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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Rigged diesel engines being blamed for 5,000 premature deaths per year in Europe
A new study has found that diesel emissions are associated with approximately 38,000 deaths annually around the world. Of these reported deaths, researchers believe that over 10,000 deaths occur in Europe each year caused by pollution from light duty diesel vehicles and of that number about a half or 5,000 of those deaths could have been avoided if nitrogen oxides...
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Volvo buys car valet startup Luxe to boost its digital services
Car giant, Volvo has acquisitioned a new startup, Luxe, who specialise in car valet and concierge services After a pivot and months of speculation about the future, the company has finally found a buyer for its business. Volvo Cars announced that it is acquiring the startup’s platform, technology, key staff and other assets, which it will use to put some...
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Volkswagen hit with another €2.5bn penalty over diesel emissions scandal
Volkswagen Shares were down 3% on Friday as news of added provisions announced. Volkswagen has added €20 billion due to new provisions to the mounting total from its diesel emissions scandal, which has already cost the dearly in finances and reputation. VW said in a statement. “The reason is an increase in provisions relating to the buyback/retrofit program for 2.0l...
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The most iconic British car may no longer be a British car!
The second largest manufacturer of luxury vehicles in the world, BMW actually manufacture the famous British luxury car, the Rolls Royce in their British plants,. Along with other vehicles manufactured at the plants, this amounts to £2.4 (€2.7) billion in exports each year. The head of purchasing for BMW, Markus Duesmann, said during the week that the company are "extremely...
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A huge step forward for women's rights in Saudi Arabia as women will now be allowed to drive
A royal decree has been announced in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia overturning a ban on women holding driving licences and being allowed to drive. This is a huge turning point in the highly conservative Islamic kingdom. Saudi Arabian women have hailed the move by the conservative kingdom’s ruler to allow them to drive as a landmark moment in...