Beijing's announcement that it is considering banning gasoline and diesel cars from its smog-clogged roads promises to accelerate a push toward electric vehicles — a race in which Chinese carmakers have everything to gain. The plan would follow decisions by France and Britain to outlaw ...
Subaru Corp. will stop selling diesel cars by around 2020 to focus on electric vehicle development, sources said Thursday. Tokyo-based Subaru offers its diesel Forester and Outback models in Europe and Australia. The 15,000 diesel cars it sells annually account for roughly 1.5 percent of ...
Nissan's new Leaf electric car goes farther on a charge and comes with a new type of drive technology and the possibility of single-pedal driving. But whether it can catch on with anyone but the most zealously green-minded remains to be seen. The zero-emissions vehicle ...
What is the market leader in equipment for measuring automobile emissions to do if the vehicles of the future don't spew exhaust? Horiba Ltd., whose tech was central in exposing Volkswagen AG's diesel-cheating scandal, believes that day will never come. Electric vehicles won't ever make ...
An experimental electric bus system has been introduced in Malaysia's administrative capital to reduce carbon emissions, in a demonstration project sponsored by a Japanese consortium of public and private partners. The system uses a fleet of eight buses capable of running for 30 kilometers on ...
As Elon Musk pushes out from his California base to make electric vehicles ubiquitous, a Japanese firm deep in the depths of the battery supply chain is riding his wake. Tanaka Chemical Corp., which has a long history in developing battery materials, says it's boosting ...
Toyota Motor Corp. will test a car-sharing service in Thailand using its mini electric vehicle model from December. It is believed to be the first attempt to provide an environmentally friendly transportation solution in an emerging country facing urban air pollution. Ten one-passenger EVs will be ...
Fear of falling behind as electric vehicles become more popular was apparently the impetus behind Toyota Motor Corp.’s capital tie-up with Mazda Motor Corp.
In a bid to accelerate joint production in the United States and develop electric vehicles in a world moving away from fossil fuels, Toyota Motor Corp. and Mazda Motor Corp. agreed Friday to form a capital alliance. The move by the nation's biggest automaker and ...
NEC Corp. might pull out of its lithium-ion battery business for electric vehicles by selling its battery electrode subsidiary to a Chinese investment fund, sources close to the matter said Thursday. The electronics giant is apparently planning to sell NEC Energy Device to Chinese group ...
The campaign to convince consumers that the combustion era is ending and electric is taking over is working about as well as anti-smoking campaigns did before cigarettes were banned in most public spaces and became prohibitively expensive for many smokers.
A self-driving electric vehicle developed by a French company completed its first demonstration test in Japan on Tuesday at a park in Tokyo, amid efforts to realize fully automated public transportation services. The Navya Arma vehicle, developed by Navya SAS, is designed to navigate fixed ...
