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Google autonomous car project teams with FiatChrysler
May 04, 2016 (AFP)
Google parent Alphabet on Tuesday announced that it has partnered with Fiat Chrysler in a major expansion of its fleet of self-driving vehicles. The Google auto...
Tesla accelerates to hit target of 500,000 cars yearly
May 04, 2016 (AFP)
Tesla is speeding the timeline for building half a million cars annually as it steps up production to meet growing demand for its electric vehicles. Hot demand ...
Tesla accelerates to hit target of making 500,000 cars
May 04, 2016 (AFP)
Tesla on Wednesday said it was speeding the timeline for building half a million cars as it steps up production to meet growing demand for its electic vehicles....
China's Baidu eyes driverless car production by 2020
Apr 29, 2016 (AFP)
Chinese search engine giant Baidu is planning to produce driverless cars by 2020, its chief executive said, as the company reported revenue climbed sharply in t...
New graphene-based film may keep your next laptop cool
Apr 29, 2016 (UPI)
As engineers squeeze electronics into smaller packages, it becomes increasingly hard to keep them cool. Enter functionalized graphene nanoflakes. "Essentially, ...
Volkswagen vows to overcome emissions-cheating crisis
Apr 28, 2016 (AFP)
Embattled German carmaker Volkswagen vowed Thursday to overcome its current crisis triggered by the engine-rigging scandal, insisting it would not allow itself ...
Cactus-inspired skin may provide boost to electric car industry
Apr 28, 2016 (UPI)
The fuel cells that power electric cars require a significant amount of water. Fuel cell membranes are hydrated with a radiator, water reservoir and a humidifie...
Germany to boost electric cars with 1 bn euro scheme
Apr 27, 2016 (AFP)
Germany will subsidise electric car purchases to give a jolt to sluggish growth in the sector and help meet national climate goals with zero-emission mobility, ...
'Pioneer' commuters go electric in polluted Mexico City
Apr 27, 2016 (AFP)
Martin Vazquez glides silently through the pandemonium of rush hour in Mexico City, drives his sky-blue scooter up to a charging station and plugs it in. When V...
Technology drive sees 'connected car' link-ups in China
Apr 27, 2016 (AFP)
China has the youngest premium car buyers in the world, and their tech-savvy demand for "connected cars" -- coupled with Communist regulations -- is driving int...
Lithium War Heats Up After Epic Launch Of Tesla Model 3
Apr 27, 2016 (SPX)
The unveiling of Tesla's Model 3 electric car was no less than the lifting of the final curtain on a game-changing energy revolution. And if we follow that revo...
Google, Uber in coalition to promote self-driving cars
Apr 26, 2016 (AFP)
Google and Uber are part of a coalition unveiled on Tuesday to push for a unified US legal code on self-driving cars as part of a broader lobbying drive to prom...
Chinese-made, US-bound: automakers eye exports
Apr 26, 2016 (AFP)
A gigantic robotic arm capable of lifting an entire chassis at a General Motors plant in Shanghai is the US automaker's secret weapon as it seeks to sell "Made ...
Survival of the hugest: Chinese consumers seek safety in SUVs
Apr 25, 2016 (AFP)
Chinese drivers are rushing to buy sport-utility vehicles in an "arms race" for safety on the country's hair-raising roads, analysts say, as SUV sales hit the g...
Global carmakers see rising competition in China
Apr 25, 2016 (AFP)
Global carmakers gathered in Beijing on Monday to show off their wares as competition intensifies and growth slows in the world's biggest auto market, with SUVs...
Exploding hoverboards on EU list of 'made in China' horrors
Apr 25, 2016 (AFP)
From exploding hoverboards to cancer-causing children's pyjamas, the EU on Monday warned of a tide of dangerous products for sale with most still coming from Ch...
Scandal-hit VW delays German recall after failing to get regulatory nod
Apr 25, 2016 (AFP)
Volkswagen said Monday it was postponing a recall of tens of thousands of vehicles to remove a device designed to cheat pollution tests, after failing to obtain...
China's Tesla BYD has electric dreams
Apr 24, 2016 (AFP)
In contrast to the usual pattern of technological advance, Chinese car firm BYD -- for Build Your Dreams -- has led the way in electric vehicles but now faces i...
China could electrify global rechargeable car market
Apr 24, 2016 (AFP)
Electric cars have their highest-profile prophet in US-based entrepreneur Elon Musk and their widest adoption in Norway, but China's vast auto market will decid...
Chinese firms accelerate in race toward driverless future
Apr 23, 2016 (AFP)
Chinese manufacturers and Internet giants are in hot pursuit of their US counterparts in the race to design driverless cars, but the route to market is still li...
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