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On the road to cleaner, greener, and faster driving
May 18, 2022 (SPX)
What if motorists could time their trips so they arrive at the intersection when the light is green? While that might be just a lucky break for a human driver, ...
Most automakers fall short on climate goals: report
May 18, 2022 (AFP)
Globally, more than half of all new vehicles coming off of production lines in 2029 would need to be electric for the sector to be compliant with the goal of ca...
Dirty liberal pipe-dream: 3 myths about electric cars
May 16, 2022 (AFP)
But even if there is no such thing as an all-green car, studies show that battery-powered ones cause fewer harmful greenhouse gas overall than their petrol-driv...
New Zealand to boost electric car sales
May 16, 2022 (AFP)
The country's first Emissions Reduction Plan, costing nearly three billion NZ dollars (1.88 billion US dollars), outlined spending for the next four years to he...
UK public want self-driving cars to be labelled
May 12, 2022 (SPX)
The research team surveyed 4,860 members of the British public in late 2021 about their attitudes to self-driving vehicles. The questions were created following...
Toyota posts record full-year net profit, forecasts cautious
May 11, 2022 (AFP)
The Japanese auto giant, which kept its crown as the world's top-selling carmaker in 2021, reported a net profit of 2.85 trillion yen ($22 billion), up 26.9 per...
How space is connecting cars
May 10, 2022 (ESA)
Modern cars keep themselves within the right lane, alert their drivers to the presence of a moped overtaking in queuing traffic - and keep the kids entertained ...
Sudan's electric rickshaws cut costs, help environment
May 04, 2022 (AFP)
In Sudan, three-wheeler vehicles -- tuk-tuk rickshaws for passengers, and motorbike tricycles with a trailer attached for carrying goods -- have long been a pop...
Tesla recalls second batch of cars in China on safety concerns
Apr 29, 2022 (AFP)
The American brand is hugely popular in the world's second-biggest economy but has faced complaints over quality and service. It recently had to halt work at it...
German prosecutors conduct raids in Suzuki diesel probe
Apr 27, 2022 (AFP)
The Japanese group is suspected of putting into circulation by 2018 more than 22,000 diesel vehicles, including their Swift, Cross and Vitara models, equipped w...
GM announces it will make electric Corvette
Apr 26, 2022 (AFP)
"We will offer an electrified Corvette as early as next year," said the Detroit-based auto manufacturer in a statement. "Details and names to come at a later da...
Ferrari to recall more than 2,200 cars in China over brake risk
Apr 22, 2022 (AFP)
The recall affects 2,222 vehicles over a brake fluid issue, said a notice by China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR). This figure is almost th...
Britain gears up to watch TV in self-driving cars
Apr 20, 2022 (AFP)
The Department for Transport set out changes to The Highway Code to "help ensure the first wave of self-driving vehicles are used safely". A DfT spokesman confi...
Shanghai lockdowns threaten China's auto output while port congestion worsens
Apr 15, 2022 (AFP)
The restrictions have kept Shanghai's 25 million residents mostly at home for weeks, forcing manufacturers to halt operations and making China's GDP growth targ...
Driverless car stopped in San Francisco puzzles cops
Apr 13, 2022 (AFP)
The vehicle, it turned out, was a self-driving car, and the police officer's encounter was captured on film by a passerby, who posted the footage on social medi...
Tesla China exports only 60 cars in March as Covid hits auto sector
Apr 11, 2022 (AFP)
Shanghai is home to Tesla's multibillion-dollar "giga-factory", which the company calls its main export hub and has the capacity to produce hundreds of thousand...
Tesla recalls nearly 128,000 cars in China due to defect
Apr 08, 2022 (AFP)
It is the latest hitch for the US electric vehicle giant that is hugely popular in China, but has also faced complaints from consumers and been hit by Covid-19 ...
Rome unveils 650 mn euros eco cars boost
Apr 06, 2022 (AFP)
The decree adopted at a cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Mario Draghi took the money from the "automobile fund", a budget for which 8.5 billion euros (...
Interurban Vehicle - Green and comfortable travel even on long journeys
Mar 29, 2022 (SPX)
Autonomous features ease the strain on the driver and improve freedom when designing the vehicle interior. A clever combination of different lightweight constru...
Uber to integrate its network with New York yellow cabs
Mar 24, 2022 (AFP)
Under the partnership, Uber will integrate its smartphone app with those used by the city's 14,000 iconic yellow cabs, an Uber spokesperson told AFP, confirming...
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