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Truckfest 2014: Peterborough becomes the UK’s biggest lorry park

Where was the place to be over this bank holiday weekend, according to The Only Way is Essex star Joey Essex and Coronation Street’s Michelle Keegan? The answer, of course, is Peterborough – for Truckfest 2014. There were other major stars in attendance too, alongside thousands of the best examples of trucks in the country… Please click the image above to read more about Truckfest 2014

Japan hopes to make EV recharging technology the global standard

Japan's automakers aim to cement their lead in electric vehicles by making Japanese recharging technology the global standard and bringing it to the United States. A coalition of manufacturers, including Nissan and Toyota, is teaming with Japan's biggest electric company and the government to make it happen. They aim to corner the market on one of the technologies that will be key to the eventual acceptance of electric-powered cars: the high-speed charging points that will act like gasoline stations of the future and enable drivers to recharge and keep driving after their batteries run low.

Fisker lays off majority of staff

This story originally appeared on Automotive News Fisker Automotive, the plug-in hybrid sports-car maker that has been grappling with financial troubles, laid off about 160 of its more than 200 employees Friday morning. A Fisker source who was among the employees affected said the layoff took place at about 8 a.m. Pacific.