Topic: cars

E-cars account for over 20pct of China's new vehicles sales

E-cars account for over 20pct of China's new vehicles sales

Daniel Ren, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jan 12 11:22 AM

It is the latest signal that the mainland’s motorists are shifting from oil-guzzling vehicles to environmentally friendly cars. New-energy vehicle deliveries jumped 138.9 percent to 505,000 units in December, which represented 22.6 percent of total car sales. Read more »

Canada threatens trade action over US electric car plan

Canada threatens trade action over US electric car plan

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 11 07:25 AM

Canada on Friday threatened to impose sweeping tariffs on American goods and suspend parts of a landmark North American trade deal if Washington rewards electric cars made in US union shops, to the detriment of Canada's auto sector. Read more »

Toyota chases hydrogen dream

Toyota chases hydrogen dream

Tim Kelly and Maki Shiraki, Reuters
Posted at Nov 15 05:25 PM

The colorful Toyota Corolla Sport that Akio Toyoda steered around the Okayama International Circuit in western Japan was powered by a converted GR Yaris engine running on hydrogen. Read more »

Carmakers commit to end fossil-fuel vehicles by 2040

Carmakers commit to end fossil-fuel vehicles by 2040

Simon Jessop, William James and Nick Carey, Reuters
Posted at Nov 11 05:54 PM

A group of countries, companies and cities committed on Wednesday to phasing out fossil-fuel vehicles by 2040, as part of efforts to cut carbon emissions and curb global warming. Read more »

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