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Volkswagen Chief suggests that the German Government Should End Subsidies on Diesel Cars
Volkswagen CEO suggested this week that the German government should consider phasing out the subsidies that encourage Europeans to buy diesel cars, which is a dramatic change of position by VW considering it was largely responsible for diesel’s popularity in Europe. Matthias Müller, the chief executive of Volkswagen, said: “We should question the logic and purpose of diesel subsidies,”. He...
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Cyclists Protest New Luas Cross City Line In Protest
A group of cyclists gathered in Dublin City Centre today to protest against the new Luas Cross City Line and the dangers it has caused for cyclists in the city. The protesters are concerned with some practical problems with the layout and are also taking issue with new signs advising cyclists to 'dismount' and walk in certain areas. The protest...
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New car registrations down 9% in November
New car registrations down New industry figures have revealed that new car registrations were down 9% to 687, for the month of November. This is happening as the industry prepares for sales of 181 cars in January. New cars registrations have slowed down rapidly by 10% to 131,200 compared to the same time in 2016. In contrast to that, used...
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Gridlock as Luas Cross City struggles with traffic signal failure and rush-hour traffic
There was traffic gridlock this morning in Dublin City centre as the new Luas Cross City trams struggled with traffic signal failures and rush-hour traffic. Commuters were frustrated as massive traffic congestion caused early morning delays in the city centre A traffic signalling failure caused much of the traffic chaos across the city on this morning, which is the the...
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California axes self-driving car rule limiting liability for crashes
California axes self-driving car rule limiting liability for crashes Sub-par maintenance is not going to let car manufacturers off the hook and as such, California is happy to tweak the rules just a bit to get more self-driving cars on the road. Even with some of the rules regarding self-driving cars being relaxed, there will still be limits. The state's...
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French tyre-slasher busted for slashing tyres on over 6,000 cars
French tyre-slasher busted for slashing tyres on over 6,000 cars After years of playing cat-and-mouse with French police, a brazen tyre slasher who punctured the tyres of thousands of cars around the south-western French city of Bordeaux has finally been caught. The 45-year-old man was arrested last week after a six-year campaign of vandalism. He planned his tyre puncture trips...
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The UK car industry hits out at government as sales of diesel cars fall 30pc in one month
UK sales of diesel cars fall 30pc in one month UK diesel sales continue to fall at a dramatic rate. As a result of the continuing demise of diesel fuel cars, the car industry in the UK has launched a stinging attack on the “demonisation” of diesel by the British Government after sales of diesel vehicles plunged by almost one...
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Scottish Government cracks down of diesel fuel
It looks like the end of the road for diesel cars as Scottish Government cracks down on air-polluting motors. Hundreds of thousands of drivers will be forced to avoid low emissions zones in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Dundee from 2020. Dirty diesel and air-polluting petrol cars will no longer be allowed to go into city centres, towns and villages under...
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Toyota will power hydrogen and electric cars by cow dung from 2020
Toyota is to build a renewable power plant in California where it will turn cow manure into water, which, in generate electricity and hydrogen to power homes and cars The cow poo could be the answer to all our pollution problems as companies like Toyota will use it to power hydrogen and electric cars. Manure collected from dairy farms and...
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Trillium aims to shield your high-tech cars against cyber attacks
Trillium aims to shield your high-tech cars against cyber attacks Trillium aims to shield your high-tech car against cyber attacksautomotive cybersecurity firm aims to shield high-tech car against cyber attacks. There is a growing need for automotive cyber security as cars these days are basically computers with wheels do you’ll probably want to make a few changes to protect against...