On Tuesday, following Panasonic Corp’s first quarter report, shares of Asian companies in Tesla Inc’s battery supply chain surged. Panasonic’s battery venture with Tesla has boosted investor confidence in the U.S. electric vehicle (EV) maker. Panasonic’s first quarterly profit from its $1.6 billion investment in Tesla’s Gigafactory is also another validation of Tesla founder Elon…
On Monday, electric vehicle battery maker CATL stated, it has signed a battery supply agreement with U.S. electric vehicle giant Tesla. In a stock exchange filing, CATL disclosed, Tesla will determine the volume of battery purchases that it requires based on its needs, between July 2020 and June 2022. The agreement does not impose restrictions…
In a statement, Cruise, General Motors’ self-driving car unit said, it has unveiled an electric vehicle without any steering wheel or pedals for use in its planned autonomous ride-sharing service. Cruise did not disclose when the car will go into production. The vehicle, named “Cruise Origin”, was developed with Honda Motor Co Ltd following the…
European carmaker Volkswagen electric vehicle strategy is playing itself out, with the carmaker’s electric offensive picking up speed, as planned. In September 2019, VW unveiled its new all-electric ID.3 and in November production commenced at its Zwickau electric vehicle plant. With this major milestone under its belt, the Volkswagen brand is set to play a…
In a statement, South Korea’s LG Chem and General Motors Co disclosed, they plan on investing $2.3 billion to build an electric vehicle battery cell joint venture plant in Ohio, in what is stated to be one of the biggest battery facilities in the world. The plant, which will be built near GM’s closed assembly…
In a statement, Chinese electric vehicle startup Byton said, it has received a distributor license from California which paves the way for the launch of its first electric SUV vehicle, Byton M-Byte, in the United States. Byton aims to launch its first electric SUV in China in 2020; it plans on launching its electric vehicles…
On Wednesday, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd backed Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Xpeng stated it has raised $400 million from investors including Xiaomi Corp, to fund its growth. The fundraising comes at a time when industry watchers as well as bankers describe as an increasingly tough financing environment for Chinese EV startups who are jostling…
Of the total car sales in Norway last month, 35.7% were electric. On Friday, registration data from Norway showed, the adoption rate of Audi’s fully-electric e-tron sports utility vehicle saw a new high last month, with the German carmaker gaining 8.3% in market share. According to the Norwegian Road Federation, Audi delivered 873 electric SUVs…
Toyota aims to sell more EVs than gasoline powered vehicles by 2025. On Wednesday, the head of Toyota Motor’s Lexus brand stated, the carmaker plans on launching its first all-battery electric vehicle in 2020. The development comes midst a race among luxury car brand to bring battery-operated cars in the market as they compete to…
This is the first such development in Southeast Asia. Clean energy solutions have finally arrived. On Monday, in a first such development in Southeast Asia, Royal Dutch Shell stated, it has launched electric vehicle chargers at petrol stations in Singapore. The electric vehicle charging service, branded as ‘Shell Recharge’, will be available at ten Shell…
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