French carmaker Renault has partnered with EV specialist R-Fit to make retrofit kits that turn the vintage Renault 4, Renault 5 (Le Car in the United States), and Twingo into all-electric cars. European owners of these models can get the EV conversion installed at one of R-Fit’s garages, with the Renault 4 kit coming in…
Artificial intelligence-generated text can appear more human on social media than text written by actual humans, a study found. Chatbots, such as OpenAI’s wildly popular ChatGPT, are able to convincingly mimic human conversation based on prompts it is given by users. The platform exploded in use last year and served as a watershed moment for…
Tesla is producing its vehicles at record rates. Despite maintaining high delivery numbers too, Tesla is beginning to sit on a lot of inventory. For the past several years, Tesla did not have many in-inventory vehicles, especially considering the Model 3 and Y. But now, delivery centers have a multitude of entries to select from. …
A lot of the innovations we find in the electric bike market come from Chinese manufacturers. Thanks to major companies from the U.S. and Europe outsourcing their production to China, various companies have developed their own skills and know-how when it comes to battery tech and electric motors. As such, some of the most popular…
The company that dominates the local market for electric vehicles – it had a 71% share in the April-June quarter – is likely to launch the app this fiscal year. Tata Motors is working on a master app that will provide information on the location and availability of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations to its…
Nissan is the latest carmaker to officially announced the switch from the Combined Charging System (CCS1) to Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) charging connector in the United States and Canada. The switch will begin in 2025 and will concern the Nissan Ariya as well as Nissan’s future EV models (not yet disclosed). However, before…
Abingdon-based Nexeon will supply the material to Panasonic Energy Co’s USD 4 billion De Soto, Kansas plant, which is slated to open in early 2025. UK battery startup Nexeon will supply high-energy silicon anode material to Panasonic‘s newest U.S. plant starting in 2025, the companies said on Monday. The use of silicon-rich anodes will enable…
Three Wheels United provides affordable financing solutions for drivers to easily make the switch from conventional vehicles to EV two and three-wheelers. New Delhi : Three Wheels United (TWU), a global fintech company for EV financing, has started operations in Kochi, Calicut, Thrissur, Trivandrum and Malappuram districts of Kerala. Over the next six months, the…
New owners of Tesla often get curious about the well-known Traction Control after seeing all the test videos on the internet. Well, the Tesla Traction Control (TC) is a feature that limits the 4 front and rear wheel’s rotation based on the ground. When it’s turned on, Tesla can run over snow, mud, or hard…
Bhavish Aggarwal When Bhavish Aggarwal arrived for a recent visit at the Ola Futurefactory, marketed as the world’s largest electric two-wheeler plant, the company’s founder was quick to spot a shuttered entryway that should have been left open. He immediately summoned a custodial manager, people who were present said, and meted out a punishment: run…
