Page 5 - Electric Cars

BMW electric all-wheel drive iX sold out on first day of launch in India

Deliveries will start by the beginning of April 2022

Tesla now has 7 EV variants approved in India, says report

Earlier this year, Musk noted that a Tesla factory in India might be possible if Tesla were to succeed with imported vehicles

Bounce plans to raise $200 mn to scale up its electric vehicle business

Bengaluru-based firm's vision is to make EV mainstream in India and sell at least 2 mn scooters on an annual basis in next few years

Shanghai Tesla plant rolls out 400,000 vehicles in first 11 months of 2021

Deliveries at Tesla's Shanghai Gigafactory came in at 413,283 vehicles in the first 11 months of this year

Nissan to spend $17.6 billion over 5 years in electrification push

Nissan will be spending twice as much as it did in the previous 10 years for a share of the EV market

Porsche launches all-electric Taycan range in India; starts at Rs 1.5 cr

German luxury sports carmaker Porsche on Friday launched its all-electric Taycan range in India with price starting at Rs 1.5 crore along with the latest version of its compact SUV Macan

Global carmakers now target $515 billion for EVs and batteries

The carmakers are planning to spend an estimated $515 billion over the next five to 10 years

Tata Consultancy Services to be new title sponsor for Jaguar Formula E Team

For­mula E Championship is a single-seater motorsport cha­mp­ionship for electric cars

Tesla drives towards $1-trillion club on 100,000 Hertz order

The cars will be delivered over the next 14 months

Tata Power crosses 1,000 EV charging stations mark in India

Tata Power on Monday said it now has a network of more than 1,000 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations across the country. This network of 1,000 public charging stations provides innovative and seamless EV charging experiences for Tata Power's customers across offices, malls, hotels, retail outlets, and places of public access, enabling clean mobility and freedom from range-anxiety, it said in a statement. In addition, there are close to 10,000 home EV charging points, which make EV charging super-convenient for the vehicle owners, the company added. Tata Power EZ Chargers ecosystem covers the entire value chain of public, captive, bus/ fleet and home chargers. Starting with the first chargers being installed in Mumbai, Tata Power EV charging points are now present in nearly 180 cities. The company is planning to have a base of 10,000 charging stations as also to enable whole stretches of highways into e-highways across the country, it said.

Niti VC urges Tesla to make electric cars in India; assures tax benefits

Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar urged US-based Tesla to manufacture its iconic electric vehicles in India, while assuring the company that it will get the tax benefits it wants from government

TPG to invest $1 billion in Tata Motors' electric vehicle subsidiary

The EV business in the commercial vehicles segment will remain with the parent company and is out of the purview of this deal

VW labour boss wants faster electric car rollout at Wolfsburg: Report

Under its Trinity project, VW has been developing a flagship electric sedan to be built at Wolfsburg from 2026.

Tesla starts judging owners it charged $10,000 for self-driving

Elon Musk has said that on Friday, the electric-car maker will roll out an updated version of its Full Self-Driving beta software, which until now has only been available to roughly 2,000 people

Hero Electric, Massive Mobility to set up 10,000 EV charging stations

The EV charging network, when up and running, would be open to all electric vehicles and will lead to standardisation between manufacturers.

This battery idea from 1970s could help EVs take lead in auto industry

Sodium-based batteries aren't going to take electric cars any further than lithium can, but materials needed to make them are widely available.

Apple to develop its electric car alone to avoid further delays

Apple recently hired two former Mercedes engineers with experience in mass production of vehicles, steering, dynamics, software and project management.

EV Plugs comes up with aggregator service for EV charging

Public sector companies, like NTPC and EESL, and those running electric vehicle (EV) services, like BluSmart, have put up charging infrastructure.

Volkswagen CEO says smart cars, not electric cars, are 'gamechanger'

Diess spoke as environmental pressure on the auto sector is ramping up, with the European Commission in July proposing an effective ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2035

Audi's electric sedan concept heralds fresh bid to counter Tesla

The Grandsphere concept is 5.35 metres long (17.6 feet) and sports 23-inch wheels as well as a retractable steering wheel