** Heating and cooking with natural gas stoves is not associated with asthma in children or adults according to a major study published in The Lancet medical journal and funded by the World Health Organization (WHO). The study conducted an extensive meta-analysis and examined the health risks of cooking or heating with natural gas compared to other fuels and electricity, according to the American Gas Association.
** California regulators consider proposed rules requiring 50% of motorcycle sales to be electric or zero-emission by 2035.
** Polestar said on Monday that a proposed Biden administration rule to bar the use of Chinese vehicle hardware and software would “effectively prohibit” the automaker from selling vehicles in the United States, including cars made in the U.S.
** A court ruling that likely wiped out any recovery for shareholders of the bankrupt trucker Yellow Corp. contained an error that may require a key decision against the company to be reversed, a judge said on Monday.
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** The Mexican government on Monday raised concerns about the Biden administration’s proposal to prohibit key Chinese software and hardware in connected vehicles on American roads due to national security concerns.
** The coal mine in the eastern Ukraine town of Pokrovsk, a supplier of coking coal vital for the steel industry, is still operating despite the approach of Russian forces, an industry source said on Tuesday.
** Volkswagen is planning a “deeper-than-expected overhaul” of its manufacturing facilities to try and cut its costs around the world, reports Reuters. The overhaul will include shutting “at least” three factories in Germany, laying off thousands of staff and “permanently shrink” its remaining plants in Europe.
** South Korea’s Hyundai subsidiary Rotem has just unveiled its vision for the future of main battle tanks for the Republic of Korea (ROK), hydrogen-powered powertrains. The next version of ROK’s K-series battle tanks, the K3, will be powered by hydrogen fuel cells and feature other advanced tech to become one of the world’s most sophisticated tanks.
** India’s JSW Steel said on Tuesday it has signed a preliminary agreement with South Korea’s steel major POSCO to set up an integrated steel plant with an initial capacity of 5 million metric tons a year.
** China renewed warnings to the European Union that if the bloc conducts separate negotiations with electric vehicle companies while in talks with China, that would “shake mutual trust” and interfere with the overall negotiations, Chinese commerce ministry said on Monday.
