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Dominant in the electric car sector, Chinese companies have been quietly consolidating their position in the lesser-watched trucking scene -- but foreign tariffs and a perceived quality gap could signal roadblocks ahead, experts warn. The domestic supply chain and low-price strategy that helped make China's EV car industry world-leading are being leveraged by established automakers and start-ups alike, aiming to similarly transform trucking. Electric trucks currently represent less than one percent of truck sales worldwide, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA) -- with China making up 70 percent of those sales in 2023. But the agency said it was "optimistic" policy and technology developments would see more widespread adoption in the next 10 years. "This industry, I believe, is ripe for disruption," Han Wen, the founder of start-up Windrose, told AFP on a factory floor as the company's first vehicles for delivery were assembled behind him. Fleets of electric heavy goods vehicles from China have been growing internationally, even as Western countries target the country's EV cars with heavy sanctions. Chinese companies like BYD and Beiqi Foton have shipped trucks to countries including Italy, Poland, Spain and Mexico, and have opened assembly plants around the world. "China's trucks are generally cost-competitive in emerging markets," Stephen Dyer, from consulting firm AlixPartners, told AFP. "For mature markets, performance and durability do not yet meet the needs of most customers, but that is changing." When it comes to emissions, "heavy-duty trucks are considered one of the more difficult to abate transport segments (after aviation and shipping)", IEA analyst Elizabeth Connelly told AFP. A major challenge is the trade-off between battery size and range. "The larger the battery, the longer the range. But the larger the battery, the heavier the truck... and the worse the fuel economy," Connelly said. Chinese manufacturers have been seen as producing lower quality products than foreign counterparts. "Historically, Chinese trucks tended to have a shorter useful lifecycle than European or Japanese trucks," AlixPartners' Dyer told AFP. While that perception is changing, China's flagship companies still lag rivals on factors like range and battery capacity. According to the Zero-Emission Technology Inventory, the median Chinese heavy duty truck range is 250 kilometers, compared with 322 km in the United States. BYD -- which in October beat Tesla in quarterly revenue for the first time -- says its 8TT model's range is 200 kilometers, compared with the 800 kilometers promised by Tesla's Semi truck. But Chinese manufacturers could close the gap quickly. Han's Windrose says its semi-trucks can go up to 670 kilometers on a single charge. Meanwhile, battery giant CATL has rolled out truck battery-swapping facilities -- where drained units can be immediately replaced, eliminating charging time altogether. China's existing EV ecosystem is a massive advantage. "We're very lucky to have the Chinese supply chain (for EVs)," said Han, noting Windrose was using an electric bus company's factory to build its trucks. "There's no doubt that China also will have an edge on the electrification of heavy-duty trucks." More unpredictable are the testy geopolitical waters the sector risks stalling in. This year has seen important trading partners including the European Union and the United States impose hefty tariffs on Chinese EV cars, saying Beijing's state aid to automakers undercut their own firms. China refutes this, but as its EV truck footprint grows globally, so could the risk of similar action being taken. "Governments in potential export markets want to protect their local industries," Sam Fiorani, at AutoForecast Solutions, told AFP. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has promised huge tariff hikes on Chinese imports once he takes office. "Since EV truck volume is smaller than passenger EVs, there is a chance that EV trucks would fall a little under the radar in normal times," AlixPartners' Dyer said. But "these are not 'normal times' anymore and anything Chinese is high profile in the US government currently", he added. Some companies have already taken steps that could mitigate this risk. BYD proudly touts its trucks as being "assembled by union workers in Lancaster, California", while it has announced plans to build a factory in Mexico, and has plants in Hungary and Romania. Windrose's Han told AFP the firm has consciously spread its operations across multiple countries, moving key headquarters to Belgium earlier this year. "We do embrace the fact that every major market would like its own domestic supply chain of EV," he told AFP. But he added: "You have to start in China. We then try to move the supply chain globally... But you have to start in China. There's no alternative."wild ace pizza and pub 。

The NBA got viewers for Christmas, even while going up against NFL games. The NBA's five-game Christmas lineup was the league's most-watched in five years, with the games averaging about 5.25 million viewers per game across ABC, ESPN and its platforms, the league said Thursday based on Nielsen's preliminary numbers. It's an 84% rise over the NBA's Christmas numbers from 2023. The Los Angeles Lakers’ 115-113 victory over the Golden State Warriors — a game pitting Olympic teammates LeBron James and Stephen Curry — averaged 7.76 million viewers and peaked with about 8.32 million viewers toward the end of the contest, the league said. Those numbers represent the most-watched NBA regular season game in five years. “I love the NFL,” James said in his televised postgame interview Wednesday night. “But Christmas is our day.” The NBA said all five Christmas games on its schedule — San Antonio at New York in Victor Wembanyama's holiday debut, Minnesota at Dallas, Philadelphia at Boston, Denver at Phoenix and Lakers-Warriors — saw year-over-year viewership increases. Wednesday's numbers pushed NBA viewership for the season across ESPN platforms to up 4% over last season. The league also saw more than 500 million video views on its social media platforms Wednesday, a new record. For the NBA, those are all good signs amid cries that NBA viewership is hurting. “Ratings are down a bit at beginning of the season. But cable television viewership is down double digits so far this year versus last year," NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said earlier this month. “You know, we’re almost at the inflection point where people are watching more programing on streaming than they are on traditional television. And it’s a reason why for our new television deals, which we enter into next year, every game is going to be available on a streaming service.” Part of that new package of television deals that the NBA is entering into next season also increases the number of regular season games broadcast on television from 15 to 75. AP NBA: https://www.apnews.com/hub/NBAStars arrive at the 2024 Royal Variety Performance after Queen pulls out

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Archaeology Don't miss out on the headlines from Archaeology. Followed categories will be added to My News. Nearly 2,000 bodies have been exhumed from a sports field at a Tasmania boarding school - with some buried six people deep - in what is believed to be Australia’s largest mass exhumation. Contractors working at the prestigious Hutchins School in Hobart – one of the oldest schools in Australia – discovered human graves buried underneath the hockey field while carrying out construction work in March. The site had previously formed part of the Queenborough Cemetery before the Hobart City Council took over ownership in the early 1900s. After nine months of evacuation, a total of 1,973 remains have now been exhumed, a notice published on the school’s website reads. 1,973 remains were exhumed at the site of Hutchins School in Hobart. Picture: Google Maps An archaeology team worked to identify 87 per cent of the deceased by piecing together information from Births Deaths and Marriage records, headstone transcripts, newspapers. incomplete burial registers and other evidence. However, the notice stated: “In many instances, it has not been possible to determine the separate identity of individuals within family plots.” The school has published a list of those identified on its website, with the deceased ranging from infants to 99 years old. Some remains are believed to date back to the 1800s. An archaeology team worked to identify 87 per cent of the remains. Picture: Nikki Davis-Jones Evacuation took place over the course of nine months. Picture: Nikki Davis-Jones Cemetery turned boarding school It’s believed up to 13,000 people were buried at the Queenborough Cemetery between 1873-1934, the ABC reports. Hobart City Council took over the site of the cemetery from a private company in 1917 before the school purchased the site in the 1960s as part of a deal which stipulated the council would fund the cost to exhume up to 1,900 bodies. Hutchins principal Rob McEwan said in a letter to parents earlier this year that the school had been aware that approximately 1900 exhumations had occurred at the site before 1961, The Mercury reports. “It has now become clear very few of the previous exhumations had occurred on the site of the current building works,” he said. Queenborough Memorial Reserve near the school site. Picture: Nikki Davis-Jones Historical archaeologist Brad Williams said the team were surprised to discover how many bodies were buried on the site. “I thought we could be dealing with a couple of hundred [people’s remains],” he told the ABC. “What we hadn’t expected was the amount of stacked burials that we found ... sometimes up to six people deep.” Hundreds of bodies are believed to still lie underneath the school, with archaeologists only exhuming about 15 per cent of the site of the cemetery. The school said the exhumed remains have been transferred into new coffins and will be reburied at the Cornelian Bay Cemetery in late January. A service will be held at a later time. Their identified names of the declasses will be included on new memorials at the Cornelian Bay and the Peel Street Memorial Reserve. More Coverage Ancient discovery answers big Bible question Jamie Seidel ‘Hidden in plain sight’: Pics reveal lost city Kate Schneider Originally published as Nearly 2000 bodies exhumed under Tasmanian school’s hockey field More related stories Archaeology Ancient discovery answers big Bible question A remarkable and “signficant” find from 1800 years ago has answered a huge question many of us have pondered about Jesus. Read more Archaeology New King Tut theory changes everything New evidence uncovered by archaeologists threatens to upturn everything we think we know about the famous boy-king Tutankhamun. Read moreMalema Launches the CIFM-88 Series DuraMassFlow PFA Coriolis Industrial Flow MeterEx-Colorado footballer Bloom dedicates time to fulfilling wishes for older adults

( MENAFN - Newsfile Corp) Road Town, British Virgin Islands--(Newsfile Corp. - December 15, 2024) - Ice Open Network (ION) is excited to announce the successful creation of its Genesis Block , officially beginning Phase One of its highly anticipated mainnet rollout. This milestone positions ION as a transformative force in the blockchain space, combining high scalability with a robust ecosystem to accelerate Web3 adoption. Ice Open Network Begins Mainnet Rollout with Genesis Block Creation To view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit: The creation of the Genesis Block allows community members to begin launching validators starting with November 18. Over 120 validators are expected to join in the coming weeks, reinforcing the network's security and scalability. Early validators will need 3 million ICE coins and the capability and resources to deploy a validator on a server to participate in securing the ION blockchain. Interested parties can reach out to ... for more information. "This launch is a historic moment for Ice Open Network and sets the foundation for a decentralized ecosystem that will scale to billions of users," said Alex Iulian , Founder and CEO of Ice Open Network. "With a vibrant user base of over 40 million and a growing list of projects launching their tokens on ION, we are building one of the most dynamic and scalable blockchain networks. The Genesis Block marks the beginning of a decentralized future powered by innovation and community." The rollout of ION's mainnet comes with significant advancements, including the activation of the ION Bridge once the network reaches 100 validators . This will enable seamless migration of ICE tokens from Binance Smart Chain (BSC) to the ION blockchain, ensuring a smooth transition for the community. Additionally, the integration with major exchanges will provide liquidity and accessibility, supporting the ecosystem's rapid growth. Alongside its blockchain infrastructure, ION's Startup Program contributes to its strength, bringing an active user base of over 40 million from various projects already integrated into the ecosystem. These projects, including token launches on ION, are expected to generate substantial activity, making this one of the most active blockchain ecosystems from day one. As part of its broader mission, ION offers a scalable Layer 1 blockchain capable of handling millions of transactions per second . Its innovative dApp framework , including a drag-and-drop builder, enables anyone, even without technical expertise, to create and deploy decentralized applications. This user-friendly approach is key to driving the transition from Web2 to Web3, making blockchain technology accessible to a global audience. The ION team also expressed gratitude to the community for their patience and support throughout the journey. "We are determined to overcome challenges and succeed together," the team shared in a statement. "Your commitment fuels our progress." For those looking to become validators or learn more about Ice Open Network, visit ice or contact ... . About Ice Open Network Ice Open Network (ION) is a high-performance Layer 1 blockchain designed for exceptional scalability and rapid transaction processing, capable of handling millions of transactions per second, positioning it among the fastest in the industry. Serving an ecosystem with over 40 million users , ION's mission is to facilitate the transition of billions of users from Web2 to Web3, creating a decentralized future that emphasizes privacy, data ownership, and user autonomy. At the core of ION is an innovative dApp framework featuring a no-code drag-and-drop builder, enabling anyone, regardless of technical expertise, to create and deploy decentralized applications effortlessly. By combining blockchain scalability with an accessible development framework, ION is driving Web3 adoption and empowering a broader range of users and developers. Contact Info: Name: Madison Hart Email: ... Organization: Ice Open Network Website: To view the source version of this press release, please visit SOURCE: Plentisoft MENAFN15122024004218003983ID1108995576 Legal Disclaimer: MENAFN provides the information “as is” without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the provider above.Understanding the science behind Hinton and Hopfield’s Nobel Prize in physics

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Report: Institutional neutrality favored at Carolina, Wake, DukeThe Jacksonville Jaguars placed quarterback Trevor Lawrence (concussion) on injured reserve Wednesday, likely ending his season after a vicious illegal hit in last week's loss to the Houston Texans. Lawrence, slammed in the head and neck by Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair after giving himself up, would be eligible to return Week 18. However, the 2-10 Jags are already eliminated from playoff contention. Mac Jones will start for the Jags this week against the Tennessee Titans. Al-Shaair, meanwhile, was suspended three games by the NFL on Tuesday. Lawrence, 25, has thrown for 2,045 yards, 11 touchdowns and seven interceptions in 10 starts this season. He also missed time with a left (non-throwing) shoulder injury. Lawrence was carrying the ball and went into a feet-first slide at Houston's 45-yard line during the second quarter of Sunday's game. Al-Shaair launched into him and delivered a forearm shot near the quarterback's head and shoulder. Multiple skirmishes erupted as Lawrence lay prone on the field. Al-Shaair was ejected, along with Jaguars cornerback Jarrian Jones. Lawrence immediately displayed the hand motion known as the fencing posture that is associated with traumatic brain injury. However, he was able to stand after being attended to briefly, and he sat up while being taken to the locker room on a cart. Al-Shaair took to social media Monday to apologize but the NFL was unmoved, announcing the three-game suspension on Tuesday. He is appealing. Al-Shaair, 27, is a repeat offender this season, having just been fined $11,255 for a late hit on Tennessee Titans running back Tony Pollard last week. He was also fined $11,817 for punching Chicago Bears running back Roschon Johnson in a Week 2 game. That came after a sideline skirmish that began after Al-Shaair hit Bears quarterback Caleb Williams late out of bounds but wasn't flagged. Lawrence has thrown for 13,815 yards, 69 TDs and 46 INTs since being selected No. 1 overall by the Jags in the 2021 draft out of Clemson. --Field Level MediaHamza Igamane put Rangers ahead early in the second half but Spurs battled back and Dejan Kulucevski netted an equaliser that earned his side a point from a thrilling game. Spurs almost got off to an explosive start when the ball was worked to Timo Werner in the box within the first 20 seconds but the German was thwarted and Jack Butland collected the resultant corner with ease. From there, Rangers were on top, with Ridvan Yilmaz and then Hamza Igamane having early shots at the Spurs goal. Former Celtic goalkeeper Fraser Forster had been given a loud reception from the Rangers fans when his name was read from the team sheets pre-match but he astonished the home fans ten minutes in with a fingertip save to deny a powerful shot from Nedim Bajrami that was destined for the top corner. Philippe Clement had been urging his players on from the first whistle and they continued to take the game to their more fancied opponents, with Vaclav Cerny next to threaten but choosing the wrong pass after breaking into space. The Czech winger forced a save from Forster soon after and Rangers were frustrated soon after when a low cross from Jefte was just out of Bajrami’s reach with the goal wide open to him. There was a blow for the Ibrox side just after the half hour mark though, when John Souttar went down with an apparent groin injury and he had to be replaced with Leon Balogun. Spurs had looked disjointed and wasteful but they weren’t without attacking threat and Butland had to be sharp to deny Brennan Johnson from close range, though the offside flag went up soon after. At half-time there was no doubt who the better team had been but the scoreline remained goalless. That changed just two minutes after the restart. James Tavernier carried the ball forward down the right flank and curled in a cross from deep. Hamza Igamane ran on to the ball and fired in a clinical shot low into the corner as Ibrox erupted. Dejan Kulusevski had replaced Werner at half time as Ange Postecoglou sought to get something from his side and the Swede set up Johnson but saw the forward fail to test Butland from 12 yards out. Mohamed Diomande was next to try his luck with an ambitious half-volley that went wide and the noise level at Ibrox went up another notch. Spurs made a triple change, bringing on Dominic Solanke, Pape Sarr and Lucas Bergvall for Rodrigo Bentancur, Yves Bissouma and Johnson. The visitors had another good chance soon after when James Maddison had a free-kick just outside the Rangers box but put his effort well over the bar. Rangers seemed unsure of whether to defend their lead or push for a killer second, while Spurs were putting their foot to the floor in pursuit of an equaliser. They got that with 15 minutes left to play. A swift passing move saw the side in white glide up the pitch and after an exchange of passes Kulusevski slotted a finish low past Butland to bring his side level and set up a thrilling finale. Tavernier was forced into a desperate block to deny Solanke as Spurs pushed on but there was plenty of space for the host to pour into when they took possession. Cyriel Dessers had come on to replace Igamane and he was given a golden opportunity with five minutes left. The striker slipped past Archie Gray and fired in his shot but Forster saved, forcing the ball wide when all of Ibrox thought it was destined for the back of the net. The Rangers striker had the ball in the net moments later, only to be flagged offside. Solanke had a last chance to make the headlines when Maddison picked him out in the last minute of regulation time but his weak header was collected by Butland and both sides had to reflect on missed opportunities as they were forced to settle for a point each. Get all the latest news from around the country Scan the QR code on your mobile device for all the latest news from around the country