Volkswagen triples electric car sales ahead of climate rules
Europe's push into electric cars is gathering speed—despite the pandemic.
Jan 12, 2021
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EU prepares to send petrol cars to the scrap heap
The European Commission wants to end the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2035, under a massive plan to fight climate change unveiled Wednesday.
Jul 8, 2021
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Will drivers get burned by EU ban on ICE cars?
The European Commission unveiled Wednesday plans to accelerate its bid to reach carbon neutrality that effectively bans the sale of new cars with internal combustion engines from 2035. What will this mean for drivers?
Jul 14, 2021
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EU strikes deal to ban combustion-engine cars by 2035
The European Union on Thursday struck an agreement on legislation to phase out new CO2-emitting vehicles by 2035, negotiators announced.
Oct 28, 2022
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Study finds big benefits in embracing vehicle safety tech
Alerting drivers to potential threats through "driver-assist" warning systems has been shown to reduce the odds of a crash. Using cameras or radar, each tool detects potentially dangerous anomalies, such as drifting from ...
Sep 4, 2019
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German car sales plunge in April as virus hits key industry
Some 61 percent fewer new cars were registered on German roads in April 2020 than a year ago, official data showed Wednesday, as Europe's automobile powerhouse matched its neighbours' plunging sales for the industry.
May 6, 2020
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Climate harm puts brakes on buying Teslas with bitcoin
Tesla hit the brakes Wednesday on letting people pay for electric cars with bitcoin, saying the computing-intense mining process of creating new cryptocurrency spews climate-harming emissions.
May 13, 2021
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'Hardcore' Musk drives into a culture clash at Twitter
After snapping up Twitter, one of Silicon Valley's most iconic companies, Elon Musk swiftly introduced his no-holds-barred work ethic, setting up a bitter culture clash with thousands of workers who still believed in the ...
Nov 22, 2022
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Hybrid-drive construction machinery: Fuel-efficient excavators
Resources and energy prices are soaring—and as a consequence, construction is getting more expensive. Besides climate change, high costs are an additional reason to save fuel in construction machinery. Scientists at Karlsruhe ...
May 10, 2022
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Electric vehicles can't compete with the emotional roar of an engine—but does that matter?
Electric vehicle (EV) sales have been growing at a rapid pace. Their share of the global car market has risen from around 4% in 2020 to 14% in 2022. However, this means internal combustion engine (ICE) cars still dominate ...
Jul 19, 2023
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