Toyota Motor and Ford Motor executives might feel a little uneasy Wednesday morning. On Tuesday, the Chinese electric-vehicle maker unveiled its Shark pickup truck in Mexico. It’s the company’s first truck, a plug-in hybrid vehicle that is a little longer than a Ford Maverick, and a similar size as the Toyota Tacoma.
During a three-hour presentation at a Tokyo hall Tuesday, the car manufacturer giant announced it would offer lean compact engines that also run on so-called green fuels like hydrogen and bioethanol, or get paired with zero-emissions electric motors in hybrids. This comes as many competitors in the auto industry are pushing for fully electric vehicles. China is revving its push for Battery Electric Vehicles, and its own BYD is threatening to outshine Tesla in that push.
The highest speed recorded by drivers accelerating after speed cameras in 30mph zones was 57mph
I bought my Ford Fiesta 1.25 new in 2015. It has only done 23,000 miles, with a full main dealer service history. It’s unlikely to do 2,000 miles per year as I now have an OAP bus pass. During a recent service, the dealer recommended replacing the cambelt at a cost of £800, saying it should be done every eight years or 100,000 miles. Bearing in mind the low mileage and the car’s low value, is that necessary?
The driver chased the tourists for a mile and then rammed them off the road at holiday hotspot
Toyota is to develop a new generation of petrol-fuelled internal combustion engines, in the carmaker’s latest bet against electric vehicles.
BUFFALO, N.Y. — One evening last June, as Esther Iradukunda set the table for dinner at her home in Buffalo, she heard a high-pitched cry through the kitchen window. She rushed outside and followed the screams to the train tracks that ran about 100 feet away from her house. She found her young brother Aron lying on the tracks, run over when he chased a ball between the cars of a train that had suddenly begun to move. Now it was stopped again, but one of the boy’s legs was lodged underneath, the
An F-35 military fighter jet has crashed into a hillside in New Mexico.
Memorial Day weekend saw record air travel, with the TSA screening 2.95 million airline passengers on Friday
In California, you may soon have to pay for every mile you drive. Texas has already brought in an extra registration fee. New South Wales is planning a form of road pricing, while tariffs imposed in the US and soon the EU as well are expected to massively increase the sticker price of every car.
Analysis of real-world data suggests annual cost of fuelling PHEVs is nearly double manufacturers’ claims
"It reached a frightening crescendo of splintering woodwork and tearing metal.... then there was a silence."
Photographs capture both the destruction and the freshly laid bricks of the bridge, which underwent extensive repairs in March.
Young orcas are likely following a new ‘fad’ that they have picked up from peers, marine biologist says
A light plane was forced to crash land in Sydney, Australia, after losing power and flying low over a suburb, according to CNN affiliate 9News. The two passengers were left uninjured. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau told CNN that it is gathering further information about the landing before deciding whether to launch an investigation.
A pilot and passenger emerged unscathed from a light plane that made a dramatic crash landing in Australia after flying perilously close to houses in suburban Sydney.
Vandals 'throw acid' at Katie Price's pink Range Rover
The next government must act to stop the “horrfying” spread of solar farms in the countryside, the former head of the National Farmers’ Union has said.
Firefighters were involved at the scene
A number of vehicles were stopped on the A14 near Bury St Edmunds as part of a police crackdown on the transportation of dangerous goods.
As you get older you’ll find that the cost of your car insurance falls because, broadly speaking, the premium is calculated to reflect how likely you are to make a claim.
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