Tesla reports lower car sales, extending slump
Tesla reported another hefty drop in auto sales Wednesday, extending a difficult period amid intensifying electric vehicle competition and backlash over CEO Elon Musk鈥檚 political activities...
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Expeditious trial needed to stop rape on running vehicles
THE rape of a woman allegedly by a temporary railway employee on board the Rangpur Express on June 25 is yet another disturbing reminder of the unsafe condition that women face in public transports. The incident took place in the train鈥檚 toilet as it left Kamalapur station in Dhaka. The accused, an outsourced employee, was detained shortly afterwards. The woman...
BYD Bangladesh launches BYD Sealion car
CG Runner BD Limited, the official distributor of BYD vehicles in Bangladesh, hosted an exclusive customer delivery ceremony on Friday in the capital for the BYD Sealion 6, the country鈥檚 first DM-i Super Plug-in Hybrid EV.
Tesla sales fall again in Germany
Tesla sales nosedived again in Germany last month even as electric vehicle sales rose strongly, data showed Tuesday, as German drivers voted with their wallets against billionaire owner Elon Musk...
Govt should go tough against illegal modification of vehicles
THE illegal modification of vehicles, especially buses and trucks, which has almost never been adequately attended to, continues to remain a cause for serious concern as they keep adding to the number of accidents and causing damage to roads. Vehicles, especially the buses that carry a large number of passengers and the trucks that carry a huge volume of goods, are...
Worrying govt failure to keep unfit vehicles off road
MORE than 600,000 registered motor vehicles still running on the road with their fitness certificates not having been updated after they have had repeated bans on their movement is a cause for concern. The Road Transport Authority figures until mid-March show that the number of motor vehicles registered with the agency is 6.296 million whilst 9.7 per cent of them have...
DU to reintroduce vehicle restrictions at entry points from today
The University of Dhaka authorities have again decided to restrict vehicular movement at seven entry points on the university campus from today...
EU, UK fine carmakers $600m over recycling cartel
Antitrust authorities in the EU and Britain on Tuesday fined a cartel involving some of the world鈥檚 biggest carmakers about 550 million euros ($594 million) for preventing competition on vehicle recycling...
Global outcry as Trump heaps 25pc tariffs on auto imports
World powers on Thursday blasted US president Donald Trump鈥檚 steep tariffs on imports of vehicles and car parts, vowing retaliation as a widening trade war intensifies...
Tesla market value sinks below $1t
Shares of the US electric vehicle pioneer Tesla plunged Tuesday, leaving its market value below $1 trillion as investors digested disappointing European sales and chief executive Elon Musk鈥檚 aggressive foray into politics...
Car driver injured as train hits vehicle in Sylhet
A car driver was injured when an intercity train hit his vehicle at a railway level crossing in Fenchuganj upazila of Sylhet Tuesday noon...
Sri Lanka ends ban on vehicle imports
Sri Lanka announced the lifting of a five-year ban on vehicle imports Tuesday as the country showed further signs of emerging from its worst economic meltdown...
Chinese EV maker urged to invest in Bangladesh
Bangladesh interim government鈥檚 foreign affairs adviser Md Touhid Hossain during a bilateral visit to China on Thursday urged an electric vehicle manufacturer to consider establishing a plant in Bangladesh.
EVs and green mobility
A RECENT report by the International Energy Agency brings attention to a pressing issue in the global electric vehicle market: affordability. While EVs often prove more cost-effective over their lifetimes, thanks to lower fuel and maintenance costs, the high upfront price remains a substantial barrier to widespread adoption, especially in emerging and developed markets...
Local drivers eager to get training on NEVs
Electric vehicle manufacturer BYD has recently launched a campaign programme to provide local drivers with training on new energy vehicles, which received huge response, said a press release.
BYD Bangladesh to train local drivers on NEVs
BYD has launched a training campaign in Dhaka for local drivers to equip them with knowledge and training required for driving new energy vehicles or NEVs, said a press release...
Malaysia launches first locally made electric vehicle
Malaysian automaker Proton unveiled the country鈥檚 first locally-produced electric vehicle on Monday, after the government pledged to boost EV uptake on the roads....
DU gives plan restricting external vehicles' entry
The authorities of Dhaka University on Saturday issued a notice announcing its weeklong plan to restrict external vehicles from entering the campus...
Unattended level crossings continue to cause death
CASES of trains ramming vehicles on the level crossing, leaving people dead, hardly appear to be ending even after a noticeable number of such accidents. At least seven died after a train had hit a battery-powered auto-rickshaw at Burichang in Cumilla on November 26. Railway authorities say that the level crossing was unauthorised and unattended. In a business-as-usual move, a committee was formed...
India court tells Delhi to step up vehicle restrictions
India鈥檚 top court on Friday ordered authorities in the smog-choked capital New Delhi to establish checkpoints on all 113 roads into the city to stop the entry of polluting vehicles.
Policy support needed to boost EV industry: experts
Experts on Friday underscored the need for specific policy support from the government in terms of research and development, capacity building, import duty reduction and...
Indonesia bets on SE Asia鈥檚 first battery plant to become EV hub
Rows of robotic arms move with precision to assemble nickel-based battery cells on the production line at Indonesia鈥檚 inaugural electric vehicle battery plant, the first in Southeast Asia...
鈥楽ignificant gaps鈥� remain between China, EU over EV duties
The EU said Friday there were 鈥榮ignificant remaining gaps鈥� in negotiations seeking to avoid hefty tariffs on Chinese-made electric cars due to take effect next week but added that...
ARBA Automobiles Ltd, Rangpur Metal Industries Ltd sign memo
ARBA Automobiles Ltd and Rangpur Metal Industries Ltd have signed an agreement for the supply of electric vehicle three-wheeler tyres, says a press release.
Holistic approach needed to discipline city road regime
ENFORCEMENT failure lurks as the authorities meant to keep road regime disciplined have failed to keep unfit and unauthorised vehicles off the road. Unfit vehicles such as buses, trucks, pickups and privately owned cars continue to create chaos on the road in a few ways. Whilst unfit vehicles keep emitting black smoke, adding to the air pollution which often...
Unfit, unauthorised vehicles create chaos in city
The lack of enforcement by the authorities, especially by the traffic police, to keep unfit and unauthorised vehicles off the roads continues to create chaos on the city roads.
Bangladesh police begin procuring its vehicles from India
The police in a rare move have begun procuring Indian Mahindra vehicles for the Dhaka Metropolitan Police with 10 pickup vans handed over to police stations in the first phase.
BRTA requested to remove old vehicles from roads
The environment, forest and climate change ministry on Sunday sent a letter to the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority requesting removal of buses, minibuses, trucks and covered vans exceeded their economic life from roads in an effort to reduce air pollution...
Ministry asks BRTA to remove unfit vehicles from streets
In an effort to reduce air pollution, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has sent a letter to the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority requesting it to remove buses and minibuses older than 20 years, and trucks and covered vans older than 25 years from roads.
German car sales fall in September
New car sales in Germany slid again in September despite an uptick in demand for electric vehicles, official data showed Friday, in more gloomy news for Europe鈥檚 biggest auto market...