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China's Evergrande says head of EV arm detained

Jan 08, 2024 (AFP)

Once China's biggest real estate developer, Evergrande has reported more than $300 billion in liabilities and its troubles have become a symbol of the nation's ...

Tesla to recall 1.6 mn cars in China to fix steering software

Jan 05, 2024 (AFP)

The recall -- sparked by the discovery of problems with assisted driving functions and door-locking systems -- will be conducted through remote over-the-air (OT...

BYD: Chinese electric vehicle giant that has overtaken Tesla on sales

Jan 03, 2024 (AFP)

Here's what you need to know about the Chinese electric vehicle firm with global ambitions. - 'Build Your Dreams' - Known as "Biyadi" in Chinese -- or by the En...

BYD overtakes Tesla for most EV sales

Jan 03, 2024 (AFP)

The US-based car manufacturer run by billionaire Elon Musk delivered a record 484,507 vehicles in the fourth quarter of 2023, according to a company filing Tues...

Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi unveils first electric car

Dec 28, 2023 (AFP)

Beijing-based Xiaomi, which is the world's fourth-largest smartphone manufacturer, is also a leading provider of tablets, smartwatches, headphones, and electric...

Cummins to pay $1.67 bn to settle engine emission control claims

Dec 22, 2023 (AFP)

The penalty is the largest civil fine ever for a violation of the Clean Air Act, which requires vehicle and engine manufacturers to comply with emissions standa...

Chinese EV automaker BYD to build car factory in Hungary

Dec 22, 2023 (AFP)

"BYD is set to build its first passenger car factory in Szeged, Hungary, marking a significant step toward green mobility in Europe," BYD Europe said on X, form...

US electric scooter company Bird files for bankruptcy

Dec 20, 2023 (AFP)

The reorganization, which affects US operations but not Bird's holdings in Europe and Canada, will entail the sale of assets, according to a press release descr...

Chinese electric carmaker Nio raises $2.2 bn

Dec 18, 2023 (AFP)

The investment for Nio, one of US-based Tesla's rivals in China, comes as the Shanghai-founded business remains largely loss-making. Financed by Chinese interne...

Autonomous auto venture Cruise cuts 24% of staff

Dec 14, 2023 (AFP)

The company, a subsidiary of General Motors, notified 24 percent of its workers -- or about 900 people -- that they would lose their positions following a recen...

Stellantis to test electric vehicle battery swapping in Madrid

Dec 07, 2023 (AFP)

The test using technology from California startup Ample will allow users of a car sharing fleet of Fiat 500e subcompacts in the Spanish capital switch out used ...

China's electric bus revolution glides on

Dec 05, 2023 (AFP)

Shenzhen ditched diesel buses and went fully electric in 2017 -- a world first -- with its taxi fleet not far behind. Other Chinese cities have since followed s...

To help robocars make moral decisions, researchers ditch the 'trolley problem'

Dec 04, 2023 (SPX)

"The trolley problem presents a situation in which someone has to decide whether to intentionally kill one person (which violates a moral norm) in order to avoi...

US proposes EV tax credit rules to curb Chinese inputs

Dec 01, 2023 (AFP)

The guidelines spell out how electric vehicles (EVs) could qualify for a tax credit of up to $7,500 under President Joe Biden's landmark climate action plan, th...

Giddy Musk unveils Cybertruck in Tesla's latest defiant bet

Nov 30, 2023 (AFP)

"It's very rare that a product comes along that is seemingly impossible... that experts said would never be made," a giddy Musk told a crowd at Tesla's Austin, ...

Honda to invest $3.4 bn on electric two-wheelers this decade

Nov 30, 2023 (AFP)

The firm, the world's biggest makers of two-wheelers, also said it plans to launch 30 new electric models by 2030 and to reduce the current cost of electric mot...

Musk's latest gamble: Tesla Cybertruck set for debut

Nov 30, 2023 (AFP)

Musk has scheduled an event at Tesla's Austin headquarters to mark the first deliveries to customers of the Cybertruck, whose design to some has evoked a futuri...

SUV sales 'offset' carmakers' electric gains, Greenpeace says

Nov 29, 2023 (AFP)

The fleets of SUVs produced by Toyota, Volkswagen, and Hyundai-Kia have all posted sales increases of more than 150 percent over the past decade, meaning the co...

Speed limit cut and car-sharing coming for jammed Paris ring road

Nov 23, 2023 (AFP)

Aimed at reducing pollution and noise from the Boulevard Peripherique -- one of Europe's busiest roads -- the restrictions will come into force "a few weeks aft...

Toyota ad rapped as 'irresponsible' to the environment

Nov 22, 2023 (AFP)

The paid-for post on Facebook and poster ad for the Japanese firm's Hilux sports utility vehicle showed a line of SUVs driving off road in a cloud of dust befor...