Now, it has ramped up hiring for top positions and has onboarded IIM Bangalore alumnus Manuj Khurana as Policy and Business Development head for India operations. NEW DELHI: As Tesla firms up its plans to roll out its first all-electric car in India this year, the Elon Musk-run company has hired top executives in the […]
EU lacking sufficient electric cars charging infrastructure
BRUSSELS : In line with its ambition to make Europe a greener place, the European Union wants to drastically reduce gas emission from transport by 2050 and promote electric cars. But according to a report from the bloc’s external auditor, it is lacking the appropriate charging stations. “Last year, one in every ten cars sold […]
Huawei files two patents related to electric vehicles, says new report
Huawei is in talks with state-owned Changan Automobile and other automakers to use their car plants to make its electric vehicles (EVs). Beijing: Chinese tech giant Huawei is planning to make electric cars under its own brand, and now a new report has claimed that the company has filed a couple of patents relating to […]
Elon Musk tweets if ‘Androids dream of electric cars?’. Here’s how world reacted
Elon Musk’s latest tweet has gained over 221.1K likes and 12K retweets on the social media platform. A meme shared by the Tesla boss on Dogecoin rocketed the value of the lesser-known cryptocurrency several hundred times. The Tesla CEO recently shared a tweet asking if ‘Androids dream of electric cars?’ and as always, Twitterati have […]
Inside GM’s plans to convert its factories for EVs
Gerald Johnson, head of global manufacturing, talks about what has to be done for a transformation to electric cars and the retraining it will take to get there General Motors Co. is betting its future on electric cars. By mid-decade it plans to spend $27 billion on manufacturing 30 electric models and developing driverless cars. […]
There’s one big problem with electric cars
Not the thing itself; I’ve found electric vehicles to be superior to their fossil-powered predecessors in just about every important way, and although I am a car-crazy Californian, I don’t expect to buy a lung-destroying, pollution-spewing gas car ever again. But electric motors are merely a power source, not a panacea. From General Motors’ Super […]
XPeng ships second batch of G3 smart electric SUV for customers in Norway
XPeng G3 well received by customers in Norway XPeng G3 is a smart EV with a range of 451km WLTP XPeng demonstrates full commitment for optimizing customer experience Guangzhou, China and Oslo, Norway: XPeng Inc. (“XPeng” or the “Company”, NYSE: XPEV), a leading Chinese smart electric vehicle (“Smart EV”) company, announced that the second batch […]
BMW to Use World’s First Solar-Made Aluminum
UAE’s Emirates Global Aluminium in deal with German carmaker BMW to use solar-made aluminum in parts for electric cars BMW AG and Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC have struck a deal for the first aluminum produced using solar power, a milestone for both their energy-intensive industries. The Middle East’s biggest aluminum maker will supply 43,000 metric […]
Electric cars: Rollout of charging points still too slow
The rollout of electric vehicle charging points has fallen behind what is needed to meet a planned ban on new petrol and diesel cars, the Policy Exchange think-tank says. There’s a risk of “charging blackspots” in small towns and rural areas unless the rollout speeds up, it says. The report says the UK will need […]
Electric cars rise to record 54 per cent market share in Norway in 2020
Seeking to become the first nation to end the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2025, oil-producing Norway exempts fully electric vehicles from taxes imposed on those relying on fossil fuels OSLO : The sale of electric cars in Norway overtook those powered by petrol, diesel and hybrid engines last year, with German auto-maker […]