Hyundai-Kia America Technical Center and Mojo Mobility, a wireless power technology company, have been awarded a funding grant to research and develop a system capable of wireless fast charging of an electric vehicle.
Google has announced that testing of its self-driving cars has commenced in Austin, Texas, taking along two of the latest Lexus RX450h SUV’s equipped with the technology.
Toyota, Nissan, and Honda have agreed on key details regarding a new joint support project for the development of hydrogen station infrastructure in Japan.
BP has reached an $18.7bn (£12bn) settlement agreement with the US federal government and Gulf Coast states for its role in the Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010.
A new report from the National Research Council (NRC) has backed the original analysis undertaken by US federal agencies in helping to set standards for fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions of new light-duty vehicles (passenger cars and light trucks).