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Compressed natural gas vehicles gain slow momentum in Nigeria
Nov 26, 2024 (AFP)
He is among the few Nigerians who were early adopters of the alternative fuel, which can still be hard to come by. Nevertheless, Omotosho believes the financial...
Powering future electric vehicles with smarter and safer battery technology
Nov 25, 2024 (SPX)
With the global push to reduce carbon emissions, the transition from fossil fuel-powered vehicles to EVs has become a major focus for governments and manufactur...
California vows to step in if Trump kills US EV tax credit
Nov 25, 2024 (AFP)
The president-elect has said repeatedly he would scrap what he called the "electric vehicle mandate" -- actually a $7,500 federal rebate for anyone who purchase...
Awaiting Trump, US auto execs further temper EV push
Nov 20, 2024 (AFP)
Donald Trump's transition officials have discussed killing a $7,500 tax credit for electric vehicles, according to US media. The EV tax credit was included in P...
China's Xiaomi posts sales bump as EV deliveries speed up
Nov 18, 2024 (AFP)
Xiaomi built its name on a wide range of affordable products including smartphones, tablets and home appliances, only expanding into the crowded EV field with i...
China expanding advanced EV charging stations to meet growing demand
Nov 12, 2024 (SPX)
In Taizhou, Jiangsu province, new charging stations are being strategically constructed alongside existing substations. This approach helps optimize power resou...
Bentley pushes back target of all-electric luxury cars to 2035
Nov 07, 2024 (AFP)
Four years after outlining its strategy of being fully electric by 2030, Bentley CEO Frank-Steffen Walliser said the company was "maintaining our aim of a decar...
BMW's profits plunge as China sales slump
Nov 06, 2024 (AFP)
The German luxury carmaker's net profit dropped 84 percent from July to September, and came in at 476 million euros ($512 million) -- even worse than analysts h...
Paris banishes through-traffic from city centre
Nov 05, 2024 (AFP)
Cars and other motorised vehicles including motorbikes are no longer able to go into the French capital's first, second, third and fourth districts -- or arrond...
Norway speeds ahead of EU in race for fossil-free roads
Nov 05, 2024 (AFP)
Electric cars make up 43 percent of all cars in Baerum, with resident Baard Gundersen making the switch in 2016. Now on his second fully electric car, the CEO o...
Paris to restrict traffic in centre: city hall
Oct 31, 2024 (AFP)
The city hall under Socialist Anne Hidalgo, who has for years led a drive to restrict traffic and encourage cycling in the car-clogged French capital, published...
Chinese EV giant BYD beats Tesla in quarterly revenue for first time
Oct 30, 2024 (AFP)
The EV and battery giant is a leading player in recent efforts by Chinese automotive firms to expand overseas -- plans that are increasingly threatened by thorn...
China says does not 'agree with or accept' extra EU tariffs on EVs
Oct 30, 2024 (AFP)
"China does not agree with or accept the ruling and has filed a complaint under the WTO dispute settlement mechanism," a spokesperson for Beijing's commerce min...
Volkswagen profit plunges on high costs, Chinese slump
Oct 30, 2024 (AFP)
Net profit fell to 1.58 billion euros ($1.7 billion) year-on-year, said the group, which is planning an unprecedented restructuring that could include thousands...
Presidential vote to test Michigan's appetite for EVs
Oct 30, 2024 (AFP)
While former president Donald Trump has cast the White House-backed EV transition as an existential hazard, Vice President Kamala Harris has touted major EV inv...
Germany urges compromise in EU-China EV row; Volkswagen profits plunges on China slump
Oct 30, 2024 (AFP)
Europe's biggest economy, whose flagship auto industry is mired in problems, is "appealing both to Brussels and Beijing to come to durable and constructive solu...
Indonesia bets on SE Asia's first battery plant to become EV hub
Oct 27, 2024 (AFP)
After being chosen by a joint venture of South Korea's Hyundai and LG for the $1.1 billion factory, Indonesia is now looking to boost investment to give it an e...
Waymo ramps up robotaxi push with $5.6 bn in funding
Oct 25, 2024 (AFP)
The investment round was led by Google-parent Alphabet, which spun the company off from a research unit and retains controlling interest, according to Waymo. Th...
Mercedes reports profit plunge on China woes
Oct 25, 2024 (AFP)
Net profit came in at 1.72 billion euros ($1.86 billion), down from 3.7 billion euros a year ago, while sales slipped almost seven percent to 34.5 billion euros...
'Significant gaps' remain between China, EU over EV duties
Oct 25, 2024 (AFP)
Brussels plans to slap extra duties of up to 35.3 percent on top of the current 10 percent on imports of Chinese-made electric vehicles, which are due to come i...
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