A bipartisan Senate duo introduced a bill on Wednesday to ban the importation of Chinese-made vehicles and auto parts, weeks ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump’s planned sit-down with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Sens. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, and Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., introduced the Connected Vehicle Security Act, which would ban automobiles, parts and vehicle software made in China or in partnership with China, as well as other adversarial nations, from the U.S. market. The Commerce Depa...

BYD has rolled out a fleet of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) to SBM Bank Kenya through a leasing arrangement with Avenue Lease & Rentals E.A, marking an early corporate deployment of the models in the country. The delivery, facilitated by CFAO Mobility’s Kenyan unit, comprises five vehicles: one BYD Shark 6 plug-in hybrid pickup and four BYD Sealion 6 plug-in hybrid sport utility vehicles. The move underscores growing interest among Kenyan corporates in lower-emission transport...

A 22-year-old Devonport man has been charged with a number of drug and weapon offences following a vehicle intercept and subsequent searches on Sunday 26 April 2026. Task Force Scelus members intercepted the vehicle in Latrobe. A search of the vehicle and its occupants was conducted, during which police located a quantity of drugs. As a result of the intercept, police obtained and executed search warrants at two addresses in Latrobe. During the searches police located MDMA, Ketamine, methylamphe...

Civil liberty concerns spur FAA to revise drone no-fly zones near ICE vehicles. Drone photography shows demonstrators gathered in Powderhorn Park in Minneapolis on January 10, 2026, to protest the killing of Renee Good by an ICE agent. Credit: Rob Levine Drone photography shows demonstrators gathered in Powderhorn Park in Minneapolis on January 10, 2026, to protest the killing of Renee Good by an ICE agent. Credit: Rob Levine In January 2026, during the height of protests against immigration rai...