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Taxis available through Uber will be electric by 2040
Sep 9, 2020All taxis available through Uber app will be electric within 2040 – and within 2030 in US, Canada and Europe, the ride sharing company said. Uber said the move was part of its “responsibility” to tackle... -
Germany’s car industry to invest nearly 60 billion euros on electric cars and automated driving
Mar 2, 2019Germany’s car industry is to invest nearly 60 billion euros ($68 billion) over the next three years on electric cars and automated driving, the head of the VDA car industry association said ahead of the Geneva... -
Volkswagen intends to sell electric cars for less than 20,000 euros
Nov 9, 2018Volkswagen intends to sell electric cars for less than 20,000 euros ($22,836) and protect German jobs by converting three factories to make Tesla rivals, a source familiar with the plans said. VW and other carmakers are... -
Volkswagen plans to build 10 million electric cars based on its new modular MEB platform
Sep 17, 2018Volkswagen plans to build 10 million electric cars based on its new modular MEB platform, the German carmaker said on Monday, as it targets the launch of worldwide mass production toward the end of 2022. VW... -
Dongfeng Nissan begins production of Sylphy Zero Emission electric car
Aug 27, 2018The Nissan Sylphy Zero Emission, the first Nissan electric car made for China, has begun rolling off the production line. The start of production by Dongfeng Nissan Passenger Vehicle Co., the passenger vehicle unit of Dongfeng... -
Russia’s Kalashnikov wheeled out a retro-looking electric car to give Tesla a run for its money
Aug 25, 2018Russian manufacturing firm Kalashnikov has wheeled out a retro-looking electric car it says will give Elon Musk’s Tesla a run for its money. The firm behind the famous AK-47 assault rifle presented the eggshell-blue prototype vehicle,... -
Tesla Model 3 is the most profitable electric car in the automotive industry, consultant said
Jul 17, 2018The Tesla Inc Model 3 sedan is the most profitable electric car in the automotive industry, according to the head of a top automotive consultant. Sandy Munro, president of Michigan-based Munro & Associates, said the car... -
Didi Chuxing signed an agreement with Continental AG to cooperate in developing tailor-made electric cars
Jul 10, 2018China’s Didi Chuxing signed an agreement with German automotive supplier Continental AG on Tuesday to cooperate in developing internet-connected, electric cars tailor-made for Didi’s ride hailing services. Didi currently uses regular passenger cars for its service,... -
Electromagnetic fields in electric cars don’t appear strong enough to interfere with pacemaker in heart
Apr 24, 2018Electromagnetic fields produced by motors in electric cars don’t appear strong enough to interfere with implanted heart devices like pacemakers and defibrillators, a small German study suggests. All electric motors can produce electromagnetic fields. If these... -
BMW not to mass produce electric cars until 2020
Mar 22, 2018BMW will not mass produce electric cars until 2020 because its current technology is not profitable enough to scale up for volume production, the chief executive said on Thursday. Munich-based BMW unveiled its first battery electric...
