Saudi Arabia to sell 150k EVs by 2026

Plus: A big asteroid scheduled to pass relatively close to Earth will be a close call. Oct 26, 2022 [Blueprint]( Forget 2020 vision, Saudi Arabia has 2030 vision. Not extraordinarily good eyesight (sadly) but something equally as impressive …if they can pull it off. In line with the country’s “Vision 2030”, Saudi Arabia is [getting ready to export electric vehicles](. In fact, according to Abdullah al-Swaha, Saudi Arabia's minister of communications and information technology, the country will produce and export more than 150,000 electric vehicles by 2026. But before you get charged up about that, get (possibly even more) charged up about this. [This video]( shows the US Air Force’s first new stealth bomber in 34 years, the B-21 Raider. Good morning. I’m Alice, an Editor at IE. This is The Blueprint. Let’s dive in. 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