The global battery market for xEVs (BEVs, PHEVs and HEVs) has expanded at an unprecedented rate this year, breaking previous records and setting up new levels as automakers across the world have shifted their focus to electric vehicles.

Joe Biden, the president-elect of the United States, has long been known for his support for clean energy and climate plans, and those plans are expected to provide a big boost to electric vehicles (EVs) and renewable energy with his entry into the White House.

Almost 90 per cent of new electricity production in 2020 will be renewable, with gas and coal would account for merely 10 per cent, according to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA’s) latest report.

On Tuesday, Crude oil futures dropped during early Asian trading hours with investor ignoring signs of tension in the market focusing more on concerns and sudden declines in stocks on worries of approaching vote on Brexit or the likely exit of Britain from the European Union.

This week's rig count report from Baker Hughes shows the number of rigs drilling for oil and gas in the U. S. reached 414. That's a spike of six rigs compared to last week. It indicates some positive note from the oil and gas industry as price rises.

Smoke and haze from coal fired power plants drift to national parks and wilderness obscuring the visibility by up to sixty miles.