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Zero Motorcycles takes electric biking award

BRUSSELS, May 16 — The Zero S electric motorbike has been named eMotorbike of the year.

In another piece of good news for its manufacturer, Zero Motorcycles, the Zero S was named the electric motorbike of the year by a panel of judges at Europe’s Clean Week 2020, an electric vehicle event being held in Belgium this week.

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People inspect a new Mini car before the German luxury carmaker BMW annual shareholders meeting at the company’s headquarters in Munich, May 16, 2012. — Reuters pic
People inspect a new Mini car before the German luxury carmaker BMW annual shareholders meeting at the company’s headquarters in Munich, May 16, 2012. — Reuters pic

The bell tolls for the in-car CD player

DETROIT, May 16 — CD players could become the next victim of the struggle to shed pounds from cars in the name of fuel efficiency.In an interview with the Detroit Free Press, senior Ford designer Michael ... Read More

Honda low-cost bike for India steps up emerging market drive

NEW DELHI, May 15 — Honda Motor Co launched the lowest-cost motorbike in its line-up today for sale in the India market, aiming to double India’s share of its motorcycle revenue by the end of the decade ... Read More

New navigation system turns driver’s seat into cockpit

TOKYO, May 15 — Japan’s Pioneer Corp has unveiled a state-of-the-art car navigation system that is the first in the world to project augmented reality information on the windscreen in front of the ... Read More

Fender-inspired Beetle ‘coming this year’

NEW YORK, May 15 — The iconic Beetle is to be produced as a limited-edition model with guitar maker Fender, according to reports.Based on the concept Beetle launched at last year’s Frankfurt Motor Show, ... Read More

Chevrolet to show new SUV at Paris auto show

NEW YORK, May 15 — Chevrolet announced yesterday that the world would get a first peek at its new Trax SUV at Paris’ 2012 Motor Show (September 29-October 14). The carmaker promised that in addition to ... Read More

Tesla-Toyota relationship bears electric fruit

TOKYO, May 13 — The first fruits of the strategic alliance between California-based electric sports car manufacturer Tesla Motors Inc. and Japanese auto giant Toyota Motor Corp. have been unveiled in ... Read More

Opel confirms ‘Adam’ going into production

BERLIN, May 13 — Opel will call its new city car the “Adam”, it confirmed this week.Releasing a comic strip that reveals the vehicle’s name, Opel ended months of speculation over the name of its new small ... Read More

Toyota world No.1 again

TOKYO, May 13 — Japanese automaker Toyota has retaken the crown as the world’s largest automaker.Initial sales reports for 2012 so far suggest that the Japanese brand, which was badly hit by natural ... Read More

Overhead lines could power trucks

LOS ANGELES, May 13 — The motorways of the future could feature vehicles powered like trains, a leading electronics firm has suggested.Siemens launched its vision of the ‘eHighway of the future’ in Los ... Read More

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