China’s power play jolts the AI race
Expert warns the West is missing the real contest
China’s sheer electrical muscle is about to reshape the AI race faster than many Western wonks care to admit.
Tesla tanks in Europe
Europeans have had enough of Musk
Tesla has hit another bump in the road in Europe, clocking up its seventh straight month of shrinking car sales while Chinese upstart BYD floored it.
Hyundai gives up on internal combustion
Shuts down development team
Hyundai announced that it is shutting down its internal combustion engine development team as the automaker focuses on electric cars.
Customers not too keen on electric
Europeans and Americans not so sure they want to share
Automakers, ride-hailing and technology companies ploughing money into the development of electric, self-driving and shared car services will find more enthusiastic consumers in China than in Europe and the United States.
Honda focuses on electric and hybrids
Pauses hydrogen fuel cell cars
Honda is pressing ahead with electrifying its entire product line but is not interested in hydrogen fuel cell cars.
Every British new home must have a car charging point
Surprisingly far-sighted
England is introducing a mandatory electric car charging point for each newly built home.
Germany to extend electric company car tax incentives
The technology needs to grow
German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz plans to extend tax incentives for electric company cars the government’s latest attempt to boost demand for clean vehicles.
Tesla hits 7000 cars in seven days
Ford trolls with 7K cars in 4 hours
Elon Musk is very proud that after spending billons and missing every single projection he ever made, Tesla has finally managed to make 7000 cars in seven days. Ford’s CEO Steven Armstrong is trolling that it can make 7000 cars in four hours.
Porsche gets 10 percent of Rimac
High voltage battery and power trains
Porsche AG officially announced that it acquired 10 percent of Rimac automobile for an undisclosed sum.
Three million electric cars rolling around worldwide
But nine million bicycles in Beijing
The number of electric vehicles on roads worldwide rose to a record high of 3.1 million in 2017 according to the International Energy Agency (IEA) said.