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BYD sold more fully electric vehicles than Tesla in the fourth quarter of 2023. US car maker Tesla has lost its crown for most sales of all-electric vehicles to Chinese firm BYD, which has capitalized on Beijing's strong government support for the burgeoning sector.…

The REASSERT project aims to develop a prototype electric motor for the circular economy. Credit: Schaeffler An increasing number of electric cars are being sold, consequently raising the quantity of produced electric motors. At the end of their useful life, these electric motors are shredded and then recycled. The individual components and assemblies cannot be reused. So far, there has been a lack of sustainable value…

Red light and speed camera located in Darwin, Northern Territory. Credit: Wikipedia As you're driving around this summer holidays, there's every chance you'll see a strange-looking white or yellow box on the side of the road.…

This photo provided by Toyota shows the 2024 Prius Prime. More powerful and stylish than before, the latest Prime can drive about 45 miles on all-electric power. Credit: Courtesy of Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. via AP Buying a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle is a great way to try living with an electric vehicle without giving up the convenience of using gasoline for longer trips. They're perfect for driving shorter commutes,…

A factory of Daihatsu Motor Co. is seen in its headquarters in Ikeda, Osaka prefecture, western Japan Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023. Toyota Motor Corp. subsidiary Daihatsu has shut down production lines at all its four factories Tuesday as transport ministry officials investigate the company’s improper tests for safety certification. Credit: Kyodo News via AP Daihatsu, a unit of Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp., has shut down…

An Alta-8 small Unmanned Aircraft System testbed vehicle flies above NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. Flying beyond visual line of sight from observers on the ground required special approval from the Federal Aviation Administration and NASA. Credit: NASA / Bowman Researchers at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia recently flew multiple drones beyond visual line of sight with no visual…

The wheels of an electric car of Chinese car maker BYD is on display at the Essen Motor Show in Essen, Germany, Friday, Dec. 1, 2023. Chinese automaker BYD said Friday, Dec. 22, that it plans to build a new electric vehicle plant in Hungary, its first car factory in Europe, as part of its rapid global expansion.Credit: AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File One of the world's largest electrical vehicle manufacturers, China's BYD,…

In this a photo released by Xinhua News Agency, the Tesla Gigafactory in Lingang new area of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone is seen in east China's Shanghai on Sept. 26, 2023. American electric automaker Tesla's plans to produce energy-storage batteries in China moved forward on Friday, Dec. 22, 2023, with a signing ceremony for the land acquisition in Shanghai, China's state media said. Credit: Liu Ying/Xinhua via AP, File…

Savvy Verma, left, and Huy Tran, director of aeronautics at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley, center, explain a recent air traffic management simulation to guests at Ames’ FutureFlight Central simulator on Sept. 26. Credit: NASA/Jesse Carpenter Researchers are one step closer to integrating air taxis and other electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicles into the country's busiest…

The U-turn by the European Commission delays a 10% tariff on electric car sales between the EU and UK for three years. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Thursday hailed a deal with the European Union to delay post-Brexit tariffs on electric vehicle sales that were due to kick in from January.…