Sound is emerging as a key aspect for emotions attached to electric vehicles. This is so since it is through sound that the potential customer can get feedback about the capability and potency of the car. Senior executives at the Geneva car show have revealed, with combustion engines gradually being discontinued, carmakers are dreaming up…
e.GO Mobile, a German startup, has helped develop a delivery van that is now being produced by a subsidiary of postal services group Deutsche Post. Among the startup’s other projects, it is also pursuing to bring an e-minibus to the market through a a joint venture with German automobile supplier ZF Friedrichshafen. In asgi significant…
Tesla faces the unenviable position of either raising prices at the risk of losing customers or slash prices by thousands of dollars per vehicle, with the electric vehicle tax break starting to being phase out from earlier this month. Just days after saying saying it would cut jobs, Tesla Inc said, it is reducing the…
Tesla is placing its supply chain in order as it gears up for production at its Shanghai Gigafactory. According to two sources with direct knowledge of the matter at hand, Tesla Inc has signed a preliminary agreement with Tianjin Lishen for supplying batteries for its Shanghai Gigafactory, as it plans to expand its battery sourcing…
With next generation electromobility options coming packed with sensors and electronics, input costs have rise significantly. Adding to that pressure is the EU’s push to meet tougher-than-expected greenhouse gas emissions targets which aims to bring it down by 37.5% by 2030. In an interview to German newspaper Welt am Sonntag, Volkswagen’s chairman Hans-Dieter Poetsch stated,…
Details of the joint venture plan could officially be released for public consumption as early as this week. As per a source familiar with the matter at hand, Toyota Motor Corp and Panasonic Corp are slated to launch a joint venture to produce batteries for electric vehicles (EV). The joint venture, in which Toyota will…
With Beijing’s policymakers and regulators intent on transitioning from fossil fuel powered vehicles to more electric vehicles, China is set to become the automotive powerhouses in the world. In a development aimed at accelerating the adoption of electric vehicles, automakers from across the globe are planning a $300 billion surge in their spending on electric…
Tesla’s Shanghai Gigafactory is of strategic importance to the electric carmaker given that Chinese authorities are aiming to have only EVs plying around in the country by 2030. On Monday, Tesla Inc’s CEO, Elon Musk stated, the electric carmaker will break ground for its Shanghai Gigafactory where it will commence the production of its mass…
This strategic investment aligns multiple sweet spots: in a single stroke Elon Musk is increasing Tesla’s footprint in China, the world’s biggest auto market, boosting production capacity and export potential while facing Chinese EV startups head-on. In a development that marks Tesla’s latest attempt to boost its footprint in China, as per a local business…
Tesla’s CEO, Elon Musk tweeted, “If Tesla committed delivery & customer made good faith efforts to receive before year end, Tesla will cover the tax credit difference.” Luxury carmaker Tesla Inc has stated, it will reimburse customers if delays to car deliveries have caused them to miss out on a significant tax credit. In 2017,…
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