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Tesla's stock market value tops Facebook's in huge trading

Noel Randewich, Reuters
Updated as of Jan 08 08:49 AM

Shares of Tesla surged to a record high in heavy trading on Thursday, with the electric car maker's stock market value exceeding Facebook's for the first time. Read more »

Tesla market value tops $700 billion for first time

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 07 09:57 AM

The latest surge means the company is worth more than General Motors, Ford, Toyota, Honda, Fiat Chrysler and Volkswagen combined.   Read more »

Tesla 2020 deliveries beat estimates, but fall just short of Musk's target

Reuters
Posted at Jan 04 12:34 AM

Tesla Inc reported better-than-expected 2020 vehicle deliveries, driven by a steady rise in electric vehicle adoption, but narrowly missed its ambitious full-year goal during a punishing year for the global auto industry.  Read more »

Japan aims to eliminate gasoline vehicles by mid-2030s, boost green growth

Reuters
Posted at Dec 25 05:16 PM

TOKYO - Japan aims to eliminate gasoline-powered vehicles in the next 15 years, the government said on Friday in a plan to reach net zero carbon emissions and generate nearly $2 trillion a year in green growth by 2050. Read more »

Japan aims to eliminate gasoline vehicles by mid-2030s, boost green growth

Reuters
Posted at Dec 25 01:22 PM

Japan aims to eliminate gasoline-powered vehicles in the next 15 years, the government said on Friday in a plan to reach net zero carbon emissions and generate nearly $2 trillion a year in green growth by 2050. Read more »

Palace approves return of provincial buses in point-to-point routes

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 15 01:21 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte and his Cabinet have approved the return of provincial buses in point-to-point routes, Malacañang said on Tuesday, as authorities sought to further reopen the economy following a slump due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Read more »

Pagsasara ng U-turn slot sa Dario Bridge sa EDSA pinaghahandaan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 06 07:24 PM

Isasara ang u-turn slot sa may Dario Bridge sa EDSA sa susunod na linggo.  Read more »

Smuggled luxury cars seized by Customs in Manila port

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 03 05:24 AM

A shipment of smuggled secondhand luxury vehicles initially declared as furniture were seized at the Manila International Container Port, according to the Bureau of Customs.   Read more »

China ramps up pilot training to boost drone operator ranks

South China Morning Post
Posted at Oct 29 02:05 PM

The PLA academy of China identifies the key skills essential for drone pilots, including task planning, flight control and maintenance, as unmanned vehicles rise in military importance. As well as flying vehicles, the Chinese military uses unmanned boats, underwater vessels and cars. Read more »

‘Mag-prioritize ng maayos’: Teachers’ group slams DepEd purchase of service vehicles

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 29 01:03 PM

The Teachers' Dignity Coalition (TDC) on Thursday said the Department of Education should know its priorities, as thousands of learners and educators grapple with remote learning due to the pandemic.    Read more »

Used car exports drives pollution to developing world: UN

Taimaz Szirniks, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 28 04:48 AM

PARIS - Getting rid of old cars is helping clean the skies over developing nations, but many clunkers are ending up in developing countries where they are add significantly to air pollution, a UN report warns. Read more »

Malacanang, dinepensahan ang pagbili ng DepEd ng 166 bagong sasakyan

Joyce Balancio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 26 10:42 PM

MAYNILA - Walang nakikitang mali ang Malacañang sa pagbili ng Department of Education ng nasa 166 na mga bagong sasakyan, kabilang na ang nasa 88 na truck.  Read more »

Funds for DepEd vehicles approved before pandemic: Palace

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 26 06:41 PM

The Department of Education's recent purchase of service vehicles worth hundreds of millions of pesos was approved before the coronavirus pandemic, Malacañang said Monday, following criticism from a group of teachers.   Read more »

Teachers’ group slams DepEd for purchase of new service vehicles

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 26 06:55 PM

The Alliance of Concerned Teachers slammed on Monday the Department of Education for purchasing new service vehicles. But a DepEd official said the procurement was made before the pandemic struck. Read more »

MMDA claims all its vehicles on the road registered, contrary to audit report

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 05 01:18 PM

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority said Monday all its vehicles were registered, contrary to a report by state auditors who had urged the agency to "act as a role model" and comply with inspection requirements.  Read more »

Di na 'roadworthy': MMDA ipinaliwanag ang 399 'unregistered' vehicles

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 02 10:26 PM

Nagpaliwanag ang Metropolitan Manila Development Authority sa mga naitalang unregistered vehicles nila. Read more »

MMDA told to 'act as role model' after 399 official vehicles found unregistered

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 01 10:12 PM

The Commission on Audit has told the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority to "act as a role model" and register its 399 vehicles that failed to comply with inspection requirements in 2019. Read more »

Electrified by Tesla, Chinese startups are on the charge

Norihiko Shirouzu, Reuters
Posted at Sep 25 12:55 PM

China's electric vehicle startups are on the charge again, thanks to Tesla. Read more »

Automakers sue US government over tariffs on Chinese imports

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 24 07:29 AM

Major automakers Tesla, Volvo, Ford and Mercedes Benz have sued to the US government over tariffs on Chinese goods, demanding customs duties paid on imports be returned, with interest.   Read more »

Penalties for throwing objects at motor vehicles get House panel approval

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 23 05:02 PM

The bill, authored by Rep. Ria Christina Fariñas (1st District, Ilocos Norte) and Rep. Rudys Caesar Fariñas I (Party-list, PROBINSYANO AKO), punishes "any person who throws rocks, bottles, pieces of wood, metal, or any other hard object, including eggs and feces, which may obstruct the driver’s vision, wreck the motor vehicle, and cause death or bodily harm to passengers." Read more »