 1. 2023 No Responses

88% Of New Cars Sold In Norway Are EVs And PHEV

According to the Norwegian Road Federation (OFV), electric cars accounted for 79 percent of new passenger car registrations in 2022, and 87 percent when including plug-in hybrids. For some contrast in the United States, electric vehicles excluding hybrids accounted for just 2.6 percent of...
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JUUL Settles More Than 10,000 Lawsuits For $1.2 Billion
9. 12. 2022 No Responses

JUUL Settles More Than 10,000 Lawsuits For $1.2 Billion

Bloomberg just reported that e-cigarette maker Juul Labs has agreed to pay $1.2 billion to resolve about 10,000 lawsuits targeting the e-cigarette maker as a major cause of a US youth-vaping epidemic, according to people familiar with the matter. In...
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Removing defunct oil and gas rigs in the North Sea could cost UK taxpayers £24 Billion
25. 1. 2019 No Responses

Removing defunct oil and gas rigs in the North Sea could cost UK taxpayers £24 Billion

NAO report reveals cost of removing hundreds of North Sea wells, rigs and pipelines British taxpayers face a £24 Billion bill for tax relief awarded to oil and gas companies removing hundreds of North Sea wells, rigs and pipelines, the...
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