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More than half of Norway's new cars electrified: data

Jan 03, 2018 (AFP)

Zero-emission, mainly all-electric as well as a few hydrogen-powered cars, accounted for 20.9 percent of total sales in 2017, while hybrid vehicles accounted fo...

Tesla again delays target for ramping up Model 3 output

Jan 03, 2018 (AFP)

The electric carmaker said it now expects to hit a Model 3 production level of 5,000 per week by the end of the second quarter instead of at the end of the firs...

New depth sensors could make self-driving cars practical

Jan 02, 2018 (SPX)

In a new paper appearing in IEEE Access, members of the Camera Culture group present a new approach to time-of-flight imaging that increases its depth resolutio...

SoftBank seals deal for large Uber stake, trimming valuation

Dec 29, 2017 (AFP)

SoftBank will acquire 15 percent of Uber's equity at a discount of 30 percent from its most recent value, according to a source familiar with the terms of the d...

Beijing starts using special license plates for green vehicles

Dec 28, 2017 (UPI)

The Chinese Ministry of Public Security in November announced the introduction for special green license plates for alternative vehicles in 12 cities, with a fu...

New catalyst meets challenge of cleaning exhaust from modern engines

Dec 27, 2017 (SPX)

Catalysts have been an integral part of diesel- and gasoline-powered engines since the mid-1970s when federal regulations began requiring reductions of carbon m...

China's Geely takes 2.7-bn euro stake in Swedish truckmaker Volvo

Dec 27, 2017 (AFP)

Geely said in a statement it had "reached agreement with Cevian Capital, Europe's largest activist fund manager, to acquire its entire 8.2-percent share capital...

Baidu accuses former exec of stealing self-driving car technology

Dec 22, 2017 (AFP)

In court filings, Baidu demanded US-based Jingchi Inc., a start-up founded by the former manager of its autonomous driving unit, stop using its technology to de...

VW sacks executive jailed over 'dieselgate': report

Dec 22, 2017 (AFP)

German newspaper Bild am Sonntag said it learned from sources close to the firm that Oliver Schmidt, who was this month sentenced to seven years in jail, was su...

China's Didi raises $4 bn to fund global turf war with Uber

Dec 21, 2017 (AFP)

Local and foreign groups contributed to the huge pot, which will be used to fuel Didi's global expansion and support new developments in artificial intelligence...

German rail operator, army seek damages over truck cartel

Dec 20, 2017 (AFP)

The lawsuit comes after the European Commission last year slapped a record fine of nearly three billion euros ($3.5 billion) on a "truck cartel" involving Europ...

UPS orders 125 all-electric trucks from Tesla

Dec 19, 2017 (AFP)

The order by UPS, one of the biggest operators of commercial trucking fleets, comes on the heels of a PepsiCo announcement two weeks ago to buy 100 of the Tesla...

Daimler delivers its first all-electric trucks in Europe

Dec 14, 2017 (AFP)

Among the first customers for Daimler's Fuso eCanter light-weight truck was express delivery service DHL, which said it would use its six vehicles to navigate B...

US prosecutors confirm Uber target of criminal probe

Dec 14, 2017 (AFP)

The US Attorney's Office in Northern California sent the letter to US Judge William Alsup last month to share some of what they have learned "in the course of a...

Denmark sets milestone for EV charges

Dec 14, 2017 (UPI)

German utility company E.ON said it's leading in the Danish market with its 1,300 charging points. Since 2014, the company said more than 1 million drivers char...

Chinese auto giant to end petrol vehicle sales by 2025

Dec 12, 2017 (AFP)

Beijing Automotive Group Co (BAIC) chairman Xu Heyi said over the weekend the company will phase out sales of conventional cars in Beijing by 2020 and nationwid...

Singapore launches electric car-sharing service

Dec 12, 2017 (AFP)

BlueSG, a subsidiary of France's Bollore Group, rolled out the scheme with 80 cars and 32 charging stations -- which serve as drop-off and pick-up points -- and...

Volkswagen boss urges end to diesel tax breaks

Dec 11, 2017 (AFP)

"I'm convinced that we need to question the sense and purpose of these diesel subsidies," Mueller told business daily Handelsblatt Sunday. "We could more useful...

Chinese electric carmaker to open Morocco plant

Dec 09, 2017 (AFP)

BYD will become the third car manufacturer, after Renault and Peugeot of French, to construct cars in the North African state. The memorandum of understanding w...

German prosecutors probe BMW diesel cheating claims

Dec 07, 2017 (AFP)

It comes after environmental group DUH this week said tests carried out on a 2016 BMW 320d showed the car emitted higher harmful nitrogen oxide (NOx) levels on ...