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Audi says will 'accept penalty' in China anti-monopoly probe

Aug 11, 2014 (AFP)

German luxury car brand Audi will accept punishment from Chinese authorities for breaching anti-monopoly laws in the world's largest auto market, it said Monday...

Shine a light: Chinese police crack down on headlight misuse

Aug 09, 2014 (AFP)

Using the age-old reasoning of making the punishment fit the crime, police in a sprawling Chinese metropolis are making drivers who inappropriately flash their ...

Tesla settles trademark row with China businessman

Aug 07, 2014 (AFP)

Electric carmaker Tesla on Thursday said it has resolved a dispute with a Chinese businessman over the use of its trademarks in the country "at no cost" to the ...

First Electric Vehicle Charging Station Opened For California's PCH

Aug 06, 2014 (SPX)

Sunspeed Enterprises is developing The Pacific Coast SunTrail Route, a first of its kind, strategic network of Electric Vehicle (EV) charging station hubs along...

China to punish Audi, Chrysler for 'monopoly' acts

Aug 06, 2014 (AFP)

China stepped up pressure on foreign carmakers in the world's biggest auto market Wednesday, pledging to punish German luxury brand Audi and Chrysler of the Uni...

China targets foreign auto sector with Mercedes probe

Aug 05, 2014 (AFP)

China's probes into foreign firms spread to the auto sector Tuesday as German car giant Daimler said it was assisting authorities after reports anti-monopoly in...

Panasonic, Tesla to build giant battery plant in US

Jul 31, 2014 (AFP)

Japanese electronics giant Panasonic and US electric vehicle maker Tesla Motors said Thursday they will jointly build and operate a huge lithium ion battery pla...

Tesla loss widens as it ramps up expansion plan

Jul 31, 2014 (AFP)

US electric automaker Tesla Motors reported Thursday a widening loss in the past quarter amid record revenues as it ramped up plans for a giant battery plant fo...

Britain to trial driverless cars from 2015

Jul 30, 2014 (AFP)

Driverless cars will be allowed on British roads from January 2015 as part of a pilot initiative in three cities, the government announced Wednesday. Cities nat...

US spy agency patents car seat for kids

Jul 30, 2014 (AFP)

Electronic eavesdropping is the National Security Agency's forte, but it seems it also has a special interest in children's car seats, Foreign Policy magazine r...

London mulls charge on diesel vehicles

Jul 29, 2014 (AFP)

London may introduce a charge on polluting diesel vehicles that enter the centre of the British capital, in a bid to meet EU rules, mayor Boris Johnson said on ...

Nissan quarterly profit soars on strong China demand

Jul 28, 2014 (AFP)

Nissan said Monday that its latest quarterly net profit soared 37 percent to $1.1 billion, as strong demand in China and other key overseas markets offset weake...

Ride-share service Lyft reaches deal with New York

Jul 25, 2014 (AFP)

Ride-share operator Lyft has struck a deal allowing its launch in New York City two weeks after a snag over safety and licensing forced a postponement. Lyft sai...

Using LED lighting to reduce streetlight glare

Jul 22, 2014 (SPX)

Long hours of nighttime driving can cause eyestrain because while our vision adapts to the surrounding darkness, the sudden stabs of brightness from streetlamps...

Cheap and easy software provides highly accurate real-time data on traffic

Jul 22, 2014 (SPX)

Researchers at the University of Granada have designed new software that provides real time data on traffic. It is a device that provides information on traffic...

Economic development not the only influence on personal car use

Jul 21, 2014 (SPX)

Although countries with high levels of economic development generally have more personal automobile travel than less-affluent nations, income is not the only fa...

Plus-sized parking spaces for Chinese women drivers

Jul 19, 2014 (AFP)

The parking spaces outside a Chinese shopping mall are distinctive: marked out in pink, signposted "Respectfully reserved for women", and around 30 centimetres ...

Really smart cars are ready to take the wheel

Jul 17, 2014 (AFP)

Why waste your time looking for a place to park when your car can do it for you? An idea that was pure science fiction only a few years ago is becoming reality ...

European car market recovers, Peugeot picks up speed

Jul 17, 2014 (AFP)

The number of new cars registered in Europe grew for the 10th consecutive month in June, according to industry data published Thursday, adding to evidence the e...

Musk donates $1 million for new Tesla museum

Jul 11, 2014 (AFP)

Tesla Motors founder Elon Musk has agreed to donate $1 million to help fund a new museum dedicated to inventor Nikolai Tesla. The organizer of a crowdfunding ca...