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E-car quota debate gathers momentum
After Martin Schulz' call for Europe-wide e-car quota, the debate has picked up steam. China already has a quota.
German carmakers forced to rethink their future
Two years of revelations about emissions cheating have damaged Germany's standing as the world leader in car production.
Tesla to issue new debt
The e-car pioneer is to raise more than a billion dollars to fund the mass production of its new Model 3 sedan.
Hyperloop – more than just a pipe dream?
A futuristic transport system propelling a maglev pod through vacuum tubes reached 305 km/h in a test.
Tesla shares rally amid new model deliveries
E-car maker Tesla is doing better than market watchers had been expecting.
Tesla struggles to calm investors and employees
US iconic electric carmaker Tesla has reported growing demand for its e-cars in its business quarter ending June.
Dieselgate scandal: cozy ties on show
Critics say the government is too close to carmakers, and it's time to end the friendship.
Tesla's road less traveled
Tesla's new Model 3 could revolutionize the car industry, although its own window of cost-advantage is fast running out.
Tesla unveils new e-car, but is it sustainable?
"A computer on wheels": there is plenty of hype surrounding the launch of electric automaker Tesla's long-awaited sedan.
Hyperloop is coming to Europe
The future of travel may only be a pod ride away.
Tesla to build world's largest battery
Billionaire Elon Musk is to make good on a Twitter promise to solve South Australia's energy crisis within 100 days.
Grohmann ousted at Tesla
Klaus Grohmann was ousted after a clash with chief executive Elon Musk over the strategy of Grohmann's firm.
Tesla issues recall
Elon Musk's firm confirmed that it was recalling 53,000 cars to fix a brake problem.
Shanghai motor show kicks off
China wants to play an influential role in the world's car industry. More than 1,000 companies are heading to Shanghai.
Possible bumps in the road for Tesla
Tesla is facing the prospect of a strike in Germany, and that's not the only question surrounding electric cars.
Tesla most valuable US carmaker
Tesla has leapfrogged General Motors to become the biggest US car manufacturer by market value.
Tesla sales surge ahead
The electric car maker from California sold 25,000 vehicless in the first quarter of 2017, more than ever before.
Tesla boasts record quarterly sales
The California-based company managed to bounce back from problems a year ago.
SpaceX, submit your rockets for peer review
Zulfikar Abbany
SpaceX has launched the first reusable and recycled rocket. DW's Zulfikar Abbany says it should share its technology.
SpaceX successfully launches recycled rocket
The aerospace manufacturing company was able to launch a rocket with boosters from a previous flight.
BMW third-largest electric car manufacturer
The market for electric cars and hybrids grew by 37 percent in 2016, with BMW increasing its market share.
Tough test for a Tesla: The Model S
Tesla's luxury sedan handles like an all-wheel drive and accelerates like a sports car.
Drive it! - The Motor Magazine
This week Drive it! looks at the latest from the International Motor Show in Geneva
SpaceX rocket reaches orbit
After the launch, the 15-story high booster portion of the rocket successfully returned to earth in an upright landing.
Elon Musk teases followers with tunnel project
A complaint, a promise, then a photo? Inventor Elon Musk is raising the curtain on an ambitious project. Is it for real?
SpaceX plans new flight
Elon Musk's SpaceX aims to launch a Falcon 9 rocket with a cargo of 10 satellites next week
Tesla factory for Portugal?
US carmaker Tesla plans to bild a Gigafactory in Europe. Portugal wants to host it.
Tesla buys Grohmann
The US carmaker has acquired German machine builder Grohmann to master mass production of its latest models.
Hyperloop One inks deal with Dubai
A supersonic passenger and freight network system moves closer to reality after Dubai inks deal with Hyperloop One.
Tesla logs surprise profit
The e-car and battery maker has reported its first profit in three years and is on track to meet its 2016 delivery goals
Germany to Tesla: Drop 'autopilot' term
The country's transport regulator has written to the electric automaker, telling it to stop using the term "autopilot."
Fisker's new e-car offensive
E-car veteran Henrik Fisker has said he's making a fresh effort to come up with a revolutionary electric vehicle.
Tesla car crashes into bus in Germany
The latest incident once again draws focus to the safety issues involved in self-driving vehicles.
Elon Musk envisions Mars colony in 8 years' time
Entrepreneur and inventor Elon Musk has made his big pitch to start a human colony on Mars by 2024.
Autonomous Driving
Autonomous or self-driving cars are touted as the future of road transport. Are they truly safe?
Shift - Living in the Digital Age
Terror attacks on social media, autonomous cars on a road test and Van Gogh liquified.
BMW's new e-car strategy
BMW plans to accelerate its plans to offer more electric vehicles, including new versions of the 3 Series and Mini.
The cost of the SpaceX rocket explosion
After an explosion destroyed a SpaceX rocket and a satellite partly reserved for Facebook, firms are counting the cost.
SpaceX plans first reusable rocket launch
In April a SpaceX rocket carried a payload into space for NASA, and now that same rocket is set to return to space.
World's first self-driving cabs
Singapore has taken the lead in becoming the location of the world's first public experiment with self-driving cars.
Tesla sets new records
The electric car pioneer has upgraded battery technology, making its latest models the fastest 'production cars."
Standards: natural enemy of the tech industry?
Know your AC from your DC, or your CHAdeMO from your CCS? There are so many standards, industry makes life complicated.
Tesla suffers higher losses
Tesla struggles to meet the high demand for its electric cars, but CEO Elon Musk pushes expansion.
Electric cars - the second heyday of an ancient technology
The first electric Porsche dates back to 1899. There were far more electric vehicles than combustion engines back then.
Tesla to buy SolarCity for $2.6 billion
Elon Musk, the largest shareholder of both companies, has described the deal as a "no-brainer."
Nissan joins race to develop self-driving cars
Nissan introduces its first model with self-driving features, stressing safety after recent Tesla crash
Tesla unawares of SEC probe
Tesla says is has not been informed of an investigation into allegations that it kept a deadly crash secret from investo
US probes second suspected autopilot car crash
Highway safety officials have launched an investigation into crash in Pensylvania involving a Tesla electric automotive.
Tesla admits first self-driving auto fatality
Tesla Motors announced that a man driving had been killed while using the autopilot mode of its Model S electric sedan.
Tesla eyes SolarCity
Visionary electric carmaker Tesla has announced it's aiming to buy US solar panel producer SolarCity.
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