Donald Trump tweeted Friday that car imports from EU will face a 20% tariff unless the EU lifts tariffs on US cars. He had previously threatened 25%. This is yet another example of the trade war Trump seems hell bent on starting between the US and its trading partners. Car Imports from EU Just the… [Continue Reading]
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The Future of Diesel Cars: Global Trends in Diesel Vehicles
The future of diesel cars might not be a rosy as it once was. As reported earlier, global trends in diesel vehicles are beginning to swing downwards. We recently reported on the level of diesel emissions, and now we can comment upon the generation of carbon dioxide from regular petrol and from diesel vehicles. These… [Continue Reading]
UK Diesel Car Sales Set to Dive – A Bad Sign For Global Diesel Car Sales.
UK diesel car sales have been predicted to drop from a peak of 50% to just 15% of total car sales. Aston University has predicted that a drop in diesel car sales will be driven by environmental pressures. Not only that, but there is a great deal of consumer confusion regarding the future of diesel… [Continue Reading]
E-Fan Program: The Airbus and Rolls Royce Battery Power Initiative
Back in 2012, Airbus and Rolls Royce got started on a collaboration. This was the start of the E-Fan program! There are three steps to this program: Electrically powered aircraft: The first version of E-Fan was designed only to be a 100% electrically powered aircraft: an electric plane! This may be a huge step towards developing… [Continue Reading]
Softbank Bid for Uber Shares: Will This Solve Uber’s Problems?
A recently reported Softbank bid for Uber shares underlines the Japanese bank’s interest in ridesharing businesses. Softbank has already provided backing for Grab, the most popular ride-sharing service in South-East Asia. It is also involved with Didi Chuxing, the company responsible for Uber’s failure in China. Didi Chuxing also invested in Grab along with Softbank…. [Continue Reading]
SpaceX Successfully Lands off One More Rocket; Launched to Lift off a Korean Satellite
SpaceX innovations around the outer world are just outstanding. The company has contributed a lot to exploring different planets, comets, asteroids or any other celestial body. Yesterday, Falcon 9 rocket lifted up Koreasat-5A communication satellite from Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. Immediately after 8.5 minutes of the launch, the first stage of the rocket came… [Continue Reading]
