December 2020
Continental aims for carbon neutrality emission-free vehicles
Continental has adopted a sustainability strategy that will see the German group becoming 100 percent carbon-neutral, emissions-free and "circularized" within 40 years.
October 2020
California Plans to Ban Sales of New Gas-Powered Cars in 15 Year
In an executive order, Governor Newsom directed California’s regulators to develop a plan that would require automakers to sell steadily more zero-emissions passenger vehicles in the state, such as battery-powered or hydrogen-powered cars and pickup trucks, until they make up 100 percent of new auto sales in just 15 years.
October 2020
VW ID4 offered with unlimited charging in the U.S.
Volkswagen will provide owners of its electric ID4 SUV with three years of unlimited charging in the United States at no additional cost to the vehicle's price, the automaker said.
August 2020
Ford Is Using Seat Ventilation Fans to Build Respirators
An ingenious solution to provide needed aid to frontline emergency workers in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
June 2020
Tesla battery supplier Catl says new design has one million-mile lifespan
A Chinese car battery-maker says it is ready to manufacture a product capable of powering a vehicle for 1.2 million miles (two million kilometres) across the course of a 16-year lifespan. By contrast, most automakers only offer warranties ranging from 60,000 to 150,000 miles over a three to eight-year period on their cars' batteries.