Daily Archives: December 15, 2013

Rotterdam using BYD e6 for electric taxi fleet

Rotterdam using BYD e6 for electric taxi fleet

Rotterdam Taxi Centre (RTC), one of the biggest taxi operators in the Netherlands, is switching to electric taxis and has put into service two BYD e6 models, following successful extensive operation with an e6 model.

Toyota wants to keep drivers in control

Toyota wants the driver to remain the most important decision-maker in the car despite the influx of technology that can take away that responsibility and rising pressure from rivals determined to debut self-driving vehicles by 2020.

Toyota to enter settlement negotiations

Toyota to enter settlement negotiations

After a four-year legal battle, Toyota is entering settlement talks on nearly 400 state and federal lawsuits that allege sudden unintended acceleration problems with its vehicles led to deaths and injuries.

Sunday Morning News wk of 7 December

BMW i8 wins another prize: Design of the Year Award

BMW i8 wins another prize: Design of the Year Award

There is one thing we just have to appreciate about BMW, even beyond the great quality of their products, and that is the way they keep true to a concept.

Tesla Model E to debut in Detroit in 2015

Tesla Model E to debut in Detroit...in 2015

The world’s coolest electric car company’s move into mainstream motoring is just one year away. Visitors to the 2014 North American International Auto Show will have to make do with the debut of the company’s first SUV instead.