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
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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
German firm to design successor to Land Rover Defender
Jaguar Land Rover German firm to design successor to Land Rover Defender Ineos chairman hands contract to MBtech to create and produce prototypes of ‘world-class 4×4’ Jaguar Land Rover stopped making the Defender in 2016. The successor vehicle could be built in the UK. Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters Jim Ratcliffe, the multibillionaire chemicals tycoon and Brexit… Continue reading German firm to design successor to Land Rover Defender
Next-level driverless cars: how to solve the problem of humans falling asleep
Self-driving cars Next-level driverless cars: how to solve the problem of humans falling asleep Next wave of development will see drivers only expected to intervene when the car requests it, say researchers Studies have shown that drivers can fail to spot when systems reach their limits and can have trouble retaking control of the vehicle,… Continue reading Next-level driverless cars: how to solve the problem of humans falling asleep
UK’s biggest car dealer to focus on used vehicles as profits dive
Automotive industry UK’s biggest car dealer to focus on used vehicles as profits dive Pendragon, trading as Evans Halshaw and Stratstone, is also selling some of its dealerships Pendragon’s Stratstone includes several Jaguar and Land Rover car dealerships. Photograph: David Sillitoe. for the Guardian Britain’s biggest car dealer is switching its focus to the used… Continue reading UK’s biggest car dealer to focus on used vehicles as profits dive
Elon Musk’s Tesla announces biggest quarterly loss ever
Tesla Elon Musk’s Tesla announces biggest quarterly loss ever Loss of $675.4m announced day after Musk’s car sent into space in test of SpaceX rocket After a big success for his SpaceX company, Musk’s Tesla reported a heavy loss. Photograph: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images The tech billionaire Elon Musk sent one of his Tesla electric cars… Continue reading Elon Musk’s Tesla announces biggest quarterly loss ever
VW suspends media chief amid scandal over fume tests on monkeys
Move follows report carmaker used animals to demonstrate diesel emissions technology The carmaker Volkswagen has suspended its head of external relations and sustainability after admitting that he had known about experiments in which monkeys were locked in small chambers and exposed to diesel exhaust. Thomas Steg, a former government spokesman who worked for German chancellor… Continue reading VW suspends media chief amid scandal over fume tests on monkeys
Your Chariot awaits: shuttle bus service gets green light in London
Transport Your Chariot awaits: shuttle bus service gets green light in London Commuters will be able to pre-book seats on an app, with four routes being approved by TfL A Ford Chariot shuttle bus van in San Francisco. Photograph: Tommy Lau/AP An experimental shuttle bus service operated by Ford has been approved by London’s transport… Continue reading Your Chariot awaits: shuttle bus service gets green light in London
VW condemned for testing diesel fumes on humans and monkeys
Volkswagen (VW) VW condemned for testing diesel fumes on humans and monkeys Experiments involved monkeys and humans breathing in exhaust fumes for hours at a time The German chancellor, Angela Merkel, said VW’s diesel experiments on humans and monkeys were ‘not ethically justifiable in any shape or form’. Photograph: Daniel Roland/AFP/Getty Images Volkswagen, the world’s… Continue reading VW condemned for testing diesel fumes on humans and monkeys
Tesla boss Elon Musk pursues his most unlikely goal yet: a $55bn bonus
Tesla The Observer Tesla boss Elon Musk pursues his most unlikely goal yet: a $55bn bonus Some say the firm is already overvalued at $60bn. But its founder’s vision is now truly ambitious Elon Musk unveils Tesla’s forthcoming Roadster 2 sports car in California. Photograph: Reuters Racy valuations for loss-making businesses are nothing new to… Continue reading Tesla boss Elon Musk pursues his most unlikely goal yet: a $55bn bonus