ELECTRIFICATION OF AUTO

Electric carmaker subject of two lawsuits citing discrimination and unfair dismissal at its Fremont factory.

Six TX5 cabs arrive in the UK capital with a hybrid electric-petrol build, on-board Wi-Fi and support for ride-hailing apps like MyTaxi and Gett.

Is training AI to behave like average humans the best way to teach it ethics and morality? MIT researchers think it is a good place to start.

The electric automaker reportedly dismissed an estimated 400 to 700 people or between 1% and 2% of the firm's more than 33,000 employees.

German automaker concerned some passenger airbags fitted in its X3 model may not inflate in the event of a crash.

The 'Godzilla' GT-R/C was modified by Nissan for the launch of Gran Turismo Sport for PlayStation 4 and driven by Nismo's Jann Mardenborough.

Nearly 40 futuristic vehicles are racing 3,000km across Australia powered only by the sun. The World Solar Challenge goes from Darwin to Adelaide and is expected to take a week, with speeds of 90-100 kmh (55-62 mph).

The SURUS is set to be a utilitarian hauler that looks like a skateboard for shipping containers and is capable of going off road, autonomously.

The Australian National Transport Commission say that travelling in a driverless car is akin to riding a taxi and that laws need to be updated to reflect this.

This comes as the next big win for the world's largest chipmaker in the automobile industry.

British household tech giant reportedly ready to unveil its all-electric automotive ambitions.

Electric cars require four times as much copper to manufacture compared to traditional fossil fuel variants.

Mercedes plans to introduce electric versions of all their cars by 2022.

One-off conversion gives the 3.3-tonne car a range of almost 190 miles.

Public chargers will be offered at 50 stations across the city by 2020.

Proterra's Catalyst E2 Max makes breakthrough as the race for electric vehicles speeds up.

The computer maker will be providing processors and other hardware for the project.

110-tonne construction vehicle goes through full-electric conversion.

The journey is expected to start and end in San Francisco.

Carmaker suggests flashing lights above the windscreen should be used to communicate with pedestrians.

Tesla originally planned to unveil the big rig sometime around September.

IBTimes UK looks at some of the hottest new cars and wackiest concept vehicles at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show.

The new Supercharger stations have been designed specifically for dense and heavily-populated city areas.

Grid will include 20 I-Pace race cars and follow the 2018/19 Formula E series.

Frankfurt debut for hot-hatch inspired electric city car.

€84bn will be spent to electrify Audi, Skoda, Seat, VW, Porsche, Bentley and Bugatti.

Next-generation supercar launched by Lewis Hamilton ahead of Frankfurt motor show.

Tesla has unlocked the reserved battery capacity in some of its vehicles to help owners get as far as possible.

Dealerships to allow discerning buyers to try before they buy using immersive technology.