Boruch Taub, Ben Chafetz killed in plane crash in Westchester County
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Major Pittsburgh bridge connecting city neighborhoods shut down for at least 4 months
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Honda to start producing new hydrogen fuel cell system co-developed with GM
Japan's Honda Motor Co said it will start producing a new hydrogen fuel cell system jointly developed with General Motors Co this year and gradually step up sales this decade, in a bid to expand its hydrogen business. Honda will target annual sales of around 2,000 units of the new system in the middle of this decade, the company said on Thursday, aiming to boost that to 60,000 units per year in 2030. The Japanese carmaker is seeking to expand the use of its new system not only for its own fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs), but also commercial vehicles such as heavy trucks, as stationary power stations and in construction machinery.
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Billionaire Richard Branson calls the Boeing 747 a 'wonderful beast' after the last jumbo jet is delivered but says it was 'too expensive'
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Ford Mach-E Sales Fall 45%. The Reasons: High Prices, Incentive Confusion.
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Henry Ford Bought a Newspaper. It’s a Warning for Elon Musk.
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Jury finds Missouri man guilty of DUI manslaughter; judge orders 130-month prison term
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Tesla’s Price Cuts Worked in China
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Yet Another EV Startup Begins Laying Off Staff to Stay Afloat
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