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California set to ban fossil fuel cars by 2035

Aug 24, 2022 (AFP)

Proposals to be debated by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) this week will formalize targets set by Governor Gavin Newsom -- and will likely prod other...

Power shift for Mumbai's double-decker buses

Aug 19, 2022 (AFP)

The first of 200 new buses are expected to start service on Mumbai's busy roads from December, joining nearly 400 single-floor EVs already in operation. India -...

Has the SMART Tire Company created the ultimate bicycle tire

Aug 11, 2022 (SPX)

First appearing at the Move 2022 mobility conference (London), and later featured at Viva Technology in Paris, the latest tires were seen equipped and in action...

EU says US tax credits for electric cars 'discriminatory'

Aug 11, 2022 (AFP)

"We think that it's discriminatory, that is discriminating against foreign producers in relation to US producers. And of course, this would mean that it would b...

California regulator accuses Tesla of false advertising

Aug 06, 2022 (AFP)

In its filing, the Department of Motor Vehicles said Tesla advertised its Autopilot and Self-Driving technologies as more capable than they actually are, accord...

Toyota upgrades forecast even as Q1 net profit slumps

Aug 04, 2022 (AFP)

The global chip shortage, Covid-19 lockdowns disrupting Chinese factory output and Russia's invasion of Ukraine are all weighing heavily on the auto industry. B...

BMW profits drop as China lockdowns knock production

Aug 03, 2022 (AFP)

The carmaker's profits for the period between April and June fell to three billion euros ($3.1 billion) from 4.8 billion euros in the same period last year. BMW...

China lockdown, chip shortage hit Nissan profits

Jul 28, 2022 (AFP)

The firm, which in May reported a positive full-year net profit for the first time in three years, said it logged a net profit of 47.1 billion yen ($347 million...

Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi hit with $1.2 bn fine

Jul 21, 2022 (AFP)

Didi has been one of the highest-profile targets of a widespread crackdown on China's tech firms, which saw years of runaway growth and the emergence of supersi...

Vienna's horse-drawn carriages feel the heat

Jul 21, 2022 (AFP)

At the stables of one of the Austrian capital's leading fiaker businesses, driver Marco Pollandt explains how the animals are coping with increasingly hot weath...

China to fine ride-hailing giant Didi more than $1 bn: reports

Jul 20, 2022 (AFP)

Didi, once known as China's answer to Uber, has been one of the highest-profile targets of the widespread clampdown on the sector, which saw years of runaway gr...

Hit by China shutdown, Tesla boosts auto prices and sells bitcoin

Jul 20, 2022 (AFP)

Musk, who has generated recent headlines over his controversial withdrawal from a $44 billion acquisition of Twitter, said the company had navigated a tricky en...

Stellantis ending Jeep production in China

Jul 18, 2022 (AFP)

GAC-Stellantis is one of two joint ventures in China embarked on by Stellantis, which was formed in January 2021 last year by the merger of Fiat-Chrysler and PS...

EU court rules Volkswagen emissions software illegal

Jul 14, 2022 (AFP)

"Software in diesel vehicles which reduces the effectiveness of the emission control system at normal temperatures during most of the year constitutes a prohibi...

Electric vehicles pass the remote road test

Jul 10, 2022 (SPX)

According to co-author Dr Bjorn Sturmberg, the results show the use of electric vehicles in remote communities is more feasible than might be expected. "We anal...

New traffic device leaves Hong Kong pedestrians red in the face

Jul 08, 2022 (AFP)

Too often, Hong Kongers walk into traffic because they are distracted by their smartphones, Alex Au, chief engineer of the city's transport department, said Thu...

Smart cars are on the radar: Automatic object recognition and tracking using lidar

Jul 07, 2022 (SPX)

Smart cars are an essential component of ITSs. The idea is to enable cars to sense their surroundings while simultaneously communicating with the ITS. This comb...

Tesla deliveries fall with temporary closure of China factory

Jul 02, 2022 (AFP)

Elon Musk's enterprise delivered 254,695 vehicles from April to June, it said in a statement. That's 27 percent more than the same period a year ago but down 18...

German prosecutors raid Hyundai-Kia over diesel cheating

Jun 29, 2022 (AFP)

Investigators searched eight locations in Germany and Luxembourg, Frankfurt prosecutors said in a statement sent to AFP Wednesday. Working together with authori...

EU approves end of combustion engine sales by 2035

Jun 29, 2022 (AFP)

The measure, first proposed in July 2021, will mean a de facto halt to sales of petrol and diesel cars as well as light commercial vehicles and a complete shift...