Volkswagen AG’s commitment to developing electric vehicles just keeps getting bigger as the company tries to balance making appropriate investments in alternative drivetrains and repaint its image after a colossal scandal in which it faked emissions tests on its diesel engines to make them seem cleaner than they are. The company
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Drone Hits Commercial Airliner in Canada, No Injuries
(Reuters) - A drone hit an airplane landing at a Quebec City airport. The first time an unmanned flying object has collided with commercial aircraft in Canada. No injuries were reported in the incident, which happened at Jean Lesage International Airport and involved a plane belonging to Quebec-based Skyjet Aviation. Canadian
”This is the future”: solar-powered family car hailed by experts
Eindhoven’s vehicle Stella Vie in Adelaide. Photograph: Daniel Kalisz/Getty Images for SATC As the annual solar race across Australia wraps up, a Dutch entry averaged 69kmh from Darwin to Adelaide and resupplied the grid. A futuristic family car that not only uses the sun as power but supplies energy back to the
Uber appeals against loss of London license
FILE PHOTO: A photo illustration shows the Uber app on a mobile telephone, as it is held up for a posed photograph in central London, Britain September 22, 2017. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) - Uber submitted a court appeal on Friday to overturn a decision by London’s transport regulator that
Pickup Trucks Cost Big Bucks, But Sales Keep Plowing Ahead
Maritime Operators Advice Government to Shut down Lagos Ports
A section of the Apapa Wharf road Lagos shut down for the on-going reconstruction (APAPA- LAGOS) - The ongoing rehabilitation works at the Apapa Ports road is causing an unbearable gridlock along the Apapa- Tin Can Ports Road. Maritime Operators and Stakeholders who no longer find it funny has urged the
Will automation put an end to the American trucker’s job?
Ivory Coast resumes $1.6 billion Rail Talks with Alstom After Hyundai Edged Out ee
Ivory Coast is talking to French train equipment suppliers Alstom SA and Thales SA about taking part in a 1.4 billion euro ($1.6 billion) urban-railway project to be funded by France, pushing out South Korean manufacturers that were part of the deal. The West African nation is about to amend an initial 2015 concession
Uber suspends service without license in Norway in change of tack
Uber said on Monday it would suspend its unlicensed service UberPOP in Oslo until Norway introduces new rules, as the U.S. ride-hailing app adopts a more conciliatory tone with national authorities. The move follows a similar one-year suspension in Finland in July to allow a new taxi law to come into
CARS ARE SAFER THAN EVER—BUT TRAFFIC DEATHS ARE CLIMBING
Feature Article - US traffic deaths rise for the second year in a row AUTHOR: MARSHALL AARIAN THINK ABOUT PAYDAY. The responsible shuffle new cash to pay down debts—that car loan, those lingering college bills, a credit card statement. Others will put money toward day-to-day necessities, like groceries, gas, and rent. And then a few