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BHP Billiton expects copper to be king in world of electric vehicles

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

Sep 26, 2017

By Karthick Arvinth

Could Artificial Intelligence Cause World War Three? Elon Musk fears it might

Elon Musk on Mercedes' $1bn investment in electric cars: 'Off by a zero'

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

Sep 26, 2017

By Immanuel Jotham

Mazda to recall more than 2 million vehicles worldwide over defected tail gate and engine problems

Mazda recalls over 60,000 cars on faulty wiring

Japanese automaker recalling midsize sedans in US and Canada

Sep 22, 2017

By Associated Press

Arnold Schwarzenegger with electric Hummer

World's first electric Hummer revealed by Arnold Schwarzenegger

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

Sep 21, 2017

By Alistair Charlton

As Trump 'abdicates from climate leadership', New York plans 1,000 high-speed electric car chargers

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

Sep 21, 2017

By Alistair Charlton

New York

Electric bus world record journey Proterra

Electric bus breaks world record for longest journey on single charge with 1,102 mile ride

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

Sep 20, 2017

By James Billington

Waymo better than Uber at autonomous driving

Waymo is collaborating with Intel to build level 4 fully autonomous cars

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

Sep 19, 2017

By Immanuel Jotham

This 'e-Dumper' truck is the biggest electric vehicle in the world

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

Sep 18, 2017

By Oliver Cragg

PAL-V's flying car to go around the world in 90 days

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

Sep 18, 2017

By Immanuel Jotham

Watch this Ford employee dress as a van seat to understand driverless car reactions

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

Sep 14, 2017

By Alistair Charlton

Tesla semi-truck: The unreal 'beast' will be shown off in October

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

Sep 14, 2017

By Shubham Sharma

Frankfurt Motor Show 2017 photos: Road-legal F1 car, record-setting Bugatti Chiron and more

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

Sep 12, 2017

By David Sim

Here's how Tesla plans to expand its Supercharger network

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

Sep 12, 2017

By Shubham Sharma

Jaguar I-Pace now has its own all-electric race series - and you can buy a place on the grid

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

Sep 12, 2017

By Alistair Charlton

Small electric cars are all the buzz at Frankfurt Motor Show

Plug-in cars from BMW, Smart, Mini and Honda - and a 1,000 horsepower Mercedes hypercar - draw the crowds.

Sep 12, 2017

By Associated Press

Honda just made the electric car retro with the Urban EV Concept

Frankfurt debut for hot-hatch inspired electric city car.

Sep 12, 2017

By Alistair Charlton

VW Group to build 4 gigafactories and electrify entire 300-vehicle range by 2030

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

Sep 12, 2017

By Alistair Charlton

Mercedes-AMG Project One first pictures: F1-engined hybrid hypercar revealed

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

Sep 11, 2017

By Alistair Charlton

Hurricane Irma: Tesla issues software update for some of its cars in Florida to help people evacuate

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

Sep 10, 2017

By Shubham Sharma

Hurricane Irma

Audi offers customers first-ever virtual reality experience to design their dream car

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

Sep 6, 2017

By James Billington

VR Virtual Reality

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