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VW eyes sales growth powered by US, China
Jun 21, 2023 (AFP)
"While most revenues are still generated in Europe, the growth engines of the future will be China and North America," CEO Oliver Blume told reporters in a call...
Musk heads to France for Macron meeting
Jun 16, 2023 (AFP)
Macron confirmed during a visit to France's biggest technology trade fair VivaTech earlier this week that he would meet the businessman to "tout the attractiven...
European leaders host Musk, chase Tesla investment
Jun 16, 2023 (AFP)
He told the audience at the huge VivaTech trade fair his ambition was to put neurone implants in a human brain this year and defended his controversial decision...
GM reaches deal for access to Tesla's North American chargers
Jun 08, 2023 (AFP)
Under the agreement -- which is similar to a collaboration unveiled last month between Ford and Tesla -- GM vehicle owners will have access to Tesla's 12,000 "s...
Tesla's Musk hails China's 'vitality' on Beijing visit
May 31, 2023 (AFP)
The mercurial tycoon, one of the world's richest men, is on his first trip to China in over three years. He met Commerce Minister Wang Wentao in Beijing on Wedn...
Musk, China industry minister hold talks on 'new energy vehicles': ministry
May 31, 2023 (AFP)
The two "exchanged views on the development of new energy vehicles and intelligent connected vehicles", China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology ...
Elon Musk says wants to expand China business in FM meeting
May 30, 2023 (AFP)
China is the world's biggest electric vehicle market and Musk's company Tesla announced in April it would build a second massive factory in Shanghai. Musk said ...
Elon Musk meets Chinese FM in Beijing
May 30, 2023 (AFP)
China is the world's biggest electric vehicle market and Tesla announced in April it would build a second massive factory in Shanghai. Qin told Musk China was "...
China auto giant BYD denies claims its cars failed emissions test
May 25, 2023 (AFP)
BYD is the world's second-largest maker of electric vehicles after Tesla, and is number one in China's vibrant but fiercely competitive domestic sector. On Thur...
Laggard Italy battles EU over green car transition
May 25, 2023 (AFP)
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's hard-right coalition, which came into office last October, tried and failed to block EU plans to ban the sale of new cars runnin...
Exploring new methods for increasing safety and reliability of autonomous vehicles
May 24, 2023 (SPX)
Human reliability also plays a role in how autonomous vehicles are integrated in the traffic system, especially around safety considerations. Human drivers cont...
Will the vehicle charging networks arrive in time
May 24, 2023 (SPX)
"We're going to have the ability to produce and deliver millions of EVs," said MIT Professor Charles Fine at the final session this semester of the MIT Mobility...
Uber taps into self-driving tech of former rival Waymo
May 23, 2023 (AFP)
The alliance will start later this year in the US city of Phoenix, where autonomous rides and deliveries using Waymo cars will be integrated into Uber's platfor...
Carmaker Aston Martin says China's Geely doubles stake
May 18, 2023 (AFP)
Aston said in a statement that Geely will invest 234 million pounds ($291 million) under a new partnership lifting its holding to 17 percent, up from a 7.6 perc...
UK to roll out first driverless bus service
May 11, 2023 (AFP)
The service, which aims to carry 10,000 passengers a week over a 14-mile (22.5-kilometre) route on five single-deck buses, will be the world's first automated l...
Protesters throw cake at Volkswagen shareholders' meeting
May 10, 2023 (AFP)
Outside the hall where the event was taking place in Berlin, climate protesters gathered to put pressure on Europe's largest car manufacturer to reduce its carb...
Demand for electric cars 'booming': IEA
Apr 26, 2023 (AFP)
The International Energy Agency (IEA) said the rapid electrification of road transportation will have big implications for the energy industry as it will elimin...
Thousands protest planned motorway in France
Apr 22, 2023 (AFP)
The demonstration in the Tarn region against the proposed A69 motorway drew in 8,200 protesters according to organisers; 4,500 according to the local authority....
Chinese EV dominance hastens end of petrol engine era
Apr 22, 2023 (AFP)
Government support for EVs and growing interest from a vast consumer base has assured Chinese companies' dominance of their home market, the world's largest -- ...
Tesla shares rebound as it tweaks prices on luxury models
Apr 21, 2023 (AFP)
Shares of the EV maker, which fell about 10 percent Thursday after its latest results, rose slightly as it lifted prices on its two luxury vehicles -- the Model...
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