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Rickshaws to jump start India's all-electric drive

Indiawillrolloutnearly100,000battery-poweredbusesandautorickshawsontoitssulphurouscitystreetsinthecomingweeks,settingitonthebumpyroadtomakingnewvehiclesalesall-

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China mulls fossil fuel car ban, boosts electric vehicles

ChinaisgearinguptojoinFranceandBritaintobangasolineanddieselcars,amovethatwouldboostnewenergyvehicles(NEVs)andcouldchangetheautoindustryforeverastheworld'slarge

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Carmakers face electric reality as combustion engine outlook dims

EuropeancarbossesgatheringfortheFrankfurtautoshowarebeginningtoaddresstherealitiesofmassvehicleelectrification,anditsconsequencesforjobsandprofit,theirmindsfocu

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Waymo simulation is teaching self-driving cars invaluable skills

Lastmonth,AlphabetofferedupitsfirstproperlookatCarcraft.Thesimulationisavirtualhomeawayfromhome(therealworld)forWaymo'sself-drivingvehicles.Here,you'llfindarepl

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India's auto industry gears up for government's electric vehicles push

India’saggressivepushtoelectrifyallnewvehiclesby2030iscompellingautopartmanufacturersandcarmakerstodrawupearlyplansforelectrification,companyexecutivessaid.Anew

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Will China stop producing fuel-consumed vehicles?

XinGuobin,viceministerofChina’sMinistryofIndustryandInformationTechnology(MIIT)revealedonSaturdaythatasnewenergyvehicles(NEVs)experiencefastdevelopment,Chinawil

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Uber drivers' cars torched in S.Africa clash

ThreecarsweretorchedinaJohannesburgbusinessdistrictonThursdayinthelatestclashbetweendriverswithride-hailingserviceUberandtraditionalcabbies."Threecarsweresetali

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Diesel gets cold shoulder as German car sales rise

SalesofnewcarsinGermanyroseinAugust,officialfiguresshowedMonday,butuncertaintyoverthefutureofdieselsawregistrationsofvehiclespoweredbythefuelcontinuetoslide.The

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Japan's cutesy 'kei cars' hit rocky road

YokoKojimaloveszippingaroundTokyoinherDaihatsuTantowithitstinywheelsandpint-sizedengine,butJapan'sbeloved'keicars'mayhavearockyroadaheaddespitealegionofloyalfan

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Merkel rejects electric car quota pushed by German election rival

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday rejected a proposal made by her Social Democrat rivals to introduce quotas for electric cars in Europe, arguing the implementation of such targets would prove too complicated.

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Carmakers looking into spreading investment burden and risk

BMWandDaimler,theworld'stopluxurycarmakers,haveannouncedallianceswithsuppliersrecently,talkingupthevirtuesofhavingabiggerpoolofengineerstodevelopaself-drivingca

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BMW profit rises more than expected on new 5-Series sedan

GermanluxuryautomakerBMWsaysnetprofitrose14percentinthesecondquarterasearningswereboostedbythenewversionofthe5-Seriessedan.Profitroseto2.21billioneuros($2.60bil

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Petrol and diesel cars banned from UK roads by 2040

Dieseldriversoncongestedhighwaysaretofacenewpollutiontaxesfrom2020-astheGovernmentsignalstheendoftheroadfordieselandpetrolcarsby2040.Anewairqualitystrategytobeu

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Autonomous cars will create a trillion dollar passenger economy

Driversarebecomingriders.Asrideservicesandautonomousvehiclesbecomethenorm,thenew“PassengerEconomy”willthriveaswestrivetofillthereclaimedtimeoncespentbehindthewh

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BMW denies collusion on diesel emissions

GermanluxurycarmakerBMWonSundaydeniedanycollusionwithindustryrivalsonemissionsfromitsdieselengines,sayingnoneofitsmodelshadbeen"manipulated"orviolatedindustryre

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Volkswagen fined $154 mn more in US for dieselgate

Volkswagenmustpayanadditional$154milliontoCaliforniatosettlestateenvironmentalchargesinthelatestpenaltyinthescandaloveritsuseofemissions"defeatdevices,"regulato

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More than 600,000 German jobs at risk due to combustion engine ban, warn

Morethan600,000jobscouldbeatriskinGermanyfromapotentialbanoncombustionenginecarsby2030,theIfoEconomicInstitutesaidinastudycommissionedbyGermany'sVDAcarindustryl