News About Automobile Technology 19-MAR-10 en-us Tokyo (AFP) March 18, 2010 - Nissan Motor on Thursday said it would start building its zero-emission Leaf electric car at a plant in Britain from 2013, saving more than 2,000 jobs in one of England's most deprived regions.]]> London (AFP) March 17, 2010 - The iconic black London taxi is to be partly made in China, manufacturers announced Tuesday, with production of the body panels and chassis shifting to Shanghai.]]> Stockton, CA (SPX) Mar 16, 2010 - The California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved Electric Vehicles International's (EVI) fully electric return-to-base Medium and Heavy-Duty trucks. CARB approval recognizes that EVI's Freightliner Custom Chassis model EVI-WI and Daimler Freightliner M2 Model EVI-MD are clean, California-certified zero emission vehicles.]]> Tokyo (AFP) March 15, 2010 - Four Japanese auto giants and the country's largest power company joined forces Monday to set up a common system to recharge electric cars, with the aim of creating a global standard.]]> Seoul (UPI) Mar 11, 2009 - South Korea has unveiled what is considered the world's first commercial wireless electric vehicle.]]> Essen, Germany (UPI) Mar 10, 2009 - German utility RWE and French automaker Renault have teamed up to test electric mobility in Germany.]]> Seoul (AFP) March 9, 2010 - South Korean researchers Tuesday launched an environmentally friendly public transport system using a "recharging road" -- with a vehicle sucking power magnetically from buried electric strips.]]> Toyama, Japan (AFP) March 4, 2010 - While auto manufacturing giants spend millions to develop environmentally-friendly electric cars, one Japanese company has taken a more low-key approach, crafting hand-made "green" cars.]]> Geneva (AFP) March 2, 2010 - Chinese auto maker BYD (Build Your Dreams) and German giant Daimler have signed a preliminary agreement to mass produce an electric car together, executives said at the Geneva motor show on Tuesday.]]> Berlin (AFP) Feb 28, 2010 - Ailing carmaker Opel is considering launching an electric car for inner-city use to tap what it sees as a high-potential market, the firm's boss said in an interview Sunday.]]>