Posts Tagged ‘Commodities’
Clean Energy Vehicles Face Barriers in China Auto Market: Video
April 23 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Stephen Engle reports on the Beijing Auto Show. As many as 89 vehicle models will make their worldwide debuts today at the show as the industry trade fair kicks off in the Chinese capital, according to an estimate by HIS Global Insight.
Automakers including General Motors Co. and Nissan Motor Co. plan to display a record 95 alternative energy-powered models at the show. While Chinas government has touted less-polluting cars as a way to improve air quality and cut reliance on imported oil, it has delayed a plan to introduce subsidies that may put the models within reach for buyers. (Source: Bloomberg)
Duration : 0:2:33
Suarez Says Ecuador’s Non-Oil GDP Growth Is Above 6%: Video
March 5 (Bloomberg) — Ecuador’s Minister of Production Nathalie Cely Suarez talks with Bloomberg’s Pimm Fox about the country’s economic model and growth.
Suarez also discusses Ecuador’s defaults on its sovereign debt, use of the U.S. dollar as its national currency, and tourism and renewable energy industries. (Source: Bloomberg)
Duration : 0:5:19
Kelly Says Xcel to Boost Spending for Renewable Energy: Video
Nov. 17 (Bloomberg) — Richard Kelly, chief executive officer of Xcel Energy Inc., talks with Bloomberg’s Lindsey Arent about the company’s plan to add $1 billion a year in spending for renewable energy.
Kelly, speaking in Washington, also discusses Xcel’s capital-spending plans and outlook for electricity-rate increases. Xcel is the biggest U.S. supplier of wind-generated power to retail customers. (Source: Bloomberg)
Duration : 0:3:19