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BMW Group said its electric car sales in Europe increased 37.5% in the third quarter of 2026. The company also reported MINI sales growth of 6.8% and a 4.9% decline in global deliveries.
Techking described work with Boonray on tyre development for autonomous mining trucks. The effort matters because electric and autonomous trucks change torque delivery, operating cycles and vehicle use, which affects tyre requirements.
A new gold mining operation is taking shape in Kazakhstan’s Aktobe region, where the power solution is made up of new Cat G3500K series gas generator sets. The site is nearly 300 km from the nearest city and has no existing electrical infrastructure, according to the source.
Suzuki says its e Sky mini EV will go on sale in Japan in November. The model is intended to persuade gasoline mini-car drivers to switch to electric driving by emphasizing energy consumption.
Germany’s electric car subsidy has passed 100,000 approved household applications since opening for applications in mid-May. The approvals, worth more than 430 million euros, show strong demand for the programme.
International Mining reports a broader push by Chinese suppliers of electric and autonomous mining trucks to access overseas markets. The source title also identifies Breton in connection with that coverage.
Sandvik Mining says it wants battery-electric underground drilling to improve the drilling process itself, not only vehicle propulsion. The company says it has had at least one battery-electric development drill in its portfolio for a decade.
Boston is suing the Trump administration after the US Department of Transportation cancelled a $20 million federal infrastructure grant. The dispute matters because the funding had supported EV charging stations.
The US Energy Information Administration projects that renewables and battery storage will add about 82.7 GW of generating capacity in the next 12 months, while total fossil fuel and nuclear capacity is expected to decline by more than 1.4 GW.