Motoring A raft of strict checks will lead to more cars failing, with tougher emission measures likely to catch out diesel vehicles Drivers could be left fuming after new MOT tests are introduced. Photograph: Alamy A tough new MOT testing system for 30m cars on Britain’s roads starts on 20 May – threatening expensive bills for… Continue reading Tougher MOT tests from May will put diesel drivers in the firing line
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EPA announces easing of car and truck emissions standards
US Environmental Protection Agency Agency says Barack Obama’s timeline set standards ‘too high’ in move that could lead to legal showdown with California Current EPA regulations require vehicles to get 36 miles per gallon by 2025 – 10 miles per gallon over the existing standard. Photograph: Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images US environmental regulators announced on… Continue reading EPA announces easing of car and truck emissions standards
Arizona suspends Uber’s self-driving car testing after fatality
Uber Governor Doug Ducey tells Uber crash raises concerns about its ability to safely test technology Transport safety investigators examine a self-driving Uber vehicle involved in a fatal accident in Tempe, Arizona. Photograph: Reuters Arizona governor Doug Ducey suspended Uber’s self-driving vehicle testing on Monday following a pedestrian fatality in a Phoenix suburb last week.… Continue reading Arizona suspends Uber’s self-driving car testing after fatality
Diesel slide continues as UK car sales fall for 11th month running
Automotive industry Number of new cars registered in February falls by 2.8% despite rises in petrol and electric sales The number of new cars registered in February dropped by 2.8% from a year ago. Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA Slumping demand for diesel vehicles dragged down new car sales in February, marking the 11th consecutive month of… Continue reading Diesel slide continues as UK car sales fall for 11th month running
The death of diesel: can struggling industry woo back consumers?
Automotive industry Amid fears about pollution, penalties and bans, buyers are abandoning diesel cars in droves Experts predict diesel’s UK market share will drop from one in two cars sold to one in seven by 2025. Photograph: Martin Meissner/AP No customers were troubling the Jaguar showroom in Welwyn Garden City on Friday, at the start… Continue reading The death of diesel: can struggling industry woo back consumers?
Elon Musk to open Tesla R&D plant in Greece
Tesla Billionaire entrepreneur’s electric car company to set up engineering facility in Athens Tesla factory in Fremont, California, US. Photograph: Tesla Elon Musk may have plans to colonise Mars but back on planet Earth he is extending his reach to Athens, by opening an engineering facility called Tesla Greece. Musk’s electric car business is an… Continue reading Elon Musk to open Tesla R&D plant in Greece
UK car industry must be at the heart of Brexit negotiations, say MPs
Automotive industry Investment and thousands of jobs could be lost in booming automotive sector, committee warns The BEIS parliamentary committee warns that car manufacturing in the UK could face frosty investment conditions after Brexit. Photograph: Ian Horrocks/Getty Images The UK government must put the car industry at the heart of Brexit negotiations or risk the… Continue reading UK car industry must be at the heart of Brexit negotiations, say MPs
Toyota to build new-generation Auris car in Derbyshire
Toyota Japanese carmaker’s decision safeguards the jobs of 3,000 workers as Brexit fears continue A worker assembles a vehicle on the production line at Toyota’s factory in Burnaston, Derbyshire. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images Toyota has announced it will build the next generation of its Auris car at its Burnaston plant in Derbyshire. The Japanese carmaker said… Continue reading Toyota to build new-generation Auris car in Derbyshire
German court rules cities can ban diesel cars to tackle pollution
Germany Landmark ruling could cause traffic chaos and dramatically hit the value of diesel vehicles Greenpeace activists outside the court in Leipzig, where they argued cities have a duty to cut pollution to protect people’s health. Photograph: Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters Millions of heavily polluting vehicles could eventually disappear from roads across Germany after its top administrative… Continue reading German court rules cities can ban diesel cars to tackle pollution
German court to rule on city bans for heavily polluting diesel cars
Germany Federal court set to announce whether Stuttgart and Düsseldorf can use vehicle bans to try to improve air quality Cars drive along Landshuter Allee in Munich, one of the streets in Germany with the highest measured levels of nitrogen oxides. Photograph: Andreas Gebert/Getty Images One of Germany’s top courts will rule on Thursday whether… Continue reading German court to rule on city bans for heavily polluting diesel cars