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French electric car share program sets sights on IndyChicago (AFP) June 10, 2013 A French electric car share program has set its sights on the home of one of the top US race car events: Indianapolis. Bollore, which already runs a successful car share program in Paris, plans to bring 500 electric vehicles and 1,200 charging stations to the home of the Indy 500 early next year. The $35 million project is Bollore's first car share venture outside of France and the first step in a plan to establish similar programs in a number of US cities. "The success of the Autolib' in Pa ... read more |
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 Dynamic Energy and Stone Quest Complete New Jersey Solar Project Spot-welding graphene nanoribbons atom by atom First South American plant for purifying soils contaminated with zinc and cadmium CRAIG Clark awarded MBE EADS Examines Electric And Hybrid Propulsion To Further Reduce Aircraft Emissions Autonomous energy-scavenging micro devices will test water quality, monitor bridges, more | .. |
 Monitoring system can detect dangerous fatigue in mine truck driver U.S. firm Caterpillar says it installing a $10,000 Australian-developed system that can monitor drivers for fatigue in all its mining trucks. ... more | .. |
 Electric cars slow to gain traction in Germany Germany plans to have one million electric vehicles on its roads by 2020, but so far that goal seems remote as the nation's motorists have shown little love for the quietly humming vehicles. ... more | .. |
 Better Place electric car firm to be dissolved Better Place, an Israeli-American company making electricity-powered cars, announced on Sunday it was filing a court motion for dissolution after its shareholders refused to provide further funding. ... more | .. |
 Space drives e-mobility An ESA business incubation start-up company is helping major car manufacturers to develop electric vehicle concepts and improve safety systems by turning ideas quickly into virtual prototypes. ... more |
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China's Tri-Ring buys Polish bearings maker FLT Krasnik China's Tri-Ring signed Monday an agreement to buy Polish bearings maker FLT Krasnik, the second largest Chinese investment in Poland, its industrial development agency said. ... more | .. |
 Hong Kong launches first electric taxis Hong Kong saw its first electric taxis hit the streets on Saturday in a step towards reducing the city's high levels of roadside pollution. ... more | .. |
 China owner smashes up his Maserati in service protest A wealthy Chinese Maserati owner hired four sledgehammer-wielding men to smash up his $420,000 supercar in protest at poor customer service, reports said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Germany's Volkswagen plans new China car plant German auto giant Volkswagen (VW) will build a plant in central China, a spokesman said Tuesday, as it battles US rival General Motors to be the top foreign automaker in the world's biggest car market. ... more |
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Big Three US automakers to skip Tokyo Motor Show Dozens of car, truck and motorcycle makers will be in attendance at the Tokyo Motor Show later this year, organisers said Monday, but the Big Three US automakers will be skipping it again. ... more | .. |
 Britain's Rolls-Royce to sponsor supercar's 1,000 mph record attempt Aircraft engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce has announced it will sponsor a British project to drive a car beyond 1,000 mph. ... more | .. |
 Rocky road for electric car market The road has gotten bumpier for electric cars. ... more | .. |
 Japan automakers step on profit accelerator Japan's automakers have wrapped up the latest earnings season on a high note, booking mostly healthy profits as a weak yen, cost-cutting and strong demand in the US and Asia inflated their bottom line. ... more |
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 China April auto sales up despite weak economy China's auto sales surged 13.4 percent year-on-year in April, an industry group said Thursday, despite weakness in the world's second largest economy. ... more | .. |
 German high-speed autobahns rev election year debate Germany's famed speed-limit-free motorways zoomed to the top of the political agenda Wednesday when an opposition leader called for restrictions to help cut accidents. ... more | .. |
 Toyota full-year net profit triples to $9.7 bln Toyota on Wednesday said its full-year net profit more than tripled to $9.7 billion, with a weak yen and cost-cutting helping inflate the bottom line for the world's biggest automaker. ... more | .. |
 Electric car maker Tesla posts first profit Tesla Motors said Wednesday it posted its first-ever quarterly profit as the electric carmaker beat its own forecasts and surprised market analysts. ... more |
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 China's long march in space Russia to Unveil New Piloted Spacecraft at MAKS Airshow S. Korea opens bidding on $7.3 bn fighter jet deal Snowden poses stress test for H.K.'s ties with China U.S. mulls countermeasures against threat of enemy UAVs Raytheon continues Global Hawk ground support | .. |
 GM makes $1.3 bn Cadillac bet on China luxury sector US auto giant General Motors will build a $1.3 billion Cadillac plant in Shanghai after China approved the project, it said Tuesday as it seeks more luxury sales in the world's biggest car market. ... more | .. |
 Rear seat design - a priority for children's safety in cars A research report released by The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) provides specific recommendations for optimizing the rear seat of passenger vehicles to better protect its most common oc ... more | .. |
GM pulls 'offensive' China ad: report US auto giant General Motors is withdrawing a global advertisement which refers to China as the land where people say "ching-ching, chop suey" after admitting it contains "offensive content", a report said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 GM joins call for US action on climate change General Motors, the largest US automaker, on Wednesday joined a call for the United States to take greater action on climate change as it said that environmental concerns were critical for business. ... more |
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 Honda's annual net profit soars to $3.7 bn Japanese automaker Honda said Friday its net profit for the year to March soared 73.6 percent to $3.7 billion, thanks to robust overseas sales, a weaker yen, and cost cutting. ... more | .. |
Chinese prefer gas-guzzling vehicles? Although exhaust fumes are considered a major contributor to China's worsening air pollution problem, Chinese drivers are increasingly opting for midsized cars and sport utility vehicles, industry executives at the Shanghai Auto show said. ... more | .. |
GM by any other name? Car firms face brand puzzle in China The Buick brand of US auto General Motors carries instant recognition but its "Baojun" cars sold in China, displayed at the Shanghai auto show on Sunday, might leave many puzzled. ... more | .. |
SUV popularity in China casts cloud over green-energy cars Chinese carmaker BYD gave pride of place to its new S7 SUV at the Shanghai auto show Saturday while another of its models, a fully-electric vehicle, languished in a corner with only a handful of visitors. ... more |
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