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☆ Indonesia's Indika, Taiwan's Foxconn mull EV partnership with Thai firm
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Stefanno Sulaiman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

JAKARTA, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Coal miner PT Indika Energy (INDY.JK) and Taiwan-based Foxconn (2317.TW), which are partnering to make electric vehicles in Indonesia, are considering bringing in a Thai firm as a third partner, Indika's top executive told Reuters on Wednesday. Arsjad Rasjid, President Director of Indonesian miner Indika, declined to name the Thai company nor any target for the completion of the partnership due to ongoing negotiations, but said the three could invest in EV or EV battery production. In September, Indika and Foxconn launched a $2 billion joint venture to make EVs, batteries and energy storage in Indonesia. Foxconn, Apple's biggest iPhone maker, also has a $1 billion joint venture with Thai energy group PTT (PTT.BK) to produce battery EVs. Indika is one of the top coal miners in Indonesia, which is the world's biggest coal exporter.

☆ A Starbucks in Indianapolis is closing over safety concerns, puzzling local police and business owners who say the area is 'very safe'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Starbucks is closing a store in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana over safety concerns. Starbucks has closed more than a dozen other locations since July, citing safety concerns. But local police and business owners are puzzled by the announcement, telling Fox 59 that the area is safe. "We were not made aware of any type of safety concerns," Phil Burton, commander of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department's Downtown District, told the outlet. Starbucks said that employees at the Indianapolis store will be able to transfer to other stores nearby.

☆ How tech allows this paralyzed former racing driver to hit the track again
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-15 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

Imagine driving a car at 200 mph ... without using your hands or feet. Sam Schmidt does just that, using a modified McLaren 720S driven entirely with his head. The former Indy Racing League driver was paralyzed in 2000, after a practice lap crash, but can now go back on the track. Source: CNN

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