California

EXCLUSIVE California commission claims retailers violating plastic bag law

Big retailers are breaking California law and misleading consumers by selling plastic shopping bags bearing language and symbols that falsely…

4 years ago

EXCLUSIVE Foxconn India iPhone plant extends closure, workers’ hostels inspected

A Foxconn (2317.TW) iPhone factory in India at the centre of a mass food-poisoning incident will extend a week-long closure by an…

4 years ago

Factbox: From San Francisco to Munich, key players developing flying taxis

Electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft (eVTOL) maker Eve, part of Brazilian planemaker Embraer (EMBR3.SA), is planning to go public in…

4 years ago

EV startup Rivian to build $5 bln plant in Georgia, posts quarterly loss

Amazon-backed electric vehicle startup Rivian Automotive Inc (RIVN.O) on Thursday said it will build a $5 billion plant in Georgia, its second…

4 years ago

German chip chemical supplier to spend $1 bln in U.S., pairs with Palantir on supply chain data

A German supplier of chemicals and materials used in making semiconductors said on Tuesday that it is investing $1 billion…

4 years ago

EXCLUSIVE BNP hires advisers to explore $15 bln Bank of the West sale – sources

BNP Paribas (BNPP.PA) is working with advisers to assess a sale of its U.S. arm Bank of the West as…

4 years ago

Tesla crash victim lauded ‘full self-driving’ in videos on Tiktok

A Tesla car driver killed in a recent accident in California praised the automaker's "full self-driving" features, and posted videos…

5 years ago

Uber, Lyft want more public subsidies to meet California EV mandates

California clean-air regulators want nearly all trips on Uber and Lyft ride-hailing platforms to be in electric vehicles, mandating costly…

5 years ago

California program overestimates climate benefits of forest offsets -study

California's forest carbon offset program has generated tens of millions of credits that have questionable value in fighting climate change,…

5 years ago

Twelve U.S. states urge Biden to back phasing out gas-powered vehicle sales by 2035

WASHINGTON, April 21 (Reuters) - The governors of a dozen U.S. states including California, New York, Massachusetts and North Carolina…

5 years ago