Dec 3, 2020 | Electric Vehicles, Europe, Featured
Carmakers have sold more than 500,000 battery electric cars in Europe during 2020, a milestone in a move away from fossil fuels. Sales of all plug-in cars, including hybrids, have surpassed 1m during the year in the UK and the largest 17 European markets, according to...
Nov 19, 2020 | Autonomous Vehicles, Business, Electric Vehicles, Featured, Investment
Volkswagen has raised its planned investment on digital and electric vehicle technologies to 73 billion euros ($86 billion) over the next five years as it seeks to hold onto its crown as the world’s largest carmaker in a new green era. Under a plan...
Nov 19, 2020 | Autonomous Vehicles, Featured, Rideshare
Uber may be close to waving the white flag on its autonomous driving ambitions. The ride-hail giant is reportedly in talks to sell its Advance Technologies Group — which has been beset by infighting and setbacks — to self-driving car startup Aurora. The talks have...
Nov 19, 2020 | Climate, Electric Vehicles, Europe, Featured
Europe is taking unprecedented steps to phase out gasoline and diesel cars and bring an end to the almost 150-year-long era of the internal combustion engine. The UK’s 2030 ban on these cars and Germany’s four-year extension of subsidies for electric...
Nov 12, 2020 | Autonomous Vehicles, Business, Featured
Japan’s Honda Motor Co said on Wednesday it will be the world’s first automaker to mass produce sensor-packed level 3 autonomous cars that will allow drivers to let their vehicles navigate congested expressway traffic. “Honda is planning to launch sales of a Honda...
Nov 12, 2020 | Climate, Featured, Smart Cities
From 9 November 2020 to 22 January 2021 cities from around the world can apply for the first stage of the Smart Cities Challenge following Nesta Challenges’ announcement of an invitation for cities to find and develop together innovative solutions to public...
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