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Hong Kong launches electric bus in drive against pollution

Sep 09, 2013 (AFP)

Hong Kong's first battery-powered public bus took to the streets Monday as part of a drive against the city's choking pollution. Chief executive Leung Chun-ying...

Main carmakers seen on track for EU's 2015 CO2 target

Sep 09, 2013 (AFP)

The world's main carmakers are generally on target for meeting the EU's carbon emissions target for 2015 but some are lagging in the race to meet its goal for 2...

Privacy fears stoked by license plate readers

Sep 08, 2013 (AFP)

US police departments are rapidly expanding the use of automatic license plate readers, sparking debate on whether the technology is a valuable crime-fighting t...

Head-up display for cars projects navigation app onto windshield

Sep 04, 2013 (UPI)

Japan's Pioneer has unveiled its NavGate HUD, a head-up display for drivers that projects information on a car windshield equivalent to a 30-inch display. The s...

US auto sales accelerate to best pace since 2007

Sep 04, 2013 (AFP)

US auto sales accelerated to the best pace since October 2007 as major automakers posted double digit gains Wednesday and forecast more growth in the months to ...

Beijing addresses vehicle emissions

Sep 03, 2013 (UPI)

Beijing has announced new measures to cut vehicle emissions aimed at curbing pollution. China's capital city has grappled with severe levels of pollution partic...

Chinese auto market to double by 2019: study

Aug 29, 2013 (AFP)

The global auto market will continue to expand in the coming years, driven particularly by China where sales will nearly double by 2019, consultants PwC said in...

Number of Fast-Charging Stations for Electric Vehicles Set to Rise to Nearly 200,000 in 2020

Aug 28, 2013 (SPX)

Fast-charging technologies are driving the growth of the electric vehicle (EV) recharging market, with the cumulative number of stations established worldwide e...

Nissan to have self-driving car on market in 2020

Aug 27, 2013 (AFP)

Motorists could go hands-free, leaving their cars' computer brains fully in charge, as early as 2020, when Nissan says it plans to have a self-driving vehicle r...

Top French court overrules Mercedes sales ban

Aug 27, 2013 (AFP)

France's top administrative court Tuesday overruled a contentious government decision to ban the sale of some top-end Mercedes models on the grounds that they p...

Volvo gets green light for two car plants in China

Aug 23, 2013 (AFP)

Auto maker Volvo, the Swedish subsidiary of Chinese-based Geely Group, said on Friday it had received the green light from Beijing to build a second and third p...

Toyota joins Daimler in boycotting coolant

Aug 23, 2013 (AFP)

Japanese automaker Toyota has decided to join German rival Daimler in boycotting a new air-conditioning coolant deemed more environment-friendly in Europe, Toyo...

Birds sense speed limits on roads: study

Aug 21, 2013 (AFP)

Birds sense posted speed limits on roads and react to avoid collisions, according to a study out Wednesday. Researchers said birds appear to have adapted to the...

Waze traffic app integrated in Google Maps

Aug 20, 2013 (AFP)

Google said Tuesday it began integrating into its online maps features from the Waze traffic app it acquired earlier this year in a deal said to be worth some $...

Energy, Army departments working on EV efficiency

Aug 15, 2013 (UPI)

The U.S. Energy Department said it was investing more than $55 million on more than two dozen projects aimed at improving electric vehicles. "Investments in the...

High temperature capacitor could pave the way for electric vehicle

Aug 09, 2013 (SPX)

Scientists at the National Physical Laboratory are helping to create electronics capabilities for electric vehicles, with the development of a high temperature ...

China vehicle sales growth slows in July

Aug 09, 2013 (AFP)

Growth in China's vehicle sales slowed to an annual 9.9 percent in July, an industry group said Friday, as the world's largest car market entered its low season...

S. Korea tests 'electric road' for public buses

Aug 08, 2013 (AFP)

A South Korean city has begun testing an "electrified road" that allows electric public buses to recharge their batteries from buried cables as they travel. The...

BMW China venture to recall more than 140,000 cars: officials

Aug 05, 2013 (AFP)

A Chinese joint venture of German car maker BMW will recall more than 140,000 cars in the world's largest auto market over power steering defects, China's quali...

BMW takes 'great leap forward' into electric car market

Jul 29, 2013 (AFP)

BMW on Monday took the bold strategic step of revealing its first all-electric car, and said it plans to clinch a significant share of a market still in its inf...