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Premium car brand Audi is to invest $79.5 billion dollars over the next five years in self-driving electric cars.
Volkswagen presented their new electric car, dubbed the I.D., at the 2016 Paris Motor Show at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre on Wednesday. The I.D. is expected to be available to consumers in 2020 and Volkswagen has announced that an autonomous driving option will become available in 2025. The five-door hatchback with rear-wheel drive has an electric motor positioned at its tail, freeing up space at the front of the vehicle and providing a motor output of 168 horsepower. The car is expected to be able to travel between 250 to 375 miles on a single charge and has options for wired and wireless fast charging capabilities.
People slow-drive their tractors on a motorway in the Yvelines department, near Paris, as tempers continue to flare among French farmers who are threatening more protest actions if their demands are not met. IMAGES
Released hostages are seen aboard a Red Cross convoy on their way through the Rafah crossing, in southern Gaza, as part of the Israel-Hamas hostage exchange deal. IMAGES
German auto giant Volkswagen unveils a new budget electric vehicle, as the competition in the EV sector revs up. The ID. 2all model, with front-wheel drive and a range of up to 450 kilometres (280 miles), will be priced under 25,000 euros ($26,300) when it hits the European market in 2025, the manufacturer said. IMAGES
The European Union reaches an agreement to ban the import of products including coffee, cocoa and soy in cases where they are deemed to contribute to deforestation, according to Adalbert Jahnz, EU Commission spokesperson. SOUNDBITE