Brian Thevenot

2 days ago | yahoo.com | Brian Thevenot |Victoria Waldersee

By Brian Thevenot and Victoria WalderseeHONG KONG (Reuters) -As the sun set over Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour, well-dressed social media influencers swarmed a lineup of sleek electric vehicles from Chinese automaker Xpeng, among the buzziest brands in the world’s premier EV market.

1 month ago | gurutrade.com | Kalea Hall |Brian Thevenot |David Clarke

GM doubles share of U.S. EV sales to 12% in 2024 GM credits broad EV lineup for sales surge EV sales still only about 6% of overall deliveries Trump's plan to kill EV subsidies would test GM's EV momentum DETROIT, Feb 28 (Reuters) - General Motors has spent billions over decades trying to blaze an electric trail, releasing pioneering EVs and hybrids that ultimately failed to achieve mass-market sales before being scrapped. This time might be different.

Jan 10, 2025 | jp.reuters.com | Brian Thevenot |Chris Kirkham

［ニューオーリンズ ４日 ロイター］ - 米ルイジアナ州ニューオーリンズ中心部の繁華街で群衆に車が突入し、１４人の死者、数十人の負傷者を出した今月１日の事件。市当局はそれより何カ月も前に、今回用いられた車種に似た大型の「フォードＦ１５０」を使って、容疑者が今回の事件現場となったバーボン・ストリートに車両で突っ込むシミュレーションをしていた。 エンジニアたちの結論は、この種のピックアップトラックが観光客で混雑するこの通りに時速２０キロ－１１２キロで突入することは可能だ、としていた。だが、ロイターが閲覧した市の委託によるエンジニアリング分析と入札の文書によれば、市が新たに設置を進めている道路の防護設備は、時速１６キロでの衝突にしか耐えられない仕様だった。...

Jan 4, 2025 | perthnow.com.au | Brian Thevenot |Chris Kirkham

Months before the deadly New Orleans attack on New Year's Day, the city modelled scenarios for how an attacker could enter tourist hotspot Bourbon Street in a vehicle similar to the one used to kill 14 people and injure dozens more.

Jan 2, 2025 | brainerddispatch.com | Brian Thevenot

NEW ORLEANS — A U.S. Army veteran who drove a truck into a crowd of New Year's Day revelers had pledged allegiance to Islamic State, but acted alone in the attack that killed at least 14 people, the FBI said on Thursday. The suspect, who was shot dead at the scene after firing at police, has been identified as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old Texan who once served in Afghanistan. He drove from Houston to New Orleans on Dec.