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Out-of-control truck crashes into Thailand store after driver faints

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Nearby business owners 'traumatized' by crash that killed 2, call for safety measures
Business owners near the site of a grisly crash that killed two pedestrians on Walker Road this week say more needs to be done to make the street safer.Police still haven't said what caused the crash. No charges have been laid. Windsor police said Wednesday that a 68-year-old woman and 63-year-old man were killed when they were hit by a car around 2 p.m. Monday near Walker and Niagara. Salem Berhane, owner of a nearby IncluSV Beauty Solutions, says she's still traumatized.She says she brought ov
South China Morning Post
China tests hauling dangerous EV battery cargo by rail to meet spiking demand
China has started transporting power lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles by domestic rail, paving the way for future exports through the China-Europe Railway Express. Tailored containers carrying power lithium-ion batteries from Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) and BYD - two of the world's largest power battery makers - started their first rail journey on Tuesday under a pilot programme, state news agency Xinhua reported. The plan is for the containers to be used by the China-Europ
CBC
Surveillance video catches moment stolen BMW slams into TTC bus
The moment a stolen BMW slammed into a TTC bus in North York early Monday was caught by a security camera from a nearby business.The footage, which was shared with CBC News, shows a white BMW X6 and a black SUV were speeding westbound on Wilson Avenue around 1:50 a.m., near Bathurst Street.The video shows the first SUV blow through the intersection on a red light, just seconds before the bus enters the roadway.All that can be seen of the second vehicle, the BMW, is a quick glint of headlights be
TechCrunch
Mitsubishi backs Ample's radical approach to charging EV batteries
Startup Ample is on a mission to convert commercial fleets into believers in the power of electric vehicle battery swapping technology. The company has spent the last three years piloting its electric vehicle battery swapping technology in San Francisco, Madrid, and Japan. Now, Ample is preparing to turn some of those pilot customers into commercial contracts in 2025.
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7 SUVs To Avoid Buying in 2025
As the car market continues to normalize after a turbulent four years of high prices and low inventory, SUVs are certain to be the overwhelming vehicle choice for drivers in the U.S. Although recent...
Reuters
Stellantis unveils technology to support flexible EV production, delays Ram electric pickup
DETROIT (Reuters) -Stellantis said on Tuesday it will deploy a new vehicle system that will support assembly of gasoline, hybrid and electric models, but in a sign of how turbulent the electric-vehicle transition is, the automaker also delayed production of Ram electric pickup trucks. "We are very focused on the execution of our plan, despite all the difficult challenges that the industry is facing," said CEO Carlos Tavares on a call with reporters. Tavares said the automaker is delaying production of its electric Ram pickups until the first half of 2025 from this year, citing the need to ensure quality.