Electric vehicle sales overtake petrol in EU for first time Published 27 Jan, 2026 07:30pm EU unveiled a plan in December to abandon an effective 2035 ban on combustion engine cars
EU offers China alternative to tariffs in electric cars dispute Published 12 Jan, 2026 05:48pm The EU in 2024 slapped tariffs of up to 35.3 percent on EVs imported from China
Norway nears 100pc goal of all-electric cars Published 04 Feb, 2025 06:29am OSLO: Almost 96 percent of new cars registered in Norway in January were electric, an unparalled number in the world...
Regal Automobiles gets nod to manufacture Pakistan’s first electric SUV, price set at Rs8.399mn Published 07 Oct, 2024 10:08pm Becomes second four-wheel carmaker to receive licence from Engineering Development Board for electric vehicles
Air Link CEO confirms company has imported 2 units of Xiaomi SU7, but talk of assembly plant premature Updated 04 Oct, 2024 11:01am KARACHI: Air Link Communication CEO Muzzaffar Hayat Piracha confirmed that the company has imported two units of the...
BMW boosts earnings with higher-priced and electric cars Published 03 Nov, 2023 01:52pm BERLIN: BMW reported a higher third-quarter margin in its core cars business on Friday, striking a more optimistic...
Detroit’s ONE is gearing up to potentially change EV battery landscape Published 20 Sep, 2023 06:28am DETROIT, MICHIGAN: Pakistani-origin American Mujeeb Ijaz, the CEO and founder of Michigan-based Our Next Energy...
Rio Tinto to invest $1.1bn to expand aluminum smelter in Canada Published 19 Jun, 2023 06:54am BENGALURU: Rio Tinto will invest $1.1 billion to expand its “low-carbon” aluminum smelter at Complexe Jonquière...
China’s car sales down Published 09 Feb, 2023 07:00am SHANGHAI/BEIJING: China’s passenger car sales fell 37.9% in January, an auto industry body said on Wednesday, as...
India’s auto show set to feature electric cars, scooters Published 11 Jan, 2023 09:34am NEW DELHI: Electric cars, scooters and trucks are expected to take centre stage at India’s biennial car show which...
Tesla owners in China protest against surprise price cuts they missed Published 08 Jan, 2023 03:48am SHANGHAI: Hundreds of Tesla owners gathered at the automaker’s showrooms and distribution centres in China over ...
Chinese carmakers target more European sales with five-star EVs Published 22 Nov, 2022 03:23am Chinese electric vehicle (EV) makers have set their sights on winning over European drivers and large corporate...
Tesla Q2 deliveries fall on China’s COVID-related shutdown Published 02 Jul, 2022 09:16pm Tesla Inc said on Saturday its vehicle deliveries fell to 254,695 in the second quarter, as a COVID-related shutdown...
Japan’s Renesas, India’s Tata Motors partner to develop chip solutions Published 30 Jun, 2022 07:46am NEW DELHI: Japanese chipmaker Renesas Electronics Corp and India’s Tata Motors have formed a strategic partnership...
VW: EV battery output bigger challenge than EU combustion engine ban Published 29 Jun, 2022 10:48pm MUNICH: The EU deal to phase out combustion engine cars in just over 12 years is challenging, but a more daunting...
Sony, Honda sign JV to sell electric cars by 2025 Published 17 Jun, 2022 12:33pm Japan’s Sony and Honda Motor on Thursday officially agreed to an equally owned joint venture that will start selling...
Dirty liberal pipedream: 3 myths about electric cars Published 17 May, 2022 05:39am Sceptics say that far from helping save the planet, electric cars are a liberal pipe-dream whose environmental...
Volkswagen to build 800,000 fully-electric cars this year Published 12 May, 2022 06:07pm BERLIN: Volkswagen is planning to build 800,000 fully electric cars worldwide this year and 1.3 million in 2023, the...
Tesla delivers over 1m electric cars over past year Published 04 Apr, 2022 06:24am NEW YORK: US electric car manufacturer Tesla shipped a record number of more than one million cars over the past...
Volvo to convert largest factory for electric cars Published 08 Feb, 2022 05:56pm STOCKHOLM: Swedish carmaker Volvo Cars said Tuesday that it will invest nearly a billion euros in its historic...
China to scrap subsidies for electric vehicles Published 02 Jan, 2022 05:05am BEIJING: China will end subsidies for electric and hybrid cars at the end of the year, authorities have announced,...
China to cut new energy vehicle subsidies by 30% in 2022 Published 01 Jan, 2022 12:55pm BEIJING: China will cut subsidies on new energy vehicles (NEVs), such as electric cars, by 30% in 2022 and withdraw...
Luxury carmaker Rolls-Royce to switch to all electric range by 2030 Updated 29 Sep, 2021 05:43pm BERLIN: Rolls-Royce will produce only electric cars by 2030, the luxury carmaker said on Wednesday, joining other...
India considers sharp import tax cuts on EVs after Tesla lobbying Published 09 Aug, 2021 05:21pm India discussing cutting import duties on EVs India open to duty cut if it sees economic gain
Europe to boost battery production as electric shift accelerates Published 26 Jul, 2021 05:21am As electric car sales take off and petrol engines face being phased out by 2035, Europe is looking to develop its ...
EU begins ‘bloody hard’ battle to reach green ambition Published 15 Jul, 2021 04:03am BRUSSELS: The EU went into battle Wednesday to secure a path to its pledge of carbon neutrality by 2050, triggering...
UK, European manufacturers want battery supply chain nearer home Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am LONDON: British manufacturers and those in other parts of Europe want to move more of the supply chain for batteries...
Pakistan aims at reducing dependence on fossil fuel Published 08 Jul, 2021 04:22am KARACHI: Like many other countries of the world, Pakistan has been setting targets to tackle climate change by...
Electric car sales surge as Europe's climate targets bite Updated 29 Jun, 2021 08:19pm Of the 11.6 million new cars registered in the EU, Iceland, Norway and Britain last year, 11% were fully electric or plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. Those vehicles tripled their share of new car sales, from 3.5% in 2019.
Volvo, Northvolt team up for electric battery factory Published 21 Jun, 2021 05:27pm This would allow Volvo to equip around 800,000 vehicles per year.