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China makes major breakthrough in space propulsion technology

The 20-kW Hall thruster in operation at a laboratory of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC). /Photo via CASCChina has made a major breakthroug

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APD | South Korea exports 2.4 million cars last year

By APD writer AliceSouth Korean automakers exported a total 2.4 million vehicles in 2019, a year on year decline of 1.9 percent.The country’s Ministry of Trade, Industr

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APD | South Korea exports 2.4 million cars last year

By APD writer AliceSouth Korean automakers exported a total 2.4 million vehicles in 2019, a year on year decline of 1.9 percent.The country’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy attributed the drop

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Beijing adopts regulation on emissions control

Lawmakers in Beijing have voted through a regulation to further control the emissions of automobiles and non-road mobile machinery (NRMM) at the annual session of the

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Trucks VC general partner Reilly Brennan is coming to TC Sessions: Mobility

The future of transportation industry is bursting at the seams with startups aiming to bring everything from flying cars and autonomous vehicles to delivery bots and even more efficient freight to roa

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Hyundai and Kia put over $110M into UK electric delivery vehicles startup Arrival

Forget the consumer market for electric vehicles. It turns out delivery vehicles could be the ‘Trojan horse’ for electric to really take off.Korean auto giants Hyundai and Kia put over $110 million in

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Uber kicks off adaptive electric scooter pilot in SF

Uber’s JUMP has started its adaptive scooter pilot in partnership with San Francisco Bike Rentals. This is part of Uber’s permit with the city of San Francisco, which

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Austin-based FlashParking raises $60 million for parking management technology

FlashParking, an Austin-based developer of parking management software and services has raised $60 million in new financing from the private equity investment firm L Catterton.The company’s soft

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Grover tops up debt facility to €250M to scale its renting model for consumer electronics

Grover, the Berlin-based startup that offers “pay-as-you-go” subscriptions to the latest consumer tech, including e-scooters, has closed a new “asset-backed” financing deal, topping up an

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Israel launches airstrikes on Syrian air base in Homs

Israel launched airstrikes on the T-4 air base in the central Syrian province of Homs on Tuesday, but causing no major damages. The Israeli warplanes fired several mis

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9 dead, 17 injured in NW China road collapse

The death toll has risen to nine in a road collapse accident in the city of Xining, capital of northwest China's Qinghai Province. Authorities put the number of injured at 17, all of whom are in sta

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APD | South Korea: Kia Motors plans to launch first EV exclusive model in 2021

By APD writer AliceKia Motors, the second largest car makers of South Korea, plans to launch the first electric vehicle (EV) exclusive model in 2021 and 11 electric vehicles in all levels by 2025.The

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Lhasa has high air quality in 2019

Air quality remained high in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, in 2019, authorities said. Days with good air quality made up 99.7 percent of

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Beijing's PM2.5 density drops in 2019

The average density of fine particulate matters (PM2.5) in Beijing fell to 42 micrograms per cubic meter in 2019. The figure was released in the government work report

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China's Hongqi to launch 21 new car models in five years

China's leading automaker FAW Group said that 21 new models will be launched in the next five years under its iconic brand Hongqi, with annual sales expected to exceed

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Take a ride into the future with 5G

02:08 5G technology is not only set to change our smartphone technology but it will also have a big impact on things like autonomous vehicles.CGTN's Yang Tanli takes a look.

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GM to release an electric Hummer pickup, per report

General Motors could be bringing back the Hummer brand. According to this report by the Wall Street Journal, an all-electric Hummer pickup will be sold under the GMC brand and LeBron James is enlisted