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Strict new emissions tests disrupt Volkswagen production
Jun 07, 2018 (AFP)
"We must plan for interruptions to production in the third quarter," VW chief executive Herbert Diess told workers Wednesday. He told staff to expect "closure d...
Flying car startup backed by Google founder offers test flights
Jun 06, 2018 (AFP)
Kitty Hawk, funded by Page, unveiled a "Flyer" model it described as "an exciting first step to sharing the freedom of flight." The company was created last yea...
Germany orders recall of 60,000 Audis over emissions
Jun 06, 2018 (AFP)
"We have ordered that the illegal 'defeat devices' uncovered should be removed and the vehicles refitted according to the regulations," a KBA spokesman told AFP...
French carmaker PSA to exit Iran over US sanction risk
Jun 04, 2018 (AFP)
"The group has begun to suspend its joint venture activities, in order to comply with US law by August 6, 2018," the maker of Peugeot and Citroen cars said in a...
New material could replace expensive platinum catalysts used in hydrogen cars
Jun 01, 2018 (SPX)
The compounds assemble themselves in the lab from Lego-like chemical building blocks that are designed to fit together. It's shake-and-bake technology: Scientis...
Hamburg leads charge with Germany's first diesel ban
May 31, 2018 (AFP)
A 1,600-metre (one-mile) stretch of highway and a 580-metre section of another major road are now closed to diesels which do not meet "Euro-6" emissions standar...
Waymo adds 62,000 vehicles for autonomous taxi service
May 31, 2018 (AFP)
Delivery of the Chrysler Pacifica minivans was expected to begin later this year, with the automaker also exploring the potential to build Waymo technology into...
Electric vehicle market exposed to risk from violence
May 31, 2018 (UPI)
A report from the International Energy Agency on the global outlook for electric vehicles found sales passed 1 million last year, a record level and a 54 percen...
Britain's supply of electric cars at risk from Brexit: think-tank
May 28, 2018 (AFP)
Because British sales will no longer count towards carmakers' EU carbon dioxide targets, they may choose to sell to other European countries instead, the Transp...
Berlin wants answers from Daimler over 'pollution cheating'
May 28, 2018 (AFP)
The Federal Motor Transport Authority KBA last week ordered Daimler to recall 5,000 Mercedes Vito vehicles after finding that so-called defeat devices were inst...
Self-driving Uber saw woman 6 seconds before fatal crash: probe
May 24, 2018 (AFP)
The National Transportation Safety Board said its preliminary report stopped short of assigning blame for the March fatal accident in Tempe, Arizona, adding tha...
Hamburg is first German city to order diesel bans
May 23, 2018 (AFP)
"Driving limits for older diesel vehicles can now come into force as planned" thanks to a decision by a top court, the city-state's government said in a stateme...
China to cut auto tariffs on July 1 as trade tensions ease
May 22, 2018 (AFP)
Beijing has announced a flurry of liberalisations and reforms since coming under fire from the Trump administration and some European politicians for its protec...
Alternative vehicle sales stall in United States
May 22, 2018 (UPI)
The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported battery-powered vehicle sales have accelerated the most for alternative vehicles, but accounted for less tha...
Dealerships trash talk electric cars: study
May 21, 2018 (AFP)
Their findings, published in the peer-reviewed Nature Energy, reveal an overlooked barrier to the sale of electric vehicles, which are expected to play a key ro...
Uber hit with harassment suit following policy shift
May 21, 2018 (AFP)
Former Uber software engineer Ingrid Avendano's suit filed in California superior court contends the company work culture was "permeated with degrading, margina...
Germany orders Porsche recall over diesel emissions cheating
May 18, 2018 (AFP)
"Illegal 'defeat devices' were identified" in some 4,000 Cayenne and 15,000 Macan cars sold by the high-end Volkswagen subsidiary in Germany, a spokesman for th...
BMW to be first foreign firm to test self-driving car in China
May 15, 2018 (AFP)
As global car giants race for an advantage in the world's largest car market, the Shanghai Commission of Economy and Information Technology awarded the two lice...
Tesla chief defends self-driving cars after new crash
May 15, 2018 (AFP)
Musk lamented on Twitter about what he portrayed as an unfair focus on mishaps rather than benefits of autonomous vehicles with the potential to make roads safe...
How even one automated, connected vehicle can improve safety and save energy in traffic
May 15, 2018 (SPX)
University of Michigan researchers have demonstrated its effectiveness on public roads, even when just one automated vehicle is moving among human-driven cars. ...
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