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☆ Tourists are rushing to see glaciers before they disappear, but trips are turning deadly
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Laura Paddison | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The three people who lost their lives in Alaska are just a few of those who have died on trips to see the world’s fast-disappearing glaciers. But there’s also another motivation increasingly present — the desire to see the glaciers before they disappear. In Alaska, Sheldon used to be able to find a good area for ice climbing for the whole summer. Many are convinced danger is manageable, he told CNN, but “if you’re honest about it, that might often be a rather naive understanding.”As well the safety issues glaciers pose tourists, tourists are also a huge risk to the glaciers themselves. As the glaciers shift, so too will glacier tourism, something that’s starkly clear to Sheldon.

Persons: Zach Sheldon, Sheldon, Byron, Colin D ., there’s, It’s, Jackie Dawson, ”, Hrafn Sigurjonsson, Sven, Erik Arndt, Arterra, Dawson, Matthias Huss, Huss, “, Passo Sella, Emmanuele, Stefan Gössling, ” Gössling, what’s Organizations: CNN, Alaska Guide Company, Austrian, University of Ottawa, Association of, Association of Iceland Mountain Guides, Companies, Worthington, ETH Zürich, Linnaeus University Locations: Alaska, Valdez Lake, Portage, Chugach, Forest , Alaska, Association of Iceland, American, Iceland, An American, Valdez, Italy, Swiss, Passo, Val Gardena, Sweden, New York, Anchorage

☆ Satellite images show the difficult mission to save a stricken oil tanker in the Red Sea
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewSatellite imagery obtained by Business Insider captures the difficult mission to rescue an oil tanker stranded in the Red Sea nearly a month after the Iran-backed Houthi rebels first attacked the vessel. Operation Aspides stated that it would continue to monitor the situation while "private stakeholders" finish the salvage mission. Satellite images captured by Maxar Technologies this past weekend show the salvage mission underway. Related storiesRear Adm. Vasileios Gryparis, the operational commander of Aspides, told BI earlier this month that a successful salvage mission required meeting safety, technical, environmental, and weather considerations. AdvertisementThe Houthis have struck a number of vessels with missiles and drones since the Iran-backed rebels started attacking merchant shipping lanes in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden last fall.

Persons: —, Aspides, BlackSky, Valdez, Vasileios Gryparis Organizations: Service, Business Insider, Business, Maxar Technologies, Technologies, European Locations: Iran, Red, Iraq, Greece, Gulf, Aden, Yemen

☆ Why this Starbucks exec is proud to be Hispanic
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWhy this Starbucks exec is proud to be HispanicThe Seattle-based coffee giant's Chief Supply & Customer Solutions Officer, Arthur Valdez, says he's using his seat at the table to mentor others in the Hispanic community.

Persons: Arthur Valdez Locations: Seattle

☆ A.I. Drones Are the Future of War. We Are Not Ready for It. - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Raj M. Shah | Christopher Kirchhoff | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The First Matabele War, fought between 1893 and 1894, foretold the future. The brutal era of trench warfare the Maxim gun ushered in only became fully apparent in World War I. Like other unmanned vehicles that aim for a high level of autonomy, these Russian drones don’t rely on large language models or similar A.I. Hezbollah’s alleged use of explosive-laden drones has displaced at least 60,000 Israelis south of the Lebanon border. And in the attacks of Oct. 7, Hamas used quadcopter drones — which probably used some A.I.

Organizations: British South Africa Company, Ukrainian, Exxon, Hamas Locations: British, U.S, Russian, Lebanon, Gaza, Israel, Palestinian

☆ The $100,000 electric truck market is here. A guide to pickups from Tesla, GM, Rivian and Ford
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-07 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

There are currently a handful of electric trucks for purchase in the U.S. market: the Tesla Cybertruck, Ford F-150 Lightning, Rivian R1T and General Motors' GMC Hummer EV, GMC Sierra Denali and Chevrolet Silverado. The GMC Hummer and Rivian also have SUV versions, which feature similar functions as their pickup counterparts but in different forms. The SUV version is smaller and more manageable to drive than the pickup truck version. When the F-150 Lightning hit the market, it was the first "mainstream" electric truck. An electric Ford F-150 next to a Tesla Cybertruck in front of Ford's world headquarters on Aug. 27, 2024 in Dearborn, Mich. Michael Wayland / CNBC

Persons: Michael Wayland, CNBC DETROIT – Tesla, Stephanie Brinley, it's, Stephanie Valdez Streaty, Tesla, Ford, Rivian R1T, Rivian, Kelley, Sierra EVs Organizations: GMC, Denali, Tesla, Ford, CNBC DETROIT, Motors, Rivian Automotive, P Global Mobility, Cox Automotive, General Motors, GMC Hummer EV, GMC Sierra Denali, Chevrolet Silverado, Motor Intelligence, Renaissance Center, CNBC, GM, U.S . Environmental Protection Agency, Cruise, Silverado, GMC Sierra GM's, DC, Chevrolet, Sierra Locations: U.S, Detroit, Dearborn, Mich

☆ 'It’s mayhem and craziness': Californians react to Gavin Newsom’s order to remove homeless encampments
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Elleiana Green | Elleiana Green Is A Digital Politics Intern With Nbc News | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

Gavin Newsom’s recent executive order requiring state agencies to remove homeless encampments on public property, leaving the homeless community caught in the middle and uncertain where they will go. Now it’s time for locals to do their job.”But members of the homeless community say they have nowhere to go. “It’s absolute mayhem and craziness,” said Jeni Shurley, a member of the homeless community in Los Angeles. San Francisco has about 8,000 homeless people — the second most in the state behind Los Angeles, with about 75,000. Barger added that the city was working to maintain the trust of the homeless community while working to dismantle the camps.

Persons: Gavin Newsom’s, Newsom, “, ” Newsom, We’ve, ”, Jeni Shurley, Shurley, that’s, “ I’ve, ” Laura Valdez, Tara Gallegos, Newsom’s, Mayor London Breed, Kathryn Barger, Barger, Darrell Steinberg, Steinberg, they’re, ” Steinberg Organizations: Gov, Department of Housing, Urban Development, Democrat, Supreme, D.C, Public, Institute of California, San Francisco’s Mission, NBC News, Mayor London, Los Angeles County, Supervisors, Republican, NBC, Sacramento Locations: California, New, —, Los Angeles, Oregon , Colorado , Louisiana , Missouri, Washington, San Francisco’s, San Francisco, Los, Sacramento

☆ Almost half of child-free Americans under 50 don't think they'll ever have kids. Most of them say they just don't want to.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( John Towfighi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Fifty-seven percent of those Americans younger than 50 without children said the major reason they won't have any kids is that they just don't want to. Pew looked at Americans ages 50 and older who don't have children and Americans between 18 and 49 who don't have children and say it's unlikely they will. Meanwhile, 36% of Americans under 50 and without kids said they can't afford to have children. Related storiesAmericans under the age of 50 without kids were nearly four times more likely than Americans over the age of 50 without kids to cite environmental concerns as a major reason not to have children. Americans without kids say they have more time for their careersMany Americans without kids told Pew that the decision lets them focus more on their careers, save money, and have time to engage in social life.

Persons: —, Pew, Nicole Valdez, DINKWAD Organizations: Service, Pew Research, Business, CDC Locations: jtowfighi@businessinsider.com

☆ Tesla's cars are starting to look pretty basic — and that's a problem
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

But people looking for a flashy new design in Tesla's more traditional car lineup are stuck waiting for now. The Model S and Model X used to be the ultimate status symbol. In 2020, TikTok star Addison Rae made headlines when she was spotted in her bright pink Tesla Model X. And the design of the Model S and Model X hasn't been meaningfully updated since 2021. "If you start announcing some great thing, it affects our near-term sales," Musk said on Tuesday.

Persons: —, Tesla, Addison Rae, Brian Moody, Elon Musk, Tesla's, Edmunds, Ivan Drury, that's, Moody, Musk, Osborne, Stephanie Valdez, Valdez, Streaty Organizations: Service, Business, Cox Automotive, Streaty, Cox Automotive Industry, EV

☆ I'm an Arizona native. I always see first-timers make these 8 mistakes at the Grand Canyon.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Kris Ann Valdez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

But we knew there had to be more to visiting the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon West features the world-famous Skywalk, a glass walkway on a canyon's edge. Another way to access the South Rim is via The Grand Canyon Railway, which begins in Williams, Arizona. Visitors forget to enjoy the sweeping views from multiple vantage pointsOnce you're in Grand Canyon Village, board a complimentary shuttle. Even so, we still carry a paper map with us when we go to the Grand Canyon.

Persons: —, we've, it's, KrissAnn Valdez, Moran, Theodore Roosevelt, Albert Einstein, Oprah Winfrey, Anthony Baylor, we'd Organizations: Service, Business, Railway, Myers, Norwegian Villa, National Park Service, Park Service Locations: Arizona, North, Grandview Point, Williams , Arizona, Canyon, Mohave, —, Swiss, Norwegian

☆ Fisker files for bankruptcy protection in wave of EV startups, moment of déjà vu for its founder
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Henrik Fisker stands with the Fisker Ocean electric vehicle after its unveiling at the Manhattan Beach Pier ahead of the Los Angeles Auto Show and AutoMobilityLA in Manhattan Beach, California. The new filing comes after the Fisker company failed to secure an investment from a big automaker to keep afloat. The automaker, unlike most of its peers, contracted a third-party manufacturer to build the Fisker Ocean crossover. Déjà vuFor Henrik Fisker, a renowned automotive designer credited with designing the BMW Z8 and Aston Martin DB9, it's déjà vu. His first namesake company – Fisker Automotive – filed for bankruptcy protection in 2013, shortly after he left the company.

Persons: Henrik Fisker, Patrick T, Fallon, Fisker, Nikola, Faraday, It's, Henrik Fisker's, Tesla, Sam Abuelsamid, Magna, Abuelsamid, Geeta Gupta, Gupta, Stephanie Valdez Streaty, Aston Martin, – Organizations: Manhattan, Los Angeles Auto, AFP, Getty, Lordstown Motors, Guidehouse, Software, U.S, Canadian, Apple, Adobe, SAP America, Manpower, Systems, CNBC, Cox Automotive, Fisker, Inc, BMW Z8, Aston, Aston Martin DB9, China's Wanxiang Locations: Manhattan Beach , California, EVs, U.S, North America, Europe

☆ When Is a Tiny House Too Small to Be a Home?
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( Ronda Kaysen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

For two years, James Valdez lived in his S.U.V., so it was a relief when he moved into Branford Village, a community of tiny homes, in Los Angeles. And then the flood came. During the first flood in August 2023, the water rose to the steering wheel of his S.U.V. Six months later in February, when water rushed through the complex again, residents were evacuated out of knee-high water to emergency shelters. “You learn to live with it,” said Mr. Valdez, 58, whose 2016 GMC Arcadia somehow survived ruin.

Persons: James Valdez, ”, Valdez Locations: Branford Village, Los Angeles, Arcadia

☆ A mom transformed a Philadelphia parking lot into Cinderella's castle, giving her daughter the most extravagant prom celebration of the year
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( Amanda Krause | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

It was Treva Harris, Azar's mother, who hosted the prom party of the year. "I'm kind of in awe about how much attention this has gotten," Treva told Business Insider. I thought it was baby blue," Treva told BI. "And the best part is that Azar didn't know what she was walking out to. "We have requests for prom send-offs up to 2028, and I'm like, 'You guys don't even know what date the prom is yet!'"

Persons: —, Azar Harris didn't, Azar, Treva Harris, Azar's, Treva, Gen Z, Azar Harris, Ray Valdez Treva, Muhammad, Muhammad's, Ray Valdez, Azar didn't, we're Organizations: Service, Philadelphia, Business, Teen Vogue Locations: Philadelphia

☆ Ryan Garcia: Boxer was three pounds overweight for major fight. It went ahead and he shocked the world
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Jonny Velasquez | Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Ahead of the fight, Garcia missed the weight limit for the bout, which ended his chances of competing for a world title on April 20. “In the ring, I’m gonna beat your a**,” Garcia posted on Instagram ahead of the fight. I bet you hoped it was some kind of mental health issues.”Many speculated that Ryan was going through a mental health crisis, including boxing promoter Eddie Hearn. Garcia hasn’t shied away from talking about his struggles with mental health. During the press conference for the fight, Haney asked Garcia to pay him $500,000 per pound if he missed weight.

Persons: jabbed, Ryan Garcia, Canelo, Óscar Valdez, Lord Jesus Christ, of Kings, Lord of Lords, ” Garcia, Garcia, Andrea Celina, Haney, It’s, reestablishes Garcia, “, Devin Haney, ”, I’m, Cris Esqueda, Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, Tyson Fury, Deontay Wilder, Ryan, Eddie Hearn, Ryan Garcia implode, ” Hearn, Garcia hasn’t shied, Luke Campbell, you’re, Emmanuel Tagoe, ‘, he’s, Youtuber, Jake Paul, Garcia’s, Garcia pounced, Saturday’s, Gervonta Davis Organizations: CNN, WBC, Barclays Center, Truman, Boxing Social, Breakfast, ” CNN, New York State Athletic Commission, ESPN Locations: Brooklyn , New York, San Antonio , Texas, New York State

☆ People online took less than 24 hours to find a man accused of ghosting his pregnant wife. The law seems to be on their side.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewIt's been a big week for internet sleuths, who took less than 24 hours to find a man who apparently ghosted his family. On April 7, an X post went viral, containing screenshots of a Facebook post by a woman named Ashley McGuire. McGuire determined that Withers was "unreachable," but it took less than a day for the internet to uncover where he had been. AdvertisementIn a follow-up post, McGuire said she wished Withers no "ill will." Andrew Zashin, a professor of law at Case Western Reserve University and co-managing partner of Zashin Law, where he practices family law, told BI there are distinctions between the stories of Murrey and Withers.

Persons: —, Ashley McGuire, McGuire, Charles Withers, Withers, I'm, TMZ Withers, Caleb, Katya Varbanova, Varbanova, Stewart Lucas Murrey, Gregory Keosian, Vanessa Valdez, Andrew Zashin, Murrey, Zashin, That's Organizations: Service, Business, Facebook, Los Angeles Superior, Case Western Reserve University, Zashin Locations: Dallas , Texas, New York City, Illinois, Chicago

☆ What’s wrong with Tesla?
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-07 | by ( Peter Valdes-Dapena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

EV sales growth has been slowing for a while but in the last two quarters, EV sales didn’t increase much at all, according to estimates from Cox Automotive. “Looking at the data, the big [EV] slowdown is shaping up to be a Tesla slowdown,” said Valdez Streaty. Last year, Tesla sales were up 38% compared to 2022, but investors had expected more. While that’s much less than the roughly 80% of EV sales Tesla accounted for in 2019, according to Edmunds.com, it’s still a majority. But, if you leave out Tesla, sales of other electric vehicles, as a group, were up 33%.

Persons: Tesla, Elon Musk, Stephanie Valdez Streaty, Ford, ”, Valdez, It’s, Teslas, it’s, ” Valdez Streaty, Musk, tirades, Søren Holm, ” Tesla, ” Holm, Holm, “, Chris Isidore Organizations: CNN, Cox Automotive, Audi, BMW, Mercedes, EV, Tesla, Ford, Hyundai, Twitter, Reuters, Caliber, Covid Locations: United States, Edmunds.com, Teslas, Denmark

☆ Would-be Tesla buyers snub company as Musk's reputation dips
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-01 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Vehicles for sale at a Tesla store in Vallejo, California, US, on Thursday, March 2, 2023. While Tesla continued to post strong sales growth last year, helped by aggressive price cuts, the electric-vehicle maker is expected to report weak quarterly sales as early as Tuesday. Caliber cited strong associations between Tesla's reputation and that of Musk for the scores. Tesla sales are projected to increase by 3%. "The EV slowdown is shaping up to be a Tesla slowdown," Cox analyst Stephanie Valdez Streaty said during a conference call Thursday.

Persons: Elon Musk, Tesla, Musk, Shahar Silbershatz, Tim Calkins, Cox, Stephanie Valdez Streaty, —, Musk's Organizations: Tesla, Reuters, Mercedes, BMW, Audi, Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, Wall Street, Cox Automotive, Teslas Locations: Vallejo , California, United States, U.S, California

The weeklong Koyukon Athabascan burial ceremony in September was traditional in all ways but one: McCormick died in 1931. The 2,500-mile (4,000 km) journey ended at Morningside Hospital. For more than 15 years, volunteers in Fairbanks and in Portland have been working to identify the people who were committed to the hospital. Most records at the private hospital were lost in a 1968 fire, and territorial officials didn’t document those who were committed. McCormick died within weeks from a post-surgery infection.

Persons: — Lucy Pitka, McCormick, “, ”, Lucy, Wally Carlo, Karen Perdue, Niesje Steinkruger, Meg Green, Ellen Ganley, Robin Renfroe, Eric Cordingley, Ganley, Perdue, Gilford Kriska, Kriska, Henry Waldo Coe, Steinkruger, Cordingley, “ I’m, Baby Louise Haven, Lucy McCormick’s, —, Fairbanks, Helen Callahan, Carlo, Grandma Lucy, they’re Organizations: Morningside Hospital, Interior, National Archives, Alaska Natives, Morningside Locations: ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Fairbanks, Portland , Oregon, Valdez, Portland, Morningside, Oregon, College Park , Maryland, Nulato, Juneau, www.findagrave.com, Rampart

☆ After Woman Loses Feet in Subway Shoving, Her Boyfriend Is Charged
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-10 | by ( Chelsia Rose Marcius | More About Chelsia Rose Marcius | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A woman was struck by a subway train in Manhattan and had both feet amputated after her boyfriend shoved her onto the tracks during a dispute, the police said. The man, Christian Valdez, 35, was charged with attempted murder and felony assault for pushing the 29-year-old woman at the Fulton Street station, where she was struck by a southbound No. Officers responding to a 911 call just before 10:30 a.m. found the woman on the tracks, conscious and responsive. The woman, whom the police have not named, was taken to Bellevue Hospital, where her feet were amputated, according to the police and a law enforcement official. Mr. Valdez had previously served time in prison for slashing a woman and her child.

Persons: Christian Valdez, Valdez, Kathy Hochul Organizations: Fulton, Bellevue Hospital, Gov, Democrat, National Guard, Metropolitan Transportation Authority Locations: Manhattan, Bellevue, New

☆ No, electric vehicle sales aren’t dropping. Here’s what’s really going on
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-25 | by ( Peter Valdes-Dapena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

(BNEF’s figures include plug-in hybrids, but the large majority are fully electric vehicles.) High pricesMost electric vehicles currently on sale in America are on the more expensive side of the automotive market. Power, referring to the Kia EV9 and Cadillac Lyriq electric vehicles. Besides raw numbers, the EV chargers that are currently available tend to rate low with consumers in terms of reliability, according to J.D.. Power surveys. Public chargers are more important to people who can afford neither an expensive vehicle nor a house with private parking.

Persons: CNN — Tesla, ”, Tyson Jominy, Kia, Corey Cantor, Jim Farley, Farley, Jominy, Tesla, Carlos Tavares, Valdez Streaty, “, “ We’re Organizations: CNN, Ford, Cox Automotive, Bloomberg New Energy Finance, Kia, J.D, ” Ford, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, US Department of Energy, DOE, EV, BMW, GM, Honda, Hyundai, Benz, Stellantis, Dodge, Leasing Locations: United States, America, California, Canada, New York

☆ I've lived in Alaska for over 20 years. Here are 11 of the biggest mistakes I see first-time visitors make.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Amy Newman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

It's one-fifth of the size of the lower 48 — the contiguous United States — and larger than California, Montana, and Texas combined. So unless you're planning an extended stay, focus on exploring a single region. If you want to see southeast Alaska and the Inside Passage, book a cruise or use a combination of planes and ferries to travel between cities. If you want to visit Denali National Park, then make Fairbanks — about a two-hour drive away from the entrance — your home base to explore the interior. And expect to mostly travel by plane if you want to go to Kodiak or Valdez and check out the Arctic.

Organizations: Fairbanks Locations: Mount, Alaska, United States, California , Montana, Texas, Kenai, Anchorage, Kodiak, Valdez

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — With China sitting out the first two diving events, other nations got a chance to shine on Day 1 of the World Aquatics Championships. Australia's Alysha Koloi won the women's 1-meter springboard, while the British squad led by Olympic gold medalist Tom Daley claimed gold in the mixed team. At last year's world championships in Fukuoka, China won 12 of 13 events and captured 19 medals in all. Daley, who won a gold medal in the 10-meter synchro at the Tokyo Olympics, claimed his first international title since taking a year-long break from the sport. The other members of the Australian bronze medal team were Li Shixin, Maddison Keeney and Nikita Hains.

Persons: Australia's Alysha Koloi, Tom Daley, Grace Reid, Egypt's Maha Amer, Amer, Daley, Scarlett Mew Jensen, Daniel Goodfellow, Andrea Spendolini Sirieix, Gabriela Agundez Garcia, Randal Willars Valdez, Jahir Ocampo Marroquin, Aranza Vazquez Montano, Cassiel Rousseau, Rousseau, Li Shixin, Maddison Keeney, Nikita Hains, ___ Organizations: China, British, Olympic, Tokyo, Paris Games Locations: DOHA, Qatar, China, Doha, Paris, Fukuoka, Cairo, U.S, Arkansas, Florida, Australia

☆ Hybrid Cars Enjoy a Renaissance as All-Electric Sales Slow
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Lawrence Ulrich | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

As Teslas and other electric vehicles dazzled car buyers with futuristic technology and dreams of a gasoline-free future, hybrid cars began to seem like yesterday’s news. Now, a slowdown in the growth of electric car sales has led General Motors, Ford Motor and Volkswagen to walk back ambitious targets for those vehicles. “Consumers want the same experience they’ve had” with a combustion engine car, said Stephanie Valdez Streaty, director of industry insights for Cox Automotive. But hybrid sales rose even faster, up 65 percent to more than 1.2 million, lifting their market share to 8 percent from 5.5 percent, according to Edmunds. Throw in plug-in hybrids, and nearly one in 10 new cars pairs a gasoline engine with electric motors to save fuel and boost performance.

Persons: they’re, they’ve, Stephanie Valdez Streaty, Price, Cox, Edmunds Organizations: Toyota Prius, Motors, Ford Motor, Volkswagen, Cox Automotive

☆ 2023 was the auto industry's year of EV investment, but consumers still prefer hybrids
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Hybrid vehicle market share has picked up pace in 2023 despite all the investment pouring into EVs. From October 2022 to October of this year, total vehicle market share for hybrids grew from 6.5% to 11.4%, according to data from Edmunds. Over the same time period, EV market share growth was more sluggish, expanding from 6% to 7.5%. Toyota 's 2024 Prius, often called the "gold standard" in hybrid vehicles, was named MotorTrend's car of the year. The uptick in hybrid sales won't likely spell doom and gloom for the EV market over the long-term.

Persons: Stephanie Valdez Streaty, Valdez Streaty, Edmunds, Goldman Sachs, Tesla, Mark Delaney, David Christ, Honda, Michelle Krebs, Sienna, Krebbs, Ford, Dan Levy, Levy, EVs, headwinds, BEV, Tom Narayan Organizations: Cox Automotive, Ford, General Motors, Wall, Toyota, ICE, EV, Toyota Motor's, Wall Street, Los Angeles Auto, FactSet, Tesla, Barclays, GM, Biden, U.S, BMO Capital Locations: Edmunds, U.S

☆ 3 reasons why electric cars will soon get a lot cheaper
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-23 | by ( Tom Carter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Some automakers are slowing down EV production, saying electric vehicles are too expensive. Auto execs have pointed to high prices as a big reason why demand for electric cars has slumped this year. AdvertisementHere's three reasons why electric cars are getting more affordable. Cheaper battery packsBy far the most expensive part of any EV is the battery, and spiking battery prices have hit automakers hard. "You have to get to a certain scale to really start to make money on electric cars and for the costs to go down," Valdez Streaty said.

Persons: —, Kelley, Tesla, Goldman Sachs, EVs, David Browne, Patrick T, Fallon, Browne, Matthias Preindl, Stephanie Valdez Streaty, it's, Valdez Streaty, Elon, you've Organizations: Service, Ford, General Motors, EV, Atlas Public, EVs, Bloomberg, Department of Energy, Smart, Toyota, Manufacturers, ICE, Columbia University, Smith, Cox, Chicago Tribune, Getty Locations: China, Germany, Los Angeles

☆ NBA roundup: Grizzlies stun Blazers, break into win column
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The 0-6 run was the Grizzlies' worst start since they dropped their first 13 games of the 2002-03 season. Jerami Grant scored 27 points for the Trail Blazers, who had a three-game winning streak halted. Malcolm Brogdon registered 18 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds and Shaedon Sharpe added 18 points and eight rebounds. Washington and Gordon Hayward each poured in 20 points and Mark Williams provided 19 points and 10 rebounds for Charlotte. Zach Collins had 21 points and 11 rebounds, while Victor Wembanyama racked up 20 points, nine rebounds and a career-high five blocked shots.

Persons: Desmond Bane, Shaedon Sharpe, Jaime Valdez, Jaren Jackson Jr, Jerami Grant, Malcolm Brogdon, Luka Doncic, Grant Williams, Kyrie Irving, Dereck Lively, LaMelo, Gordon Hayward, Mark Williams, Brandon Miller, Scottie Barnes, Barnes, Dennis Schroder, Jakob Poeltl, Gary Trent Jr, Keldon, Antonio, Zach Collins, Victor Wembanyama, Malaki Branham, Doug McDermott, Kevin Durant, Durant, Eric Gordon, Monty Williams, Phoenix, Cade Cunningham, Marcus Sasser, Donovan Mitchell, Stephen Curry, Evan Mobley, Mitchell, Darius Garland, hadn't, Curry, Draymond Green Organizations: Memphis Grizzlies, Portland Trail Blazers, Moda Center, USA, Memphis, Grizzlies, Trail Blazers, Blazers, Mavericks, Hornets, Luka, Dallas, Charlotte, The Mavericks, Raptors, Spurs, Toronto, San, Suns, Pistons, Phoenix, Detroit, Cavaliers, Warriors, Cleveland, Oklahoma City, Thomson Locations: Portland , Oregon, USA, P.J . Washington, San Antonio

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