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VW planning to re-lease its used EVs as strategy to keep hold of batteries
Volkswagen plans to crack an industry barrier and offer used-vehicle leases on its ID family of electric vehicles, including those in North America, as a strategy to keep control over their valuable batteries, VW executives told Automotive News Europe sister publication Automotive News.
read more... 07/09/2021
TotalEnergies to Build EV Charging Network in Antwerp
TotalEnergies SE TTE announced that it has received a contract from The City of Antwerp, Belgium to expand and further develop the latter’s public charging network for electric vehicles (EVs). Per the deal, TotalEnergies will use its expertise to expand the existing network of the city of Antwerp by installing new EV charge points by 2024, including high power charge.
read more... 03/09/2021
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Fortum calls for prompt decision on Swedish repository
A government decision on Sweden's final waste repository will be delayed by the launch of a public consultation on whether the application for the repository should be considered separately from that for an expansion of the existing Clab repository for low and intermediate-level waste, Finnish nuclear operator Fortum has said. A government decision, it warned, is needed before the end of this month in order to avoid future disruptions to electricity supply due to a lack of interim used fuel storage capacity.
read more... 19/08/2021
Daily (15.07.2021): EUAs gained 1% on Wednesday after the publication of the ETS reform proposals
Crude oil prices ended lower on Wednesday, following reports of weaker demand and prospects of increased black gold supply from OPEC+ members. Losses, however, were limited by a further drop in US crude reserves. Brent oil fell by 2.3% to $74.76 a barrel and WTI oil declined by 2.8% to $73.13 a barrel.
read more... 15/07/2021
Daily (22.06.2021): British near-term gas prices rallied at multi-year record highs on Monday amid outages in Norway, weak LNG send-outs
Crude oil futures soared on Monday amid inconclusive nuclear talks between world powers and Iran - which has elected a new hardline president - allaying prospects for a swift revival of the Islamic Republic’s crude exports. Hence, Brent crude increased by 1.9% to settle at $74.90 a barrel. Meanwhile, U.S. WTI crude surged by 2.8% to end at $73.66 a barrel.
read more... 22/06/2021