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March 18, 2024
Ex-VW boss faces September trial over 'dieselgate' scandal

Frankfurt, Germany (AFP) Mar 15, 2024
Former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn will go on trial in September for his role in the carmaker's emissions-cheating scandal, a German court said Friday, nine years after the saga began. The German auto giant was plunged into crisis after admitting in 2015 it had installed software to rig emissions levels in 11 million diesel vehicles worldwide. Winterkorn, 76, had originally been due to stand trial for fraud several years ago but the case was postponed indefinitely due to his poor health. ... read more
France's EDF teams up with Morrison to nearly double EV fast chargers network
Paris (AFP) Feb 29, 2024
France's state-owned electricity company EDF said Thursday it had teamed up with infrastructure firm Morrison to nearly double the country's network of rapid EV charging stations. ... more
Italy says it wants Chinese carmakers but only under conditions
Milan (AFP) Feb 29, 2024
Italy will closely study any investments by Chinese carmakers, a minister said Thursday, after another minister said Wednesday the country was in talks with three Chinese manufacturers. ... more
Nissan plans self-driving taxi service in Japan
Tokyo (AFP) Feb 28, 2024
Nissan is planning to launch a self-driving taxi service in Japan in the financial year starting April 2027, the auto giant said Wednesday. ... more
Apple abandons electric car plans: media
San Francisco, United States (AFP) Feb 28, 2024
Apple has abandoned its ambitions to produce an electric car, US media reported Tuesday, ending a struggling decade-long project. ... more
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Nissan plans self-driving taxi service in Japan
Tokyo (AFP) Feb 28, 2024
Nissan is planning to launch a self-driving taxi service in Japan in the financial year starting April 2027, the auto giant said Wednesday. ... more
China's BYD lands auto shipment in car powerhouse Germany
Bremerhaven, Germany (AFP) Feb 26, 2024
Thousands of cars from China's BYD rolled off a ship in the German port of Bremerhaven on Monday, as the world's biggest electric carmaker brought its challenge directly to Europe's auto making powerhouse. ... more
Brazil revs up for jolt of hybrid car investments
Rio De Janeiro (AFP) Mar 13, 2024
Brazil is charging up for a hybrid revolution as global car manufacturers race to pump billions of dollars into the development of green vehicles in Latin America's biggest economy. ... more
Musk visits Tesla's sabotage-hit German factory
Grunheide, Germany (AFP) Mar 13, 2024
Elon Musk travelled Wednesday to Tesla's factory near Berlin to lend his workers "support" after the plant was forced to halt production by a suspected arson attack on nearby power lines. ... more
Xiaomi announces release date for first EV, shares surge
Beijing (AFP) Mar 12, 2024
Chinese electronics giant Xiaomi will start deliveries of its first electric vehicle by the end of March, the firm's boss said Tuesday, bringing its highly anticipated entry into the automotive industry to the brink of completion. ... more
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Tesla German plant halts production after sabotage claimed by far-left group
Frankfurt, Germany (AFP) March 5, 2024
Tesla halted production at its German factory Tuesday after power lines supplying the electric carmaker's only European plant were set on fire in an act of sabotage claimed by a far-left group. ... more
US probes security risks posed by Chinese tech in cars
Washington (AFP) Feb 29, 2024
US President Joe Biden announced an investigation Thursday into the national security risks posed by Chinese tech in cars, warning they could be used to collect sensitive data. ... more
Chinese EV giant BYD expects record net profit for 2023
Beijing (AFP) Jan 29, 2024
Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD, the world leader in the sector, said its net profits soared in 2023, and expects the final figure to hit a new record, according to preliminary results released Monday. ... more
Man Utd's Ratcliffe unveils electric Ineos car
London (AFP) Feb 23, 2024
Manchester United's new co-owner Jim Ratcliffe unveiled Friday his Ineos group's latest 4x4 vehicle, which will come in two electric versions as the British billionaire criticised range limits on 'green' cars. ... more
Cheap mini-EVs sparkle in China's smaller, poorer cities
Liuzhou, China (AFP) Feb 23, 2024
Tiny electric cars weave through traffic in southern China, their cheap and cheerful designs bringing a touch of colour to the EV revolution in the country's overlooked cities. ... more
Tesla's German factory expansion plans suffer setback

Frankfurt, Germany (AFP) Feb 21, 2024
Tesla said Wednesday it will have to rethink expansion plans for its German factory, the electric carmaker's only European plant, after local residents opposed them in a vote. The vote, which was not legally binding, related to a project to expand the Gruenheide site, south of Berlin, by 170 hectares (420 acres), from a current size of 300 hectares. The US company hopes to increase production at the plant to up to one million vehicles annually as well as ramp up the number of employees. Bu ... read more
Volkswagen cars blocked by US customs
Berlin (AFP) Feb 14, 2024
German automaker Volkswagen said Wednesday several of its models had been refused entry into the United States, after it emerged that a Chinese-made component may have breached labour laws. ... more

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Japan's electric vehicle transition by 2035 may be insufficient to combat the climate crisis, but there are solutions
Fukuoka, Japan (SPX) Feb 12, 2024
Researchers at Kyushu University have found that Japan's current policy of stopping the sale of gas vehicles by 2035 and transitioning only to hybrids and electric vehicles may be insufficient to re ... more
France suspends subsidised electric car scheme after surge
Paris (AFP) Feb 12, 2024
The French government said Monday it was suspending a scheme to lease electric cars from just 100 euros ($109) a month after subsidising more than double the number of vehicles planned for 2024. ... more
California vandals light self-driving taxi on fire
Washington (AFP) Feb 12, 2024
A self-driving taxi was smashed and lit aflame on the streets of San Francisco over the weekend, company representatives said Sunday. ... more
A car-free Eiffel Tower zone? Paris mayor faces pushback
Paris (AFP) Feb 10, 2024
Removing cars from an expanse around the Eiffel Tower to create a green pathway sounds pretty good on paper, but the mayor of Paris is struggling to win over residents and above all the police force to revamp one of the city's most celebrated views. ... more
Greta Thunberg expected at banned French anti-motorway protest
Saix, France (AFP) Feb 9, 2024
French campaigners say climate activist Greta Thunberg will join a banned anti-motorway protest where police fired tear gas and made arrests Friday. ... more
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