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EVs accounted for two-thirds of new cars in Norway in 2021

Jan 03, 2022 (AFP)

Of new cars sold in the Scandinavian country last year, 64.5 percent were battery-powered vehicles, compared with 54.3 percent in 2020, according to Opplysnings...

China to scrap subsidies for electric vehicles

Jan 01, 2022 (AFP)

In a statement published Friday, the Ministry of Finance said purchase subsidies would be reduced by 30 percent from the beginning of 2022 before being scrapped...

'Opt for cycling': French car ads must back alternatives

Dec 31, 2021 (AFP)

The requirement, set to come into force in March, was confirmed in the government's Official Journal this week after years of lobbying from environmental groups...

Tesla recalls 675,000 cars in US, China

Dec 31, 2021 (AFP)

Chinese regulators announced the recall of almost 200,000 cars on Friday, hours after some 475,000 Tesla vehicles were flagged in the United States. The problem...

China's troubled ride-hailing giant Didi reports $4.7 bn Q3 loss

Dec 30, 2021 (AFP)

The troubles for the firm -- once called China's Uber -- began after it listed in New York in June, seemingly against the wishes of Beijing. China then shocked ...

Tesla, after probe, deactivates video games in moving cars

Dec 24, 2021 (AFP)

"Following the opening of a preliminary evaluation of Tesla's 'Passenger Play,' Tesla informed the agency that it is changing the functionality of this feature,...

US probing whether Tesla gaming feature poses crash risk

Dec 22, 2021 (AFP)

The feature, available on an estimated 580,000 Tesla models from 2017 through 2022, "allows the gameplay to function on the front center touchscreen while the v...

School cycle: Barcelona 'bike bus' lets kids ride to class

Dec 21, 2021 (AFP)

The children take to the streets every Friday in the city's Eixample neighbourhood, picking up other kids along the circuit and dropping them off at their schoo...

Biden raises car gas mileage standards to fight climate change

Dec 20, 2021 (AFP)

The new regulations announced by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Monday reverse more lax standards passed under former president Donald Trump gover...

Toyota boosts electric vehicle sales target

Dec 14, 2021 (AFP)

The world's top-selling carmaker has risked falling behind its rivals including Volkswagen and Tesla in the race to develop less polluting cars, seen as a key m...

China's BAIC revealed as Daimler's biggest shareholder

Dec 13, 2021 (AFP)

"BAIC's shareholding is a reflection of their commitment to our joint successful manufacturing and development alliance in the world's biggest car market," Daim...

'Smooth ride': UAE taxis drive towards autonomous future

Dec 12, 2021 (AFP)

The "safety officer" is part of a trial for driverless cabs in the capital Abu Dhabi, where customers can be picked up and dropped off at nine pre-determined sp...

German carmakers race to retrain workforce for electric age

Dec 12, 2021 (AFP)

The 24-year-old's professional journey reflects the transformation the auto sector is undergoing, moving away from its traditional focus on building combustion ...

Rwanda turns to electric motorbikes to drive down emissions

Dec 12, 2021 (AFP)

"The reason I switched to an electric motorbike is because I wanted to avoid fuel costs, which are always rising, and also the cost of going to the garage all t...

Hackers steal research data from Sweden's Volvo Cars

Dec 10, 2021 (AFP)

The company, owned by China's Geely, "has become aware that one of its file repositories has been illegally accessed by a third party," it said. "Investigations...

Volkswagen cranks up electric car investment

Dec 09, 2021 (AFP)

The 12-brand group will dedicate 56 percent of its 159 billion euros of investment to developing the cars of the future, up from 50 percent, and estimates that ...

Austria's Greens halt controversial highway projects

Dec 01, 2021 (AFP)

The environment ministry, headed by Greens politician Leonore Gewessler, earlier this year launched a review of all new road construction plans by giant Asfinag...

Autonomous passenger shuttle service trialled in Oxfordshire

Dec 01, 2021 (SPX)

The new service is being trialled by Darwin Innovation Group, with support from the European Space Agency (ESA) and the UK Space Agency. An autonomous shuttle w...

German prosecutors target former PSA group over diesel cheating

Dec 01, 2021 (AFP)

The PSA group recently merged with Fiat-Chrysler to form the global giant Stellantis. "Unidentified individuals from the former PSA group are under investigatio...

China unveils new rules on ride-hailing drivers' rights

Dec 01, 2021 (AFP)

The announcement comes on the heels of a wide-ranging regulatory clampdown on homegrown tech behemoths -- including e-commerce titan Alibaba and ride-hailing gi...