FILE PHOTO: The logos of Honda Motor Co. is pictured at the 45th Tokyo Motor Show in Tokyo, Japan October 25, 2017. Picture taken October 25, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai BEIJING (Reuters) - Honda Motor Co’s joint-venture companies in China will recall a total of 254,650 Honda-brand vehicles starting on Jan. 8,
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Indian Oil And Ola Taxi Launch First Electric Charging Station
Ola Electric Charging Station New Delhi: State-owned Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) had announced the launch of the nation's first electric vehicle charging station at a petrol pump in Nagpur. IOC, in collaboration with Ola, launched the country's first electric charging station at one of its petrol-diesel stations in Nagpur, a company statement
U.S. rejects Ford petition to delay recall of three million vehicles
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Friday it was rejecting a petition by Ford Motor Co to delay recalling about 3 million vehicles with potentially defective air bag inflators to conduct additional testing. The agency said it did not find the request by the second-largest U.S.
Tesla’s Electric Semi Truck Gets Orders From Wal-Mart and J.B. Hunt
Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk introduced the Semi-electric truck on Thursday. Some of the country’s biggest trucking fleets are among Tesla Inc.’s first customers for its all-electric big rig. J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc., which operate thousands of trucks, said Friday they had reserved Tesla’s truck, which Chief Executive Elon Musk revealed at
Automakers Have Replaced Only 43% of The Faulty Takata Air Bag Inflators
Honda recalls 900,000 Odyssey minivans; 2nd row seat may tip
A Honda Odyssey. (AP Photo/Honda Motor Company, File) NEW YORK (AP) — Honda is recalling about 900,000 of its Odyssey minivans because the second-row seats may tip forward if not properly latched. The recall announced Saturday covers vehicles from the 2011-17 model years. About 800,000 of the affected minivans were sold in
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Volkswagen to spend over $40 billion on electric and self-driving cars
WOLFSBURG, Germany (Reuters) - Volkswagen’s leaders on Friday, November 17, 2017 approved a five-year spending plan that aims to further the German automaker’s goal of transforming itself into a leading force in electric cars. Europe’s largest carmaker by unit sales will spend more than 34 billion euros ($40 billion) on electric
China to distribute exclusive license plates for electric cars
Distribution of embossed licence plates begins BEIJING, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) - China will introduce green license plates for new energy vehicles (NEVs) in 12 cities on Nov. 20, the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) announced Friday. The license plates will be expanded across the country in the first half of 2018, accelerating
Tesla wants to electrify big trucks, adding to its ambitions (video)
DETROIT (AP) — After more than a decade of making cars and SUVs — and, more recently, solar panels — Tesla Inc. wants to electrify a new type of vehicle: big trucks. The company unveiled its new electric semitractor-trailer Thursday night near its design center in Hawthorne, California. Imagine your Ad placed here CEO Elon Musk