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Nissan unveils plan to shrink EV production costs

Mar 25, 2024 (AFP)

By 2030, Nissan aims to make electric models at the same price as traditional combustion engine cars, the company said as it announced a new mid-term strategy. ...

Biden admin unveils strict auto standards to speed electric shift

Mar 20, 2024 (AFP)

The rules set ambitious emission reductions for 2032 but are moderated compared with preliminary standards unveiled last April. Following carmaker criticism, th...

14 killed, 37 injured in north China road tunnel accident

Mar 20, 2024 (AFP)

The accident occurred shortly after 2:30 pm local time (0630 GMT) Tuesday, state broadcaster CCTV reported, citing local authorities in Shanxi province. The bus...

Renault CEO urges 'Marshall Plan' for Europe electric vehicles

Mar 19, 2024 (AFP)

The post-WWII US programme helped rebuild Western European economies, and Luca de Meo argued for a similar effort in a series of proposals made to launch a poli...

AI titan Nvidia ramps up collaboration with Chinese auto giants

Mar 19, 2024 (AFP)

The move deepens Nvidia's connections with the Chinese EV industry even as it is separately prohibited by the United States from exporting its most powerful AI ...

Ex-VW boss faces September trial over 'dieselgate' scandal

Mar 15, 2024 (AFP)

The German auto giant was plunged into crisis after admitting in 2015 it had installed software to rig emissions levels in 11 million diesel vehicles worldwide....

Musk visits Tesla's sabotage-hit German factory

Mar 13, 2024 (AFP)

The Tesla CEO addressed thousands of employees on arrival at the site, accusing "eco-terrorists" of the sabotage as he defended his company's green credentials....

Brazil revs up for jolt of hybrid car investments

Mar 13, 2024 (AFP)

Globally, hybrid cars sales are booming, offering consumers fuel savings, sustainability, and the assurance that they won't find themselves stranded far from a ...

Xiaomi announces release date for first EV, shares surge

Mar 12, 2024 (AFP)

Xiaomi -- the world's third-largest smartphone manufacturer -- also produces tablets, smartwatches, headphones, and scooters. In 2021, the Beijing-based firm an...

Tesla German plant halts production after sabotage claimed by far-left group

Mar 05, 2024 (AFP)

Tesla owner Elon Musk tweeted in German that the attack was "extremely dumb", while the company said it would cost it several hundred million euros and it was u...

US probes security risks posed by Chinese tech in cars

Feb 29, 2024 (AFP)

China reacted angrily, calling the probe discriminatory and accusing Washington of "weaponizing" trade issues. Biden has ordered the Commerce Department to cond...

France's EDF teams up with Morrison to nearly double EV fast chargers network

Feb 29, 2024 (AFP)

The strategic partnership with the New Zealand firm foresees investing up to 450 million euros ($490 million) to build nearly 8,000 charging stations in public ...

Italy says it wants Chinese carmakers but only under conditions

Feb 29, 2024 (AFP)

"These collaborations must be attentively evaluated and we must pay attention to unfair competition," Vice-Premier Antonio Tajani said on the margins of a confe...

Apple abandons electric car plans: media

Feb 28, 2024 (AFP)

The iPhone maker had dedicated nearly 2,000 employees to its secretive car development program, Bloomberg reported, but faced an increasingly competitive electr...

Nissan plans self-driving taxi service in Japan

Feb 28, 2024 (AFP)

The company said it will begin trials of the commercial service in the upcoming financial year from April, using minivans in an area of Yokohama, south of Tokyo...

China's BYD lands auto shipment in car powerhouse Germany

Feb 26, 2024 (AFP)

The delivery was made by the BYD Explorer No.1, the first of eight cargo ships specially commissioned by the Chinese group to expand its export operations. The ...

Cheap mini-EVs sparkle in China's smaller, poorer cities

Feb 23, 2024 (AFP)

China is the world's largest market for electric vehicles (EVs), with premium models by Tesla and homegrown giant BYD a common sight in the nation's affluent me...

Man Utd's Ratcliffe unveils electric Ineos car

Feb 23, 2024 (AFP)

The Ineos Fusilier, whose production should start at a facility in Austria in 2027, rather than 2026 as earlier planned, will be a slightly smaller version of t...

Tesla's German factory expansion plans suffer setback

Feb 21, 2024 (AFP)

The vote, which was not legally binding, related to a project to expand the Gruenheide site, south of Berlin, by 170 hectares (420 acres), from a current size o...

Volkswagen cars blocked by US customs

Feb 14, 2024 (AFP)

"We are working to rectify a delay in delivering certain Volkswagen Group vehicles from ports to dealers due to a customs issue," Volkswagen said in a statement...