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GM's two electric cars, the Opel Ampera and Chevrolet Volt, were jointly named Europe's Car of the Year at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show.
The European Commission proposes a three-year delay on tariffs on electric vehicles that are sold to, or imported from, Britain that was due to apply from January. The commission, the EU's executive arm, says it decided a one-off extension after the automotive industry raised concerns about the massive costs that would arise from a post-Brexit 10-percent tariff. Maros Sefcovic, EU Commission Vice President, calls the proposal "balanced and forward-looking" which "supports the competitiveness of our industry and protect jobs in the European Union" SOUNDBITE
Berlin, Aug 17 (EFE/EPA).- An activist of the environmental organization Greenpeace staged a protest in Berlin calling for a ban on the use of combustion engines. On 18 August 2021, German Chancellor Angela Merkel will host a virtual car summit, with representatives of the car industry. Greenpeace protested on this occasion requesting to talk about climate protection during the summit. (Camera: CLEMENS BILAN).SHOT LIST: AN ACTIVIST OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATION GREENPEACE HOLDS A BANNER READING 'STOP COMBUSTION ENGINES - CLIMATE PROTECTION NOW' DURING A STAGED PROTEST NEXT TO THE STYLIZED SILHOUETTE OF AN SUV CAR AND A TREE WITH BURNING BRANCHES IN FRONT OF THE CHANCELLERY IN BERLIN, GERMANY.
5-year-old Austin Birdseye loved to sing. He particularly enjoyed singing in the car--at the top of his lungs. But no more. Sunday night, his mother's boyfriend pushed Austin out of his car onto a dark, rainy, and busy highway, allegedly for being 'unruly.' Two miles from his home, Austin was struck by a vehicle and pronounced dead at the hospital. According to Newser, the mother's longtime boyfriend is soldier Bryan Starr, who is stationed at Georgia's Fort Benning. Starr has been charged with reckless murder.
Tobias Schwarz/Pool via REUTERS Elon Musk sent an email to his employees laying out an ambitious goal: building 500,000 vehicles in 2020. Tesla needs to produce 170,000 vehicles in the fourth quarter — a 17% increase over Q3 — to reach that mark. Musk's email comes after Tesla topped analyst expectations for third-quarter vehicle deliveries. "It will be tough but super exciting if we can exceed 500,000 cars made in a single year for the first time in Tesla history," Musk told his staff in an email reported by Electrek.