Electric Vehicle
- Technology
Now Ola Electric’s battery unit head Ashok Saraswat moves on
New Delhi: There is no stopping resignations of senior executives at Ola Electric and now, its head of advanced battery engineering, Ashok Saraswat, has moved on. Saraswat, who joined SoftBank-backed Ola last…
- Technology
India to see 45-50 mn EVs on road by 2030, charging top concern
New Delhi: India’s e-mobility journey is on a fast track, with an estimated 45-50 million electric vehicles (EVs) on road by 2030, a new report said on Tuesday. As the EV ecosystem…
- Automobile
Ashok Leyland adds 2 s to ‘Dost’ range
Chennai: Commercial vehicle-maker Ashok Leyland on Monday launched BADA DOST i1 and i2 and its limited edition, adding to the range of BADA DOST vehicles. The flagship company of the Hinduja group…
- Technology
BYD Auto pips Tesla to become top-selling EV brand globally
New Delhi: Global passenger electric vehicle (EV) sales grew 61 per cent (on-year) to reach 2.18 million units in the second quarter this year, a new report said on Monday, as for…
- Telangana
Telangana: Electric vehicle charging centers to be set up by Dec
Hyderabad: The Government of Telangana is encouraging electronic vehicles and giving incentives to those purchasing these vehicles. In order to encourage electronic vehicles, the state government is setting up charging centers on a…
- Automobile
Ford confirms to layoff 3,000 staff in US, India: Report
San Francisco: The US-based car maker Ford Motor has reportedly confirmed that it is laying off roughly 3,000 employees and contract workers, with the cuts primarily affecting staff in the US, Canada…
- Automobile
Only 1% Indians plan to buy e-scooters in next 6 months, safety top concern
New Delhi: As the government probes multiple fires in electric two-wheelers, only 1 percent household consumers plan to buy an e-scooter in the next six months amid safety and performance concerns, a…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Vasanthalipuram man suffers burns as electric bike explodes
Hyderabad: In yet another case of Electric Vehicles exploding, on Saturday, a bike exploded in the NGO colony of Vanasthalipuram. The incident occurred at 8:30 PM when a private sector employee, Koteshwar…
- Technology
4.2 mn EVs sold in first half of 2022 globally, China leads
New Delhi: The world saw sales of 4.2 million electric vehicles in the first half of this year, a 63 per cent growth from the same period last year, a new report…
- Technology
Musk agrees to rebuy Tesla stock if Twitter deal doesn’t close
San Francisco: After selling its electric vehicle company shares worth nearly $7 billion, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday said that he would repurchase Tesla stock if the Twitter deal…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: EV charging and biodiesel filling stations launched at RGIA
Hyderabad: Electric vehicle charging points have been launched at the main car park and a Bio-Diesel filling station at the public transportation center (PTC) at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport. A press…
- Automobile
Tesla robotaxi will be combination of Uber, Airbnb: Elon Musk
San Francisco: Electric vehicle company Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk has predicted that the company’s robotaxi will be like Uber and Airbnb combined. During the company’s annual shareholders meeting, Musk stated that the…
- Automobile
Ola may lay off 1,000 employees to ramp up EV plans
New Delhi: As Bhavish Aggarwal-led Ola aims to ramp up its electric vehicle (EV) business, media reports have claimed that the ride-hailing platform is laying off around 1,000 employees from across verticals.…
- Business
Apple ropes in Lamborghini executive to help boost EV programme
San Francisco: With an aim to boost its electric autonomous vehicle programme, tech giant Apple has onboarded a veteran Luigi Taraborrelli of car maker Lamborghini, media reports say. According to Taraborrelli’s LinkedIn…
- Technology
Rivian bids goodbye to nearly 800 employees: Report
San Francisco: With an aim to ramp up future versions of its electric vehicles, electric car maker Rivian has confirmed that it is laying off around 6 per cent of its 14,000…
