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As Trump takes aim at EVs, how far will rollback go?

Jan 22, 2025 (AFP)

Trump's executive order on "Unleashing American Energy" on Monday included steps to ensure a "level" playing field for gasoline-powered motors and halt federal ...

German car lobby says Chinese investment welcome

Jan 21, 2025 (AFP)

"If we want to manufacture in China, then it's of course good if Chinese companies want to manufacture in Germany," said Hildegard Mueller, head of the Associat...

Super-sized electric vehicles will not solve the climate crisis

Jan 20, 2025 (SPX)

A recent article in the journal PLOS Sustainability and Transformation, titled "Super-sized electric vehicles will not solve the climate crisis," highlights the...

Charging forward: The impact of electrifying heavy-duty vehicles on the grid

Jan 20, 2025 (SPX)

In the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Dr. Thomas Overbye, professor, Dr. Jonathan Snodgrass, a senior research engineer, and electrical engi...

Beijing 'firmly opposes' US ban on smart cars with Chinese tech

Jan 15, 2025 (AFP)

"Such actions disrupt economic and commercial cooperation between enterprises... and represent typical protectionism and economic coercion," foreign ministry sp...

Global road transport emissions to peak in 2025: study

Jan 14, 2025 (AFP)

The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) estimated that vehicle emissions would top out at around nine gigatonnes in 2025, a quarter-century ear...

Global electric car sales rose by 25% in 2024

Jan 14, 2025 (AFP)

A record 17.1 million battery electric vehicles (excluding plug-in hybrids) were sold last year across the world, according to figures compiled by the firm. Chi...

US to ban smart cars containing Chinese tech

Jan 14, 2025 (AFP)

The announcement, which also pertains to Russian technology, comes as outgoing President Joe Biden wraps up efforts to step up curbs on China, and after a month...

Driving autonomous vehicles to a more efficient future

Jan 10, 2025 (SPX)

While much of the research in AV technology has concentrated on control algorithms to improve safety, less attention has been directed at mitigating aerodynamic...

China's electric and hybrid vehicle sales jump 40.7% in 2024

Jan 09, 2025 (AFP)

"From January to December 2024, the retail sales volume (of new energy vehicles) reached 10.899 million units, a year-on-year increase of 40.7 percent," the Chi...

Volkswagen deliveries fall in 2024 amid China woes

Jan 09, 2025 (AFP)

The VW brand, part of the larger Volkswagen group which includes Audi and Lamborghini among others, sold some 4.8 million vehicles worldwide last year, it said ...

Vortex vehicle computer enhances AI and SATCOM capabilities

Jan 07, 2025 (SPX)

The Vortex platform offers a powerful combination of hardware and software tailored for use in extreme environments. With AI-enhanced features, it provides real...

After Tesla snub, Mexico unveils plans for own electric vehicle

Jan 06, 2025 (AFP)

The Mexican government said the cars would be manufactured through a public-private partnership and would cost between 90,000 and 150,000 pesos (between $4,400 ...

EV sales hit record in UK but behind target; as Norway hits 89% new marrket share

Jan 04, 2025 (AFP)

Battery electric vehicles made up 19.6 percent of new cars sold last year, said the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, which was below the government's...

Electric cars took 89% of Norway market in 2024

Jan 02, 2025 (AFP)

"We need only 10 percent more to reach the objective for 2025," the Norwegian Road Federation (OFV) said in a statement. Of the 128,691 new car registrations la...

Sales surge in 2024 for Chinese EV giant BYD

Jan 02, 2025 (AFP)

The EV and battery giant is the most prominent of Chinese automotive firms expanding abroad -- plans that are increasingly threatened by thorny trade disputes b...

Tesla reports lower 2024 auto deliveries as BYD EV sales soar

Jan 02, 2025 (AFP)

Elon Musk's EV company reported 495,570 fourth-quarter deliveries, taking the full-year total to just under 1.8 million vehicles. This was about 1.1 percent les...

Brazil views labor violations at BYD site as human 'trafficking'

Dec 28, 2024 (AFP)

Federal prosecutors in Brazil are weighing possible criminal action after labor inspectors found 163 Chinese workers "in slave-like conditions" at the construct...

Move over Mercedes: Chinese cars grab Mexican market share

Dec 27, 2024 (AFP)

According to industry experts, Mexicans are increasingly switching from traditionally dominant sedans to Chinese vehicles due to a combination of comfort, techn...

EV giant BYD contractor denies 'slavery-like conditions' in Brazil

Dec 26, 2024 (AFP)

Local officials in Brazil's northeast Bahia state, where the BYD factory was being built, said this week they found more than 160 Chinese workers contracted by ...