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ComfortDelGro secures $100 mil green loan from DBS for the greening of its UK bus fleet

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ST Engineering wins $175 million worth of contracts to upgrade bus fleet and systems

Captain sentenced to 4 years in prison after scuba dive boat fire that killed 34 people in California

EVs are getting smarter and cheaper in China

Ferrari appeals to traditional base with two new V12 cars

Driver jailed for killing man after speeding stop

I was Ryan Gosling's stunt double on 'The Fall Guy.' Filming car crashes was dizzying, but I broke a Guinness World Record.

Jail for Man Who 'Deliberately' Crashed at Speed Into Theatre

'Someone is going to get hurt,' says OPP officer minutes before fatal 401 crash

Train strikes: How May's industrial action at 16 rail companies affects you

Are Tesla Superchargers really open to other EVs in California? It's complicated

Trump’s electric car ‘bloodbath’ is here already, courtesy of China-owned Volvo

Beauty queen shot dead after octopus ceviche order led killers to restaurant

Andrew Garfield Walks Hand-In-Hand With Rumored Girlfriend Dr. Kate Tomas

Jimmy Fallon Totally Burns His Audience To Spare Anne Hathaway From Embarrassment

US hits China with sweeping sanctions over support for Russia’s war in Ukraine

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The trickle of companies leaving China is becoming a flood

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