Despite COVID-19 crisis, electric vehicle sales break records, says chief analyst of Alpho Milosh Pham. In Germany, their sales almost doubled from H1 in 2019 to H1 in 2020. The falling sales of regular petrol-powered cars of at least 20% are also important.

The surge in demand for electric cars is accompanied by extremely bullish market sentiment reflected in the development of Tesla’s share prices. Deloitte estimates that by 2030, global sales"...

Toyota has reinforced its “continuous improvement” mantra by introducing new features that advance the appeal of its stylish C-HR crossover, 4WD LandCruiser 70 Series workhorse and its best-selling RAV4 SUV.

C-HR benefits from a significant upgrade to safety and convenience, while the LC70 Series range is equipped for the first time with satellite navigation and RAV4 gains new features that further enhance its comfort and convenience.

• This order marks the largest electric vehicle commitment for Mercedes-Benz Vans to date
• The electric vehicles from this order will begin making deliveries to customers in 2020, helping to save thousands of metric tons of carbon
• The Climate Pledge, co-founded by Amazon and Global Optimism, is a commitment to reach net zero carbon by 2040—ten years ahead of the Paris Agreement

Today, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced it is adding more than 1,800 electric vehicles from Mercedes-Benz"...

Volkswagen has extended its market in Sub-Saharan Africa with the official opening of a vehicle assembly facility in Accra, Ghana.

With this engagement, Ghana becomes the fifth Volkswagen vehicle assembly location in Sub-Saharan Africa; the other locations are in South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria and Rwanda.

Universal Motors Limited, a licensed Volkswagen importer since 2005,"...

Marking a key milestone in its Nissan NEXT transformation plan, Nissan unveiled the all-new Ariya. As the company’s first all-electric crossover SUV, the Ariya opens a new chapter for the Nissan brand and embodies the company’s vision: enriching people’s lives.

Representing the pinnacle of Nissan’s technologies and design, the 100% electric Nissan Ariya debuted during a digital event in Yokohama. The model is a major step"...

Tata International Limited (TIL) has completed the first tranche of a receivables securitisation transaction for $48 million in order to support their business growth in Africa.

Tata International Limited packaged their receivables from eight African countries and successfully raised funding against them.

The countries include Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, Ivory Coast and Zambia.

The receivables were securitised through an entity set up in the Abu Dhabi Global Market"...

Khartoum, July.12 (SUNA) - The Khartoum Transport Company announced, on Sunday, the operation of 200 buses on all lines in the state of Khartoum, with a unified tariff of 20 SDG, with the aim of reducing the sky rocketed transportation tariff these days.

The Director of the Company’s Operation Unit, Engineer, Husham Abu-Zaid said in SUNA Forum outlined that the buses will be distributed in the 20- long lines to transport citizens 288, 000"...

China Yutong Bus, one of the world’s major bus and coach suppliers, has donated more than 1.2 million medical masks to Ghana, Nigeria, Algeria, Egypt, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Sudan, Angola and other African countries and shared the experience of public transport pandemic prevention in China.

At the critical moment when African countries are fighting the pandemic, Yutong's vigorous assistance has made the African people feel the humanitarian"...

FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) announced that the United States (U.S.) Air Force has ordered more than 180 of the company’s Centaur™ unmanned ground vehicles (UGV), plus spares. The $23 million contract is sourced through the Dept. of Defense Man Transportable Robotic System Increment II (MTRS Inc II) program.

In 2017, the U.S. Army chose FLIR Systems’ legacy business, Endeavor Robotics, as its medium-sized robot provider for"...