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Bicycles, mini-cars, protests: climate fears mar motor show

Sep 09, 2021 (AFP)

From the influx of two-wheelers to automated valet parking to a major anti-car protest, here are five things to look out for at one of the world's biggest motor...

Trial of former VW boss delayed again over ill health

Sep 09, 2021 (AFP)

Winterkorn, 74, was set to appear before the court in later this month but a recent operation left the former auto boss "unable" to appear, according to a medic...

Hyundai to speed up hydrogen auto roll-out

Sep 08, 2021 (AFP)

The South Korean conglomerate, which has pioneered hydrogen with its Nexo SUV and the first heavy goods vehicles on European roads, is promising fuel cell autos...

Merkel's record mixed as she takes wheel at last IAA show

Sep 07, 2021 (AFP)

But the biennial celebration of all things auto-related is mired in controversy this year as Germany struggles to adapt its flagship industry to the electric an...

Toyota to spend $13.6 billion on electric car batteries by 2030

Sep 07, 2021 (AFP)

The Japanese car giant said in a presentation it plans to pour 1.5 trillion yen into the development and supply of batteries for electric vehicles and that it a...

Troubled German IAA auto show opens under climate, Covid cloud

Sep 05, 2021 (AFP)

After a disappointing edition in 2019, marred by environmental protests, poor visitor numbers and no-shows from major automakers, the biennial event has reinven...

German climate groups plan legal action against car giants

Sep 03, 2021 (AFP)

Greenpeace Germany and Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH) said they have sent a claim letter to the three carmakers asking them to commit to more ambitious targets for ...

China orders ride-hailing firms Didi, Meituan to stop 'disorderly expansion'

Sep 02, 2021 (AFP)

China has in recent months tightened its scrutiny of its largest tech firms in sectors ranging from e-commerce to entertainment, launching antitrust probes and ...

Dutch e-bike maker VanMoof raises $128 mn in investment

Sep 01, 2021 (AFP)

The $128 million (108 million euros) takes to $182 million the amount of private financing the company has raised in less than two years as the market for e-bik...

'It's not easy': Slower era dawns for Paris drivers

Aug 30, 2021 (AFP)

While the measure has been praised by environmental groups and many residents, critics accuse the leftwing Hidalgo, who is weighing a bid for the presidency, of...

Amazon-backed electric vehicle maker Rivian announces IPO

Aug 27, 2021 (AFP)

The California-based firm said it had filed confidentially for an initial public offering, under a provision allowing it to keep its financial data private. The...

Waymo to extend robotaxi service in San Francicso

Aug 24, 2021 (AFP)

The unit of Google parent Alphabet said it would allow "trusted testers" in San Francisco to hail rides in self-driving cars with an "autonomous specialist" on ...

The case for onboard carbon dioxide capture on long-range vehicles

Aug 19, 2021 (SPX)

Now a Northwestern University research team offers a practical way to make ships CO2 neutral - or even CO2 negative - with CO2-capturing solid oxide fuel cells....

Designing better batteries for electric vehicles

Aug 17, 2021 (SPX)

"We need all the strategies we can get to address the threat of climate change," says Elsa Olivetti PhD '07, the Esther and Harold E. Edgerton Associate Profess...

US opens probe of Tesla Autopilot after 11 crashes: agency

Aug 16, 2021 (AFP)

The incidents dating back to 2018 included one fatal crash and seven that resulted in injuries to 17 people, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Ad...

Dutch lead charge for electric car stations

Aug 13, 2021 (AFP)

Teslas and other vehicles can be seen plugged in on practically every street corner thanks to a network of some 75,000 stations -- nearly a third of the entire ...

Electrifying cars and light trucks to meet Paris climate goals

Aug 11, 2021 (SPX)

Setting ambitious EV sales targets and transitioning to zero-carbon power sources in the United States and other nations could lead to significant reductions in...

Electric car leader Tesla left out of White House event

Aug 05, 2021 (AFP)

"Yeah, seems odd that Tesla wasn't invited," Elon Musk tweeted about the event that featured legacy American carmakers General Motors, Ford and Chrysler's paren...

Biden targets half of US car sales to be zero-emission by 2030

Aug 05, 2021 (AFP)

Biden cast the move as a way to compete with China and other countries that have invested in electric vehicles (EV), while also transforming the US transportati...

Uber posts profit on one-time gains

Aug 04, 2021 (AFP)

The San Francisco-based company reported a profit of $1.1 billion. Revenue rose to $3.9 billion in the recently ended quarter, more than double what it took in ...