Electric vehicles (EVs) are not entirely environmentally pure, according to a report by Rob Carrick, a financial columnist with The Globe and Mail. There are numerous factors that need to be taken into account before making a judgment on the green credentials of an owner, he said. Firstly, the way in which the power was generated to charge the EV must be considered. Secondly, the manufacturing process of a vehicle that has been wholly produced abroad carries an environmental cost. Finally, an EV owner must take into account the fact that he or she is driving another vehicle on roads, which adds to congestion and pollution.
Daihatsu has identified misconduct in its crash tests for a hybrid SUV model sold in Japan. The Rocky small SUV, which is also sold under the name Raize by parent company Toyota, has had shipments and sales suspended. Daihatsu has not yet decided on whether to conduct a recall. The crisis follows similar bad news in Europe, the US and elsewhere, which forced Japan's transport ministry to toughen scrutiny of car makers introducing new models. Earlier this year, Nissan, Subaru and Mazda were censured for improper testing.
A man granted clemency by former US President Barack Obama has been arrested for attempted murder. Alton D Mills had been sentenced to life imprisonment following multiple drug charges but he was one of 95 individuals whose sentences were commuted by Obama. Mills was arrested for firing multiple shots at a vehicle driving behind him on an Illinois highway 30 miles south of Chicago. The backseat passenger in the vehicle was hit by the gunfire and taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries. Mills has been charged with three counts of attempted murder and is being held in Cook County Jail in Chicago with no bond.
A woman has been arrested on charges of second-degree murder in relation to the death of her boyfriend who was killed after being hit by a car following a domestic dispute., Casa Grande Police said. Billy Stephens, 59, was found lying near a roadway with significant trauma and was taken to a Phoenix hospital but later died from his injuries. Shelly Shears, 51, had stayed at the scene until her arrest, the police added. The case will be forwarded to county attorney's office for review.
Police allege man cut own throat after stealing, crashing two cars north of Montreal
The Toronto Star
23-05-21 15:45
The Quebec police watchdog is investigating the death of a man who slit his own throat as police confronted him. The man had allegedly stolen and crashed two cars in less than half an hour before injuring himself with a knife at his workplace. He then fled, driving a stolen car off the road before stealing another car and doing the same near Ste-Julienne. Police reportedly tried to get him to put down the knife before he moved it to his throat. The man was taken to hospital but was pronounced dead.
Ford has signed supply agreements with top lithium producers Albemarle and SQM, along with three smaller developers, as it seeks to shrink what it sees as a $7bn cost gap with rivals. The companies will provide Ford with the silvery-white metal needed for electric vehicle (EV) batteries. Other auto manufacturers have sought to secure their own supplies of lithium and other EV metals, including General Motors, which has made a $650m investment in miner Lithium Americas and a $200m payment to Livent to lock in metal supplies.
