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Romanians saddle up for bike Renaissance

Oct 11, 2013 (AFP)

When Cristina Dumitru started cycling to work in Bucharest, her friends thought she was crazy. "The poor man's transport" is how biking was long known in Romani...

Ford expands in Asia, sees sales over 1 mln this year

Oct 09, 2013 (AFP)

Ford is catching up to its competitors in key Asian markets and expects to sell more than one million vehicles there for the first time this year, a senior exec...

London black taxis turn white for Australia

Oct 08, 2013 (AFP)

The iconic black London cab is to hit the streets in Australia for the first time -- though the taxis have been painted white to cope with the Antipodean heat. ...

Rolls-Royce SUV will not compromise brand: CEO

Oct 08, 2013 (AFP)

Luxury car maker Rolls-Royce will not compromise its exclusive image if it builds a sports utility vehicle (SUV), its chief executive said Tuesday. Speaking to ...

US-made electric car tops new registrations in Norway

Oct 03, 2013 (AFP)

An electric car model has topped the list of new car registrations in Norway for the first time, a car industry group said Thursday. In the month of September t...

Hong Kong's handcarts keep the city on a roll

Oct 03, 2013 (AFP)

It's a simple contraption -- an iron frame, foldout handle and four rubber wheels -- but in Hong Kong the old-fashioned handcart is what keeps the city rolling....

China, the global auto industry's best hope

Sep 28, 2013 (AFP)

At a time when Indian, Russian and Brazilian car markets are stumbling, China remains the major growth engine for the global automotive industry, analysts say. ...

Australia researchers unveil 'attention-powered' car

Sep 25, 2013 (AFP)

Australian road safety researchers on Wednesday unveiled a pioneering "attention-powered car" which uses a headset to monitor brain activity and slow accelerati...

New steering tech for heavy equipment saves fuel, ups efficiency

Sep 25, 2013 (SPX)

Researchers at Purdue University have shown how to reduce fuel consumption while improving the efficiency of hydraulic steering systems in heavy construction eq...

Innovative Auto Steering Device Could Save Lives

Sep 24, 2013 (SPX)

It can take up to two and a half turns to steer a modern vehicle. While turning, the driver must release the wheel in the necessary hand-over-hand movement, whi...

AllCell's Self-Cooling 48V Micro-Hybrid Battery Solves Hot Parking Lot Problem

Sep 22, 2013 (SPX)

AllCell Automotive has released an innovative 48 volt micro-hybrid battery that can keep itself cool in a car parked in the sun on a hot summer day, solving a v...

California's low-carbon fuel standard to stay

Sep 20, 2013 (UPI)

A U.S. appeals court upheld California's low-carbon fuel standard requiring a 10 percent reduction in carbon emissions by 2020 to fight global warming. The low-...

Bicycle built by Dutch students sets speed record of 83.13 mph

Sep 17, 2013 (UPI)

A bicycle designed and built by Dutch students set a world record in Nevada as its rider pedaled the streamlined bike to a top speed of 83.13 mph. The high-tech...

Swiss engineers create hybrid car engine said capable of 117 mpg

Sep 16, 2013 (UPI)

Swiss scientists say they've developed a hybrid natural gas/diesel engine that emits less than half the CO2 compared to a regular internal combustion engine. Ba...

The new allure of electric cars: Blazing-fast speeds

Sep 16, 2013 (SPX)

Already noted for saving gasoline and having zero emissions, electric cars have quietly taken on an unlikely new dimension -- the ability to reach blazing speed...

McLaren roars into China luxury auto market

Sep 12, 2013 (AFP)

Britain's McLaren opened its first car dealership in mainland China on Thursday, hoping to sell the country's wealthy elite its Formula One-inspired vehicles fo...

Tough traffic ban frustrates Baghdadis

Sep 12, 2013 (AFP)

Moves to bar half of Baghdad's cars from the roads have left residents frustrated, with many doubtful that the rules will achieve the aim of curbing car bombs. ...

France's Renault teams up with electric car pioneer

Sep 12, 2013 (AFP)

French automaker Renault and the Bollore family group that runs a succesful pay-as-you go electric car network in Paris, are teaming up to develop technology. I...

BMW accused of spying on Paris electric car scheme

Sep 10, 2013 (AFP)

The group that runs Paris car-sharing scheme Autolib' said Tuesday it had filed a criminal complaint accusing German carmaker BMW of using spies to gather infor...

China auto sales perk up in August: group

Sep 10, 2013 (AFP)

China's auto sales returned to double-digit growth in August, despite the summer being a traditionally slow period, an industry group said Tuesday. Sales rose 1...