The true cost of mining electric car-battery metals

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Your average EV has six times more mineral content than a petrol- or diesel-powered vehicle. All those metals need to be dug, scraped, blasted, or leached out of the earth. There is massive demand for batteries as countries eye up ambitious zero-emissions targets. But what's the cost?

Captain Sully and the FAA are warning against plans to force pilots to retire later — as aviation safety comes into laser focus during the Boeing scandal

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Pilot Chesley 'Sully' Sullenberger looks right at home in the cockpit aboard US Airways flight 1050 to New York, it is his first flight since landing a commercial plane in the Hudson River.
Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger.

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Leaked Tesla pay data: How much Elon Musk's factory workers now make across the US after some got raises

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Tesla factory workers got a pay bump in January.
Tesla factory workers got a pay bump in January.

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Elon Musk's SpaceX was the satellite villain of the skies. It's taking a 'money hit' to try and fix the problem.

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SpaceX uses Falcon 9 rockets to transport batches of around 60 Starlink satellites at a time.
SpaceX uses Falcon 9 rockets to transport batches of around 60 Starlink satellites at a time.

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How Las Vegas airports are bracing for an influx of private jets for the Super Bowl

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A Hawker jet taxiing after landing at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas.
Hundreds of private jets are expected to fly to Las Vegas airports this weekend for the Super Bowl.

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Uber's CEO confirms 'the Taylor Swift effect' is very real

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US singer-songwriter Taylor Swift at the 81st annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills.
Uber's local teams prep ahead of Taylor Swift coming to down, said CEO Dara Khosrowshahi.

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A woman claims she was almost barred from a Delta flight because she wasn't wearing a bra: 'It was humiliation'

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In this photo, a Delta Air Lines logo is seen on a passenger plane.
In this photo, a Delta Air Lines logo is seen on a passenger plane.

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Tesla is reportedly asking managers to identify which roles are most important in a sign layoffs may be coming

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk and the Tesla factory in Fremont, California
Tesla CEO Elon Musk and the Tesla factory in Fremont, California

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Ford is not giving up on EVs — and has Elon Musk's 'affordable Tesla' in its sights

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The Explorer is one of Ford's electric offerings.

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I drove the hottest Chinese EV in Europe — and America is definitely missing out

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The 2024 MG MG4.

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