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Daily Archive: August 10, 2025
It’s Time To Divest From Plastic — Ceramics Are One Viable Alternative
Ceramics are one option to replace plastics. With small steps we can divest from plastic and renew our ecosystems.
CATL suspends lithium mine production for 3 months due to expired permit, report says
CATL is still in talks with government agencies to renew the permit but is prepared to extend the suspension for several months, Bloomberg reported.
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Honda, Late to the EV Party & Putting in Half-Hearted Efforts, Now Disappointed with Results
Honda has been one of the biggest laggards in the auto industry when it comes to full vehicle electrification. It took forever to bring a long-range electric vehicle to market, and then outsourced it — the Honda Prologue is really a GM vehicle underneath. Honda executives have made countless negative ... [continued]
Lyft & Apollo Go to Go After Europe
An Apollo Go robotaxi may have just fallen into a construction pit while in service in China, but the robotaxi business is still continuously expanding, including in Europe. Baidu (“China’s Google”) is the parent company of Apollo Go (“China’s Waymo”). It has done a pretty good job of expanding its ... [continued]
Robotaxi Falls Into Construction Pit, Tesla Dojo Done
We’ve got a couple of stories this week regarding robotaxis that might indicate a little bit of a pumping of the brakes on the robot revolution. Robotaxi Falls Into Construction Pit Social media was apparently ablaze this week in China after a robotaxi ended up in a construction pit. It ... [continued]
