GreenergyDaily
Feb. 4, 2024
1. Tesla is recalling nearly 2.2 million vehicles it sold in the US to fix some warning lights on the instrument panel that are smaller than required sizes, US safety regulators said Friday.
2. China's Great Wall Motors(GWM) recently signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Qatar car dealer Teyseer Motors. Great Wall Motors will display its SUV brand GWM Tank, Haval and other models. This cooperation marks that GWM has fully covered the markets of the six countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council.
3. Data released by Honda China shows 100,960 cars sold in China in January 2024, a YoY increase of 157.3%.
4. The U.S. Department of Commerce has recently announced the start of the second anti-dumping and countervailing sunset review investigation into crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells that are imported from China. The U.S. has already conducted multiple rounds of anti-dumping and anti-counterfeiting investigations into Chinese photovoltaic cells, and these investigations have lasted for nearly 13 years.
5. Surging US oil production has helped ExxonMobil and Chevron notch their second-biggest annual profits in a decade despite a slide in prices that tempered earnings from the records hit in 2022. Exxon posted a full-year net income of $36bn, down from $55.7bn the previous year, but otherwise its biggest profit since 2012. Chevron's net income of $21.4bn was down from $35.5bn the previous year, but otherwise its strongest since 2013.
6. In 2023, China's auto-related exports to BRI partner countries reached $117.1 billion, increasing 43.6% year-on-year and accounting for 55.9% of the country's total automobile exports. The General Administration of Customs said that 3.428 million vehicles were shipped to BRI partners in 2023, growing 62.8% year-on-year.
7. Elon Musk's use of illegal drugs was common knowledge among several current and former Tesla Inc. and SpaceX directors, the WSJ reported on Saturday. There was concern about the volume of Musk's illegal drug use and that he consumed drugs with some of his board members, the newspaper reported, citing people who have witnessed the drug use or were briefed on it. The board didn't hold investigations on the issue, nor did it document any concerns, the paper said.
8. China saw steady growth in outbound direct investment in 2023, totaling over 1.04 trillion yuan (about $146.27 billion), an increase of 5.7% from the previous year, according to the data from the Ministry of Commerce on Sunday.
9. The world's first four-seat hydrogen-powered aircraft prototype soared into the sky for its maiden flight. Its destination? A greener tomorrow! Join us in Shenyang, NE China, to find out why this is a big deal for the country's development in green aviation.
10. Top oil industry executives have hit out at US President Joe Biden's decision to pause approvals for new liquefied natural gas export terminals, with Shell's CEO warning it will "erode confidence" in an industry that has become a pillar of the global energy system. The European energy major, the biggest shipper of LNG after state-owned Qatar Energy, has bet heavily on demand for the gas, which it expects to continue to grow even if consumption of other fossil fuels starts to decline.
