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Electric eel inspires new soft power source

Scientists aiming to create an improved power supply for implantable devices have found inspiration in the form of a slippery sea creature, the electric eel.

UK: Most new cars must be electric by 2030

Three-fifths of new cars must be electric by 2030 to meet greenhouse gas targets, UK ministers have been warned.

Electric bike crackdown spurs delivery worker concern

Cheap, electric bicycles have made life a lot easier for New York City's legions of restaurant delivery workers, but the party may be over in the New Year.

Electric cars to become cheapest option

Electric cars are already cheaper to own and run than petrol or diesel cars in the UK, US and Japan, new research shows.

Electric aircraft might be ‘possible’ in future

Though airplanes have facilitated long-distance travel, there is a growing need to lower emissions from flights, which the European Commission claimed have become one of the fastest-growing sources of greenhouse gas emissions.

Tesla's all-electric semi-truck aims to disrupt transport

After shaking up the auto world with its electric cars, Tesla is tackling a new frontier in ‘green’ transportation with the unveiling of a futuristic all-electric semi-truck.

Energy firms battle startups to wire Europe's highways for electric cars

The battle over how and where Europeans charge their electric cars is expanding from the continent’s cities to its motorways.

Jaguar cars set to go electric from 2020

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) will make all its new vehicles available in electric or hybrid models from 2020, it said two months after a similar announcement from Volvo.

Shifting to electric cars in long run

BMW trainer: Iran can produce low-price cars for exports

By Katayoon Dashti

Iran to roll out Mideast's first electric cars

Iran is to become the first Middle Eastern country to launch electric vehicles, with Mitsubishi Motors' plug-in hybrid Outlander SUV expected to hit Iranian roads as early as fall.

Oil tycoon promises his next car will be electric

Yes, you heard that right, the boss in charge of Europe’s biggest oil company say his next car will be electric.

Stressed teachers offered electric shock therapy

Stressed teachers at a chain of academies in the UK are being offered electric shock therapy to combat anxiety and depression.

Electric vehicles to cost the same as conventional cars by 2018

The cost of owning an electric car will fall to the same level as petrol-powered vehicles next year, according to bold new analysis from UBS which will send shockwaves through the automobile industry.

GM plans to launch 10 electric cars in China by 2020

General Motors Co. plans to launch 10 electric and gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles in China by 2020, an executive said, as automakers speed up the rollout of alternative vehicles under pressure from Beijing to promote the industry.

Car dilemma: Beijing wants electric, buyers want SUVs

Automakers face a dilemma in China's huge but crowded market: Regulators are pushing them to sell electric cars, but buyers want gas-guzzling SUVs.