Two people have been rescued after a sailing boat ran aground off the coast of south-west Scotland.
Stranraer RNLI's inshore lifeboat was called out by HM Coastguard at about 13:45 on Monday to assist the vessel.
They traced the 31ft (10m) boat in south Loch Ryan and helped two individuals to the shore.
A few hours later they were taken back to their boat which was refloated on the rising tide and towed to Stranraer marina.
A bizarre incident unfolded on June 19 in central Phoenix, Arizona, after a police officer attempted to pull over a Waymo self-driving car that was wildly swerving between lanes and into oncoming traffic. But when the car eventually complied, the officer found the vehicle was completely empty, leaving him in a peculiar predicament.
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On July 2, passengers were forced to leap from an out-of-control bus while traveling on a mountain highway in Jammu and Kashmir, India. Terrifying footage captured the moment the vehicle's brakes failed, sending it flying down the road. The passengers were left with no choice but to flee for their lives.
A flight from Madrid to Uruguay forced to make an emergency landing after encountering turbulence has ‘landed normally,’ according to Spanish airline Air Europa.
Indonesia launched its first electric vehicle battery plant on Wednesday, President Joko Widodo said, as Southeast Asian countries move to gain a foothold in the emerging industry.The plant is part of a $9.8 billion electric vehicle battery deal signed between Indonesia and LG in 2020.
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China's electric vehicle giant BYD opened a factory in Thailand on Thursday, continuing its international expansion despite a market slowdown and hours before the European Union was due to impose swingeing tariffs on Chinese EV firms.China has led the global shift to electric vehicles, with almost one in three cars on its roads set to be electric by 2030, according to the International Energy Agency's annual Global EV Outlook.
BMW has accused the European Union of protectionism as Brussels prepares to hit imported Chinese electric cars with a wave of tariffs.
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Chinese brands MG and Nio suggested on Thursday they might raise prices of their cars in Europe later this year, following the European Union's decision to confirm tariffs on Chinese-imported EVs. The EU will impose tariffs of up to 37.6% from Friday on imports of electric vehicles made in China, EU officials said, ratcheting up tensions with Beijing in Brussels' largest trade case yet. Chinese automaker Nio said in a statement it might adjust prices of its cars in Europe as a result of the EU's decision on tariffs.
The European Union on Thursday slapped extra provisional duties of up to 38 percent on Chinese electric car imports because of "unfair" state subsidies, despite Beijing's warnings the move would unleash a trade war.- Expected cut to imports - The United States has already hiked customs duties on Chinese electric cars to 100 percent, while Canada is considering similar action.
Tesla's global sales fell for the second straight quarter despite price cuts and low-interest financing offers, another sign of weakening demand for the company's products and electric vehicles overall. The better-than-expected deliveries pushed Tesla's stock up 10% Tuesday. Tesla shares had been down more than 40% earlier in the year, but are up more than 60% since hitting a 52-week low in April.
Tesla's best-selling Model Y was included in a list of electric and plug-in hybrid models that a local government in China can purchase as a service car, according to the official Chinese media outlet the Paper on Thursday. It was the first time Tesla's cars have been made eligible for government purchases in China, the Paper added. China's eastern Jiangsu provincial government published 56 batches of new energy vehicle procurements for use as service cars by party, government and public organisations in a government statement on June 6.
An airline passenger was catapulted into the roof of an aircraft during sudden turbulence.
General Motors will pay nearly $146 million in penalties to the federal government because 5.9 million of its older vehicles do not comply with emissions and fuel economy standards. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a statement Wednesday that certain GM vehicles from the 2012 through 2018 model years did not comply with federal fuel economy requirements. The penalty comes after the Environmental Protection Agency said its testing showed the GM pickup trucks and SUVs emit over 10% more carbon dioxide on average than GM's initial compliance testing claimed.
Flight BA31 was 35,000ft over Turkmenistan when the Boeing 777-200 aircraft was turned back to London on Sunday
Sadiq Khan is extending London’s congestion charge to all zero-emission vehicles from the end of next year.
"We thought we were going to die," a passenger told Reuters about the Air Europa flight from Spain to Uruguay
Ford Motor is trying to get more of its managers to buy electric vehicles, according to an internal email the automaker sent last week that was reviewed by Reuters. The Dearborn, Michigan-based company changed a leasing program it offers to eligible current and former managers, now requiring them to order an electric Mustang Mach-E SUV or F-150 Lightning pickup if they wish to lease a supplemental vehicle. Workers are allowed a set number of leased vehicles, typically one to two, depending on their management level, before ordering a supplemental car.
