Will Norway ban the combustion engine? India next?

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As a follower of Elon Musk’s Twitter feed, I got a heads-up on on some possible legislation coming from Norway where the four main political parties have been locked in a debate on the best way to ban combustion engines by 2025.

Volvo to phase out Diesel and phase in Electric

With the reputation of diesel vehicles now marred and emissions standards getting stricter, maybe it’s time to let diesel die. At least, that’s what Volvo seems to think.

The Swedish automaker presented two concepts which are previews to its upcoming 40 Series models due to appear in 2017, and they are powered by a new plug-in hybrid powertrain with a T5 Twin Engine.

Tesla’s Pick-up Truck…Imagined

There are a few pick-up truck brands that are prominent and Tesla Motors is definitely not one of them. There’s been attempts in the past by owners and tuning companies to convert various passenger cars – even BMW’s and Jag’s…

Now you can Sleep while “Driving”

Tesla introduced the Autopilot feature for the Model S in October 2015 with the upgrade to its version 7.0 software. Using a combination of radar, cameras, ultrasonic sensors and data, the Model S can steer itself on highways, and change lanes and speed according to traffic.

And they all came tumbling down

It seemed as if Humpty Dumpty had paid a visit to Central Florence in Italy this week. A 200-metre long section of the Arno River embankment in the middle of this medieval Italian city collapsed, sending at least twenty parked cars into a newly formed riverbed.

Shanghai plans elevated bus service, what could possibly go wrong?

In just a mere twenty one years, China has gone from virtually zero private cars to millions upon millions of them; in fact, about 28% new car registrations in the world last year were in China and annual sales are still registering double digit growth. Hellish traffic congestion and the air pollution associated with it have reached epic proportions, and the world’s most populous country is trying to think outside of the box to introduce initiatives that will alleviate the problem, or in this case elevate it.