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  • Electric cars in Dubai get free registration, parking and charging

    Electric cars in Dubai get free registration, parking and charging Buying an electric car in Dubai has suddenly become a lot more interesting. For those in the market for a new car in Dubai, they may very well choose an electric vehicle over a traditional combustible petrol or diesel engine. RTA (Road and Transport Authority) and DEWA (Dubai Electrical &...

  • Tesla could have millions of electric autonomous cars on the road by 2023

    Tesla is known for taking the lead in the self-driving autonomous motoring arena and it is looking very could have millions of cars on the road by 2023. There is no doubt about it that Tesla is expected to roll out tens of thousands of electric cars onto the roads in the next few years, giving the company a huge...

  • Mercedes Ireland has warned that the new car market here is dysfunctional

    Mercedes Ireland has warned that the new car market here is dysfunctional According to a Mercedes Ireland executive, fake registering and not UK imports, is the greatest threat to the health of the new car market here. Mercedes Ireland has said that Ireland could be heading for a major financial implosion and has indirectly criticised their major competitors for fanning...

  • Dyson to make electric cars from 2020

    Dyson, the engineering company well known for their vacuum cleaners and fans are to make electric cars from 2020. They plan to spend £2bn (€2.25bn) in a “radical” new battery-powered electric car to be launched in just over two years time. Dyson has said that they have had 400 staff working on the secret project for the past two years...

  • Australian researchers say Driverless cars will make more traffic

    Researchers in Australia have predicted that the rise of autonomous vehicles will make congestion worse and not better? The researchers are based at University of Sydney's Institute of Transport and Logistical Studies. The institution has been publishing its Transport Opinion Survey (TOP) since 2010. In the most recent study released, it has been found that while Australians may love the...

  • Mercedes-Benz invests $1bn to make electric cars in US

    Investment extends German group’s production of new technology vehicles to three continents Daimler who owns Mercedes-Benz is investing $1bn to produce electric cars in the US for the first time. It will invest the money to prepare its manufacturing plant in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, for producing electric cars. This now means that Mercedes-Benz will have production locations for EVs and batteries...

  • Ford Motors patents a retractable table for autonomous cars

    The Ford Motor Co. in Detroit have patented a retractable table for autonomous cars that resembles a kitchen or office conference room table. The giant car manufacturer lodged the patent for a retractable table earlier last month and the fascinating thing is that the new autonomous vehicle table comes with an airbag. In the autonomous future, it will not be...

  • You can now earn a degree in self-driving cars

    You can now earn a degree in ‘self-driving cars’ courtesy of Lyft and Udacity Lyft is a transportation network company based in San Francisco, California, which develops, markets and operates the Lyft car transportation mobile app. Udacity is a for-profit online teaching startup who originally focused on offering university-style courses and now focuses on vocational courses for professionals. These two...

  • Greenpeace activists board ship transporting Volkswagen diesel cars to UK

    Greenpeace activists and protesters from boarded the vehicle carrier Elbe Highway a few weeks ago, in an attempt to block its shipment of Volkswagen cars to the UK. Their actions come in the wake of increasing global concern over the dangers of diesel emissions and as a result the environmental activists boarded the ship and attached themselves to the large...

  • The Diesel Wars - New study finds diesel cars are ‘more polluting’ than thought

    The latest round of tit-for-tat exchanges between pro and anti-diesel campaigns, one campaign group blames EU rules for favouring the diesel fuel over petrol. Experts are now saying that the newest diesel-engine cars are actually dirtier than previously thought. This data is coming from a new study that calls into question why European regulators continue to favour diesel over petrol...